Peterson (1998) Sherlock Holmes Rathbone Smooth Bent Billiard with Silver (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.

There are few pipe makers who can claim to have created “iconic” pipe designs. There are even fewer who can claim to have created a whole series of them. But, that is what Peterson did between 1989 and 2011, when it released (and subsequently expanded) the “Sherlock Holmes” series. Inspired by literature’s most famous pipe smoking sleuth, each shape in the series paid homage in some way to the expanded universe of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. The “Rathbone,” seen here, took its name from Basil Rathbone, known for playing Holmes in early cinema adaptations. The design itself was a large, robust, swan-necked take on the classical bent billiard, not unlike the pipes smoked by Rathbone’s version of Holmes.

The condition is good. Minor rim charring, some finish fading, and some slight, residual oxidation on the pipe’s vulcanite mouthpiece.

Details:

Length: 6.2″ / 157.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.97″ / 50.03mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 62g