Peterson (1989) Sherlock Holmes Baker Street Smooth Bulldog with Silver (Unsmoked Estate)

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.

Since 1987, Peterson has celebrated the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his superstar sleuth by way of the Sherlock Holmes series of Peterson pipes. This began with just one shape, a calabash now known as “The Original,” but has since evolved into a great variety of designs, each of which was inspired by Doyle’s famous detective stories.

Designed by the late Paddy Larrigan, who spent decades as Peterson’s master craftsman, the “Baker Street” was to be a stout and somewhat tall take on the classical Anglo-French bulldog. Having just written up the 2026 Peterson Pipe of the Year, I can’t help but also notice some affinities between the Baker Street and a few of the “Cad” shapes made by Peterson during the first half of the 20th century, though that may be coincidental. Made in 1989, during the Baker Street’s first year in production, this example looks to be wearing Peterson’s higher-end Natural finish, reserved for stummels featuring exemplary graining.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. Some slight scratches on the bowl and silverware, though nothing major.

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 1.79″ / 45.46mm

Weight: 1.7oz / 50g