Peterson House Pipe Sandblasted Oom Paul w/ Silver Briar Pipe, New

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.

Peterson has a long history of making extraordinarily large pipes. One might even consider the company as an “early adopter” when it comes to such, having offered a limited production of “Oversize” pipes since the end of the 19th century. Today, Peterson’s largest pipes fall under the House Pipe series, one that was formally introduced around the 1980s, but whose designs have precedents established long before that inauguration. For example, what today is known as the House Pipe Bent—seen here—is the most recognizably “Peterson” design in the series, and indeed was modeled on the Oversize Bents the company sold a century earlier. Taking the form of an Extra, Extra Large Oom Paul, the House Pipe Bent is also essentially a giant Deluxe System Pipe, complete with a moisture reservoir, aluminum condenser, P-Lip button, and a “space-fitting” tenon, giving the design its signature stem “gap.”

Details:

Length: 7.4″ / 187.9mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.97″ / 50.03mm

Weight: 4.0oz / 114g