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Figure 21: Clay tobacco pipe heel bowls.
1. Heel bowl c1650-1670. Good burnish; no internal bowl cross; rim bottered but not milled; stem bore 7/64". The heel is stamped with the initials WL and is most likely a product of William Lee of Rotherham c1655-1680/1. (Trench 1; U/S; Bowl B)
2. Heel bowl c1660-1680. Good burnish; no internal bowl cross; rim bottered but not milled; stem bore 7/64"; milled band across the heel. (Trench 2; U/S; bowl A)
3. Heel bowl c1660-1690. Not burnished; no internal bowl cross; rim bottered with a groove running around it rather than a band of milling; stem bore 7/64". Cut mark across the heel. (Trench 2; Context 200)
4. Heel bowl c1680-1710. Not burnished; no internal bowl cross; rim bottered but not milled; stem bore 7/64". Milled band across the heel. (Trench 1; U/S; Bowl A)