Yet another old Peterson!

[TheMobileDesigner]

Hi there! First post for me! What to Say? First of all, i'm italian and i mostly own italian pipes (savinellis for everyday-on-the-go smoking habit, mastro de payas, castellos...) but i own some brit and irish ones too.

Yesterday i've bought my First estate pipe (i'm used to purchase only new and break all my pipes). I've found this peterson in a thrift store for 10 euros.

Very dirty inside the well but decent on the outside. She had a very heavy crust...

After 2 hours of cleaning, the First round of fresh tobacco tasted like... I don't really wanna Say what she tasted like.... Anyway... Now She smokes wonderfully.

Now i Need some facct checking from the gurus of the forum.


She Is a shape 132 as i can see... Nickel ring (with K&P Inside the shields).


Year of production: the stamp Is "made in Ireland" in a circle so ... I Guess she's from the 1945-1947 time period.

If you can Guess or think of any other fact or detail about this pipe (likes the series and so on)...i'm all ears.

 

[ssjones]

Date sounds right! Does it still have the chimney?

 

[TheMobileDesigner]

Date sounds right! Does it still have the chimney?

You'll have to pardon my lack of specialized lexicon. What do you intend exactly for chimney? In Italian we have very specific words for pipe parts that sometimes are really different to english counterparts. A straight translation of chimney, for example, in italian is the well itself.

 

[ssjones]

You'll have to pardon my lack of specialized lexicon. What do you intend exactly for chimney? In Italian we have very specific words for pipe parts that sometimes are really different to english counterparts. A straight translation of chimney, for example, in italian is the well itself.

The chimney is part of the Peterson "System". Screws onto the stem, and then goes down in to the system sump.

 

[TheMobileDesigner]

Gotcha. Completely integrated with the stem, in my case.

(And yes... the stem Is in disperate Need of attention like the stems of all the Petersons i own)

 

[ssjones]

Gotcha. Completely integrated with the stem, in my case.

(And yes... the stem Is in disperate Need of attention like the stems of all the Petersons i own)

Be very careful with that chimney, it's made of bone and very fragile.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

You are correct, 1945-47 for circle com MADE IN IRELAND. The chimney or condenser is not integrated into the stem though. It’s bone, it’s screwed in. But it’s probably seized up by now, I wouldn’t try to unscrew it. Nice pipe!

 

[Sobrbiker]

132 straight system is a very cool find, and that one looks to be in great shape.
Congrats and welcome!