The Peterson brand was embraced by politicians, business leaders, sportsmen, artists and writers. Flame Grain (1997-) Smooth flame-grained with brass band 1997-c.2000, sterling silver thereafter. Stamped arched Peterson over arched OF DUBLIN over FLAME GRAIN. Black vulcanite mouthpiece, also amber coloured (2010-), P-Lip mouthpiece , hot foil stamped P.
They soon made a name for themselves making and selling quality Meerschaum and Briar Root pipes. One day Charles Peterson walked into the Kapp Brothers’ Grafton Street premises armed with a revolutionary tobacco pipe and ambitious plans for the future. Peterson suggested that the brothers go into partnership with him to turn his smoking pipe into the world’s best briar pipe. Kapp and Peterson went on to become Dublin’s most fashionable and respected manufacturer and purveyor of fine tobacco smoking products. Pipe and cigar smokers would stroll down to the elegant premises for professional advice on the subtle nuances that determine a good handmade cigar or briar pipe.
The company is now owned by peterson pipes the American company “Laudisi Enterprises“. For my birthday this year in February, my wife got me one of the Peterson Pipes featuring the Peterson system. Before this pipe, I’ve only ever smoked pipes that I’ve made myself or pipes that cost less than $40.
My system pipe, the cooler air, the creak of the porch swing all help me find a state of peacefulness. In these original series, all the pipes had extra large bowls and a special stamp. To satisfy those who prefer a smaller bowl, a Junior Sherlock Holmes series was then released. The years after both the Kapp brothers were at the helm are when many of the unique innovations happened.
The stem was lightly oxidized and had tooth chatter on both sides ahead of the P-lip. While I was traveling in Europe I received a call from a fellow here in British Columbia who was referred to me by the local cigar shop. I call him when I returned home and it turned out that he had a pipe that he wanted me to work on. He said that the stem was clogged and he wanted me to clean up the airway and make it usable again.
For me personally, the system is nice but it’s also an extra step. Laxey Pipe Ltd. marketed own brands like “Manxpipe”, “Manxman”, “Manxland” e.c. Names like “John Bull”, “White Knight” (unwaxed), “Domino” (black, or lined) indicated some shapes / colours of Laxey’s own series. The stems either peterson pipes showed the astronomical sign for “male” or “man” (circle + arrow), or the crest of the Isle of Man, the 3-legged X in a circle.