Yesterday I received my much desired Peterson Prince Churchwarden in the post. In unique gray (you have to see Peterson's gray stain to appreciate it), the pipe was finely shaped and stained.
Until I turned it over to inspect the bottom of the chamber.
Neither on the transition or the bowl bottom was the familiar stamping of Peterson's logo: instead, the nomenclature was painted on the bottom with white paint. And over two days of breaking the pipe in, the paint has faded to near invisibility. The only thing that definitively identifies the pipe as a Peterson is the engraved band and the "P" on the stem.
Has anyone seen this on their new Peterson, or know why Peterson is painting their pipes? Maybe this is just reserved for churchwardens?
Until I turned it over to inspect the bottom of the chamber.
Neither on the transition or the bowl bottom was the familiar stamping of Peterson's logo: instead, the nomenclature was painted on the bottom with white paint. And over two days of breaking the pipe in, the paint has faded to near invisibility. The only thing that definitively identifies the pipe as a Peterson is the engraved band and the "P" on the stem.
Has anyone seen this on their new Peterson, or know why Peterson is painting their pipes? Maybe this is just reserved for churchwardens?
