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If the silversmithing was done in England it would have a different set of hallmarks, no?
Probably gonna need clearer than what you’ve posted. A quick google search found this:
Those are London Hallmarks, looks like 1949 to me.
Good question! I had no idea until @RustiePyles CPG chimed in above. I just assumed all hallmarks on that chart I posted applied to all Peterson pipes.
Peterson had factories in Dublin and London, silver from both factories shows up on pipes from both factories. But, by and large London made pipes usually have London assayed silver and Dublin made pipes have Dublin assayed or not assayed silver (faux hallmarks). London hallmarks will always be a rampant lion, lions head, and a date letter.
Dublin assay office marks are a seated Hibernia, Harp, and date code.
I had my suspicions of this. I see no reason Peterson wouldn't make a pipe in London and send it back for the metalwork. But none of the stamps looked anything like Hibernia, so I made a guess that I was looking at British hallmarks.
It's a beautiful old pipe @WaffleStomper.
Thank you and to sobrbiker as well.
It’s definitely an O and I see the rampant lion. Not sure what the 3rd character is and what it represents.
For a Pipe that looks to be made in 1949, it’s in really exceptional shape. It’s a great smoker too! It kinda makes me curious if to $70US was a deal or not. lol. So far it’s been a great investment!
The 3rd looks like a leopard. The assay office mark for London.
@WaffleStomper
www.assayofficelondon.co.uk
https://www.assayofficelondon.co.uk/hallmarking/what-is-a-hallmark#convention
Hallmarking at the Goldsmiths Company Assay Office in London. Where Hallmarking and Assaying began. Laser and Traditional marking methods. UK and Convention Marks.
www.assayofficelondon.co.uk
Those are 100% London 1949 assay marks.
Peterson made all their silver before the pipes and sent it to the assay office for stamping. It would be returned to the factory to be matched with pipes as needed. Often silver work made in London was sent to the Dublin factory for use there and visa versa. Silver work from both factories shows up on pipes from both factories. @ashdigger has London made pipes with Dublin silver and Dublin made pipes with London silver.
It smokes really well. No ghosting of any flavor or aroma that I can tell. It certainly smells like a pipe that’s been smoked, just nothing unpleasant emanating from it. Will be partaking of it again this evening with some Quiet Nights.That’s an awesome score (even though says “London made”, 26+6=1)!
How’s it smoke?
It’s an Irish big oak pipe. It’s not necessarily a Peterson, the bog oak pipes were a cottage industry in Ireland. They were made by folk art carvers out in town, even Peterson farmed them out to local carvers. Unless the pipe is mounted with Peterson silver or stamped Peterson there is no way of knowing if it was made for the factory or not.
Well shit!
I had this in my cart and paused just a moment, JUST A MOMENT.
To see what else to add from my wish list...
And it was gone.
I hope you choke on it.
JK
Enjoy...
your 2020 Pipe of the year 9BC PSB
I had this in my cart and paused just a moment, JUST A MOMENT.
To see what else to add from my wish list...
And it was gone.
I hope you choke on it.
JK
Enjoy...
your 2020 Pipe of the year 9BC PSB