Mark Irwin's Annual St. Patrick's Day Blog Entry

ssjones · Mar 16, 2018

Mark's annual St. Patrick's Day blog entry, to kick off the weekend.
https://petersonpipenotes.wordpress.com/2018/03/16/84-a-visual-history-of-the-st-patricks-day-pipes-1998-2018/

Civil War · Mar 16, 2018

Thanks for sharing.

curl · Mar 16, 2018

I enjoyed seeing how this line of pipes evolved over the years. I’m fairly new at this hobby so I just 2 weeks ago purchased my first Peterson, a 2018 St Patrick’s edition, a 305 version. I love it. I love the iconic shape of the 305 and the 05, too. I’ve just had one bowl in it so far, but I look forward to using the heck out of it tomorrow.

kcghost · Mar 16, 2018

That's one heck of an article!

irishearl · Mar 17, 2018

Have never bought a St. Patrick's Day pipe, though from Mark Irwin's great discussion here, can see some examples from past years I would have liked. However, in recent years the green stain choice has turned me off. Not into green pipes. On an only quasi-related note, just noticed today that the International Peterson Pipe Collector discussion forum has finally been shut down due to little activity.

ssjones · Mar 17, 2018

On an only quasi-related note, just noticed today that the International Peterson Pipe Collector discussion forum has finally been shut down due to little activity.

That is sad news, but not surprising. A bit of a puzzler, Peterson has to be one of the most widely collected pipe in the hobby with a history that stretches beyond most.

irishearl · Mar 17, 2018

Al, I think the issue with the IPPC forum was that, as a specialty brand discussion forum, its focus was too narrow to net a lot of traffic. Though when it was at its peak and the founders were alive and posting regularly, Jim Lilly and Chuck Wright, it was rather lively and filed with great info. At the end, however, it was basically only 3 posters.

londonmake · Mar 18, 2018

Al, just a thought----
Why not start another subdivision page/section for Irish Pipes?

Although I only occasionally buy pre-repbublic petes, it would be interesting to see & hear more about them from our group!

ssjones · Mar 18, 2018

If I thought it would gain any traction, I'd suggest it to Kevin. We just don't get that much Peterson action here. Perhaps it will increase, if so, I'm sure Kevin would create a special group. We added an Italian section last year, but it just doesn't get use that often.

midwestpipesmoker70 · Mar 18, 2018

I love my 2017 St. Patrick's Day pipe...just a gorgeous pipe and smokes very well.

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