Anybody know what these clay pottery tubes are for?

[DragRacer]

My boys and I found a bunch of these pipes made from clay pottery material while on an adventure out in the woods. They look to be at least 30+ years old, and there’s hundreds of them in a neat pile.
I’ve seen something similar to them stacked up in old wine cellars to hold the bottles, but these are too small for that , with an inside diameter of less than 3” and about 14-16” in length.
My property used to be farmland so I’d assume something irrigation related, but there’s no flange on either end so there’s no way to connect one to the next one that I can see.
Any ideas?

 

[AC130]

You are now the proud owner of a couple hundred Amish Pocket Pussies

 

[BisexualMMA]

 

[lsa]

Early prototype of fleshlight

 

[AC130]

Early prototype of fleshlight

Almost as funny as when I said it... you will hear from my lawyer.

 

[Reyesnuthugr]

I'm going to guess some kind of pipe insulation

 

[DragRacer]

I suppose we could pack a few full of warm oatmeal and see where it takes us.

You are now the proud owner of a couple hundred Amish Pocket Pussies

Early prototype of fleshlight

 

[mjmj]

They're clay drainage tile. They don't "connect", they're buried in the ground with about a 1/2" gap between each piece, that's how the water gets in. Capillary action. Used to drain excess water from the ground. These days it's done with perforated plastic pipe.

 

[Stranger Come Knocking]

Like a french drain