1921-1949 PRE-REPUBLIC PETERSON'S DONEGAL ROCKY #999 MADE IN IRELAND SILVER BAND

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This week I am pleased to present at auction, without reserve, a rare briar pipe, made by K & P Peterson's in pre-Republic "Era", from 1921 until 1949 You are bidding on a superb and pre-smoked old briar pipe. It is a Pre-Republic product by K & P Peterson's pipes manufacturer, Dublin, Ireland. It shows a "Donegal" Rocky pipe-line stamp, and "MADE IN IRELAND" stamping in block letters. It is a large round rhodesian shaped, or better, "Bullmoose" embellished with a silver band but without the hallmarks, and it is equipped with vulcanite mouthpiece with a fish-tail lip, which shows a very small "White Dot" logo on it. It has been finished with a beautiful color that tends to reddish brown rusticated which makes it very pleasant to the touch of your hand. Although it is well advanced in years (certainly between 70 and 90 years) this pipe is in excellent condition by K & P Peterson’s Ltd. History The Peterson's History began in the year 1865 ; the year Charles Peterson opened a small tobacco shop in Dublin. Later in 1875, Charles Peterson approached the Kapp brothers, Fredrich and Heinrich, with a new pipe design and with this, a very long-lived partnership was formed, Kapp & Peterson. This new pipe design is the now famous Peterson Patented System Smoking Pipe. By 1890 , Kapp & Peterson was the most respected pipe and tobacco manufacturer in Ireland and rapidly gaining followers in England and America. In 1898 another of Peterson's remarkable inventions became available, the Peterson-Lip (P-Lip) mouthpiece, also known as the Steck mouthpiece. An observation; the Kapp Brothers were making pipes as early as the 1850s and in many of the shapes we now associate with Peterson since the Kapp Brothers simply took there existing shapes and incorporated Charles Peterson' s patented design into them. From their inception, Kapp & Peterson's goal was to make a good smoking pipe that the ordinary, common working man could afford. 1915 – 1949 Pre-Republic “Era” Pipes (from Pipedia “a wiki for pipes”, written by Jim Lilley) The pre-republic Peterson's are often considered to be “special”.They hark back to a time when quality briar was in abundance and craftsmanship was of the highest level. Like all collecting desirables, pre-republic pipes now are relatively hard to come by, with availability declining with each passing year. Prior to 1920 it was rare for a country of origin to be stamped on the pipe, just Peterson's Dublin on the band. After 1921/22 , if it is stamped "MADE IN IRELAND" and the "Made in" is stacked over "Ireland" or "MADE IN EIRE" or several other forms, it was made between 1922 and 1938 . A considerable number of Peterson pipes were stamped "Irish Free State" . From about 1930 to 1949 , most of the pipes (those which were stamped) were stamped "Made in Ireland". If the stamp reads "MADE IN IRELAND" in a circle, the pipe was made between 1939 and 1948 . These are all "pre-republic" pipes. I can tell you that the mark "Irish Free State" was adopted in 1922 ; and replaced by "Eire" in 1937 and then by "Republic of Ireland" in 1949 . no reserve Peterson's "Donegal" Rocky #999 MADE IN IRELAND sterling silver band Reddish Brown colors, rusticated finish Large sized, 1/4 bent, taper bite, round heavy shank, round rhodesian, or better, "Bullmoose", with vulcanite mouthpiece supplied with a fishtail lip, and a very small "white dot" Donegal logo on it handsome grained, Relief Grain rare collectable pipe Please see the pictures for dimensions and details, use the pictures to determine the overall condition SUPERB REDDISH BROWN COLORS, RUSTICATED FINISHING, HANDSOME GRAINED "Relief Grain", WAX CARNAUBA, LARGE SIZED, 1/4 BENT, TAPER BITE, ROUND RHODESIAN, or better, "Bullmoose" SHAPED #999, ROUND HEAVY SHANK, STERLING SILVER BAND, but whitout hallmarks, VULCANITE MOUTHPIECE, with a fishtail lip, and a very small "white dot" Donegal logo on it, ... read more

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