I'm almost halfway into my first pipe of the day: 2014 Park Lane Connoisseur in a Peterson Killarney bulldog with a vulcanite P-lip stem. I've never smoked this before and so far, so good. Thank you Jim.
I just finished a bowl of Perth made, original (circa 1971) Rattray Black Mallory in a 2007 Peterson St Patrick's Day bent billiard with a vulcanite stem.