There’s something very satisfying and rewarding about restoring an old pipe to its former glory and savoring a fine smoke from one of the ancient ones. What history these fine old briars have seen! Anytime I acquire one of the old boys I can’t help but wonder who the owner was, where he lived and what he did for a living. Many times it’s impossible to determine but for those rare instances when the pipe’s history is known it makes it all the more interesting.
I have a passion for Peterson's Patent era pipes and have been collecting better examples for a few years now. I just picked up this wonderful bent billiard/brandy with sterling mount and original fitted case that dates from approx. 1903. It came from a gentleman in Ely, United Kingdom and had once belonged to his late uncle. Only requiring a good clean, it appears to be in exceptional condition for its age with very nice straight grain and an intact amber stem – a very rare find on these pipes as most I’ve encountered were broken at the bend.
Sadly the year hallmark is not complete making it difficult to determine the exact letter. As best as I can tell it appears to be a gothic H, dating the pipe to 1903. A mere nine years after Charles Peterson was granted the patent for his system pipe. It’s even possible that Charles Peterson himself oversaw or even crafted this pipe, adding to the mystique of Patent-era Peterson’s.
(Photos courtesy eBay member darigle)
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I have a passion for Peterson's Patent era pipes and have been collecting better examples for a few years now. I just picked up this wonderful bent billiard/brandy with sterling mount and original fitted case that dates from approx. 1903. It came from a gentleman in Ely, United Kingdom and had once belonged to his late uncle. Only requiring a good clean, it appears to be in exceptional condition for its age with very nice straight grain and an intact amber stem – a very rare find on these pipes as most I’ve encountered were broken at the bend.
Sadly the year hallmark is not complete making it difficult to determine the exact letter. As best as I can tell it appears to be a gothic H, dating the pipe to 1903. A mere nine years after Charles Peterson was granted the patent for his system pipe. It’s even possible that Charles Peterson himself oversaw or even crafted this pipe, adding to the mystique of Patent-era Peterson’s.
(Photos courtesy eBay member darigle)
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