Personal Items and Toys from the Ashland Estate Privy

These marbles were made of clay or stone. Glass marbles came later. Who do you think played with these marbles?

This large-toothed comb may have been worn as a hair ornament. Who do you think wore it? How did it get broken?

These pipes were almost certainly manufactured in Europe, probably England. Made in a mold, all one piece, the complete pipes had a small white clay bowl. The designs on these stems are called “rouletting.” Pipe stem fragments are very commonly found at archaeological sites, as clay pipes broke easily. How do you imagine these pipes broke? Who used them?

Prepared by Judy Sizemore 2011 Photo Credits: All images provided by the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, Ashland Archaeology Project Consulting Archaeologist: Dr. Kim A. McBride, Kentucky Archaeological Survey