TY - JOUR
AU1 - Lenik, Edward
AB - THE STEP GUAGE: A New Tool For Measuring Pipestem Bore Diameters EDWARD]. LENIK THE STEP GUAGE: A NEW TOOL FOR be purchased at most hardware or tool MEASURING PIPESTEM BORE DIAM­ co unt ers. ETERS . The bore diameter measuring procedure us­ ing the drills is a simple one. First , the ar­ The clay tobacco pipe is one of the most chaeologist assembles the collection of stem valuable dating clues presently available to fragments to be measured. Next, he picks up the historical archaeologist . Of all the num­ one fragment and inserts a drill into the stem ous objects that surv ive in the ground and hole. It is frequently necessary to try several are subsequently excavated and recovered , the size drills until the right, snug fit is obtained. tobacco pipe fulfills the archaeological re­ When the proper fit is achie ved , the size of quirements of datable evolution and short the stem bore, in sixty-fourths , is then re­ life. In general , the clay tobacco pipe was corded. manufactured , imported, smoked, and thrown The measuring process is subsequently re­ away, all within a year or two (Noel Hume : peated for each 
TI - The step guage: A new tool for measuring pipestem bore diameters
JF - Historical Archaeology
DO - 10.1007/BF03374458
DA - 2016-09-29
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/the-step-guage-a-new-tool-for-measuring-pipestem-bore-diameters-ysZ8hSn5n5
SP - 100
EP - 101
VL - 5
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -