Much of the responsibility for interpreting the image fell on Pipe Specialist Giacomo Penzo. “Giacomo is a hugely valuable resource. It’s very hard to relate the intricacies of taking a shape from a two-dimensional drawing and making it happen in front of your eyes, but he really captured the shape beautifully.” A consequence of this policy has, in my opinion, led to a rather complex list of new and established lists of series. Here are photo’s of this marvelous unique pipe, now complete once more.
Normally with the newer unsmoked high grades that come into my collection, they remain un smoked. However I made an exception with this beauty and boy it was worth it. Taking inspiration from Celtic art, stretching back over 1000 years. Peterson have created chacom tobacco pipes this series of pipes, the main feature of which, is the unique Celtic Knot design on the hallmarked sterling silver band. In 1979 and 1980 Peterson commenced production of the Mark Twain gold banded numbered limited edition, numbered 1 through to 400.
In 1899, Peterson opened the first in a series of several successive shops in London, England, that lasted until the late 1960s/70s. From 1950 to the present time, the stamp for this era is “Made in the Republic of Ireland” in a block format generally in three lines but two lines have been used with or without Republic being abbreviated. Around 1916, Peterson began stamping their pipes “Made in Ireland” in what is referred to as a block format. The commencement of the year 2015 will see the Peterson brand celebrating its 150th anniversary.
Varying from Smooth, Sandblast and Rustic finishes and Straight Billiard and Bent shapes. All Peterson Standard series pipes are fitted with army-style mouthpieces and have nickel mounts. The patented Peterson System traps the moisture in the pipe which results in a dry smoke every single time. Among Peterson’s most traditional and affordable series, the Aran was released in 1965 and offers pipes in a classic, dark brown stain fitted to a black stem for timeless appeal.
The Sherlock Holmes series is probably the most successful series of pipes ever introduced by Peterson in terms of numbers. It was first issued to honour Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous fictitious detective character, Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is perhaps the most famous pipe smoking character in fiction. In the 1960s Peterson hallmarked captain black tobacco all gold mounted pipes but apparently they used their own marks on silver. This practice stopped at the end of that decade when they started to have all silver bands hallmarked. In 1966 a “Jubilee ” fourth hallmark was introduced, only for that year, to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916.
At the end of the eighties just as the Sherlock Holmes range was being issued, Peterson reintroduced the modern Captain Pete series. The pipe bowls on these modern versions are all based on the Sherlock Holmes shapes. Again this was a time of great change for the brand, the company having changed ownership on several ocassions.
Tom also believes that, ”the major changes have been re-focussing our outlook on the smoker and given him variety and something to look forward to every year. We have always stayed close to our roots –our pipes are still seen as ‘traditional’ and I think that this is very important”. The military mount, or army mount, is a storied pipe construction, and Peterson has been making army-mounted pipes since the 19th century. Traditionally, an army mount consists of a metal cap reinforcing the shank face with a tapered stem base that’s pressure-fitted into the mortise. Such a construction ensures a tight stem fit even with wear to the tenon and also allows the mouthpiece to be removed while the pipe is still warm without fear of damaging the shank.
With over two dozen different tobacco pipe series and hundreds of variations within them, it’s easy to see why choosing a Peterson pipe could quickly become confusing. To help you narrow it down, we’re taking a look at our five most popular series of pipes from Peterson today. Now that they have invested the months of design time and experimentation and the hours and hours of silversmithing, texturing, sanding, and finishing, the hard-working people of Peterson await the reaction of the public.