I recently got a new estate pipe off ebay. I am a fan of it. The thing that bugs me is there is no branding. Someone made a beautiful pipe that smokes great and seems like they took their time with a lot of the finer details, why wouldn't they brand it? The only identifying markings are as follows:
"ST.MARIES"
MADE IN THE
REPUBLIC
OF IRELAND
Now I've been able to find that Peterson did/does stamp their pipes with "made in the republic of Ireland" but I would be shocked if Peterson wouldn't brand one of their pipes. There's no doubt more than one pipe manufacturer in Ireland. Is this a cheeky attempt at a small pipe maker attempting to pass their work off as a Peterson?
Any help would be appreciated, pictures below.
![20240712_131708.jpg 20240712_131708.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/323/323570-d1ba6d938c114ca5b2b6a0f359768ccf.jpg)
![20240712_132004.jpg 20240712_132004.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/323/323571-e9305e6502b74a4dcc33904c09062789.jpg)
"ST.MARIES"
MADE IN THE
REPUBLIC
OF IRELAND
Now I've been able to find that Peterson did/does stamp their pipes with "made in the republic of Ireland" but I would be shocked if Peterson wouldn't brand one of their pipes. There's no doubt more than one pipe manufacturer in Ireland. Is this a cheeky attempt at a small pipe maker attempting to pass their work off as a Peterson?
Any help would be appreciated, pictures below.
![20240712_131708.jpg 20240712_131708.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/323/323570-d1ba6d938c114ca5b2b6a0f359768ccf.jpg)
![20240712_132004.jpg 20240712_132004.jpg](https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/data/attachments/323/323571-e9305e6502b74a4dcc33904c09062789.jpg)