December 20, 2023
Peterson cased pair pipes, 1 Dublin hallmark 1920. Good condition.
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Peterson cased pair of F-Tail mouthpiece pipes. Bite marks on mouthpieces. Otherwise pipes are in good condition. Hallmarked silver Dublin 1920, no country of manufacture. Markings on the pipe are 'Peterson's Dublin' and Dublin silver hallmark on one which is 1920. A rare set of pipes. Length for both is 11.5cms; height of bowl 4.4cms; external bowl diameter 2.8cms. Dating and stamping of bowls During the years of Kapp and Peterson's business operations, the country of Ireland has undergone several name changes and K&P's stamping on their pipes reflects these changes. Knowing these changes, a Peterson pipe can be roughly dated and placed in "eras." The Patent Era was between the years of K&P's formation until the expiration of the patent; 1875 through approximately 1910. Though for our purposes we will list this era as 1875 through 1922. Peterson pipes made during the majority of this period had no "Country of Manufacture" (COM) stamped on them. However, later in this period, say around 1915/16, Peterson began stamping their pipes "Made in Ireland" in a block format. The Irish Free State was formed on 15 January 1922. So the Free State Era will be from 1922 through 1937. Peterson followed with a COM stamp of "Irish Free State" in either one or two lines, either parallel or perpendicular to the shanks axis and extremely close to
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