Peterson 1945-47 Pre-Republic System 365 Estate Briar Pipe, Irish Estates

Description

Peterson pipes generally need no introduction, but just in case you’re unfamiliar: in 1876, a Latvian named Charles Peterson immigrated to Ireland and was hired making pipes in a workshop owned by Frederick and George Kapp. After rising through the ranks to become head craftsman, Peterson bought into the Kapp’s business, which was renamed, Kapp & Peterson (K&P). During this time, Peterson himself applied for several patents for pipe designs, including the world-famous Peterson’s System. Since then, Peterson has become one of the most recognizable names in pipe smoking and continues to produce high quality pipes from their headquarters in Dublin.

Speaking of the Peterson System, here we have one such pipe. But you may notice that there are a few things that are different to the System pipes sold today. For one, it’s a shape 365 bent billiard, a shape that you won’t find on any contemporary Peterson System shape charts. While the Peterson System pipe as we know it emerged at the end of the 19th century, its basic design has been incorporated into numerous shapes over the last one and a quarter century or so, with many of these shapes falling out of production as time went by. Another distinction is that this pipe is not stamped “Made in the Republic of Ireland,” as was the norm from 1949 until very recently, as the Republic of Ireland was established in that year. Instead, it is simply stamped as being made in “Ireland,” with this stamping being in a circular format and with the “in” part being in the center. Though some Peterson pipes today are stamped as being made in “Ireland” (no “Republic”), this has been in a “rugby ball” format, rather than the circle seen here. What does this mean? It means that the pipe is what is sometimes known as a “pre-Republic” era piece, and more specifically as having been made around the period between 1945 and 1947. This is certainly one for the “Pete Geeks” as they’ve come to be known, or indeed for appreciators of the history of pipes (and also perhaps Ireland). It will also function perfectly well as a smoking instrument too, mind you.

The condition is good. Some rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.68 / 17.27mm

Bowl Depth: 1.39″ / 35.30mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 28g