Peterson - "Made in Ireland" COM - It's Back!

[ssjones]

Peterson is reintroducing the "Made in Ireland" COM. Mark Irwin details it and the variety of COM's used by Peterson since their inception. So, there's now a new, identifiable era at Peterson beginning in 2021. Check out his blog entry:

232. The New MADE IN IRELAND Stamp and Why It’s Important

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[STP]

Interesting. I was aware of the Hallmarks (metal mount markings), but didn’t realize that they were so many “Made in…” stamps.

 

[fightnhampster]

Good article!

 

[bullet08]

I don't know. I guess it's great for the future collectors, but I really don't need anyone telling me where Peterson was made. I mean, is Pope Polish? OK, current one is Argentine.. Still.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Is this related to Brexit?

Reminds me of the McKinney tariffs.

 

[greeneyes]

Please correct me if I misspeak but would it be accurate to say that the new stamp doesn't define a new era per se? Isn't ownership and management a more conventional demarcator of era?

 

[ssjones]

Is this related to Brexit?

Reminds me of the McKinney tariffs.

Not sure how it could be. PIpes still say made in Ireland, so there's no country change. I can't see any comparison to the McKinney tariffs, thats a bit of a reach (unless you were trying to be funny)

 

[ssjones]

Please correct me if I misspeak but would it be accurate to say that the new stamp doesn't define a new era per se? Isn't ownership and management a more conventional demarcator of era?

Well for collectors, to date a pipe, the stamping defines a change in era's, which sometimes are marked by a change in ownership, but not always. When Peterson switched to Republic stamping, that had nothing to do with a change in ownership,right?

 

[greeneyes]

I agree. A stamp helps to date a pipe to within an era, however (in my opinion) "a stamp does not an era make."

 

[EssJaySea]

Stupid question: The book the article says will be back in print via Briar Books Press is the Peterson Pipe Book referenced earlier on?

 

[Ahi Ka]

I agree. A stamp helps to date a pipe to within an era, however (in my opinion) "a stamp does not an era make."

Decades from now, this stamp change will be used by eBay sellers to mark up transition pipes from the pre-pandemic era into the pandemic era, with a particular focus on the patent-prescription period. With the exception of pipes exported for sale down under, which obviously bare the COM “the free state of NZ”, new Peterson variants will be marked with their city of origin eg. “London made”.

 

[ssjones]

Stupid question: The book the article says will be back in print via Briar Books Press is the Peterson Pipe Book referenced earlier on?

Yes, Mark says that the Peterson Pipe Book will be back in print via Briar:

The Peterson Pipe

Check out http://briarbooks.com!

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