c1894 SOCCER / FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA CLAY PIPE BALL/BOOT RAISED FOOTBALLING Sc ON BOWL WITH FOOT & BALL AT BASE Start Price GBP 63.00 Current Price GBP 63.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 12, 2008 End Time Sunday, October 19, 2008 Location Leyland See more about 'c1894 SOCCER / FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA CLAY PIPE BALL/BOOT' Description c1894 FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA CLAY PIPE SHOWS MOLDED SCENE Description: THIS BEAUTIFUL 19th CENTURY HAND MADE CLAY PIPE IS A PIECE OF FOOTBALL MEMORABILIA THAT DATES TO c1894/1895 ACCORDING TO THE VICTORIAN REGISTRATION DATE ON THE STEM OF THE PIPE :- RdNo241695. IT IS A WELL MADE AND LARGE PIPE WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION SUCH AS A SPECIAL CUP FINAL. TO FIND ONE INTACT IS EXTREMELY RARE AND I DOUBT THAT I WILL EVER SEE ONE AGAIN. THE BOWL IS QUITE LARGE AT AROUND 2. 1/4" WIDE ON THE OUTSIDE x 4. 1/4" DEEP INCLUDING THE FOOT AND BALL AT THE BASE. THERE ARE SOME TOOLING MARKS AND THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARE SCUFFED AND WORN IN PLACES BUT THERE IS NO MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PIPE. THE STEM OF THE BOWL MAY HAVE BEEN LONGER AT SOME POINT AND THERE IS A RIDGE LINE ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOWL WHICH IS NOT A CRACK - JUST A MANUFACTURING MARK. . ALL FACTORS ARE SHOWN CLEARLY. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL Place a Bid!