Here is a post from @TheIronMonkey for an additional dating method using the mount...IIRC, the clays found these days are generally/mostly from the 40's when briar was hard to come by during WW2. But, I believe that they can be found as far back as the 1906 catalog...
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My second go on a Peterson, ordered a Deluxe Classic Terracotta 150. The first Peterson i've got I couldn't agree with, but that one found a loving home instead of not being smoked.
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