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=The Peterson Pipe Chronicles= | =The Peterson Pipe Chronicles= | ||
[[File:JamesLilley.jpg|thumb|left|Jim Lilley as The Thinking Man. RIP Jim, and thank you for your passion for Peterson pipes, and Chronicling their rich heritage.]][[File:TPalmer.jpg|thumb|Tom Palmer]]'' | [[File:JamesLilley.jpg|thumb|left|Jim Lilley as The Thinking Man. RIP Jim, and thank you for your passion for Peterson pipes, and Chronicling their rich heritage.]][[File:TPalmer.jpg|thumb|Tom Palmer]] | ||
''by [[Jim Lilley]]'' | |||
===The Peterson Pipe=== | ===The Peterson Pipe=== | ||
[[File:PetersonFactory.jpg|thumb|Peterson Factory]]The Peterson brand of pipes are one of the most recognised in the world. They have been manufacturing pipes as a business in Ireland since the 19th century. Today the business is owned and managed by Tom Palmer from their head office at the Sallynoggin factory in Dublin, Ireland. | [[File:PetersonFactory.jpg|thumb|Peterson Factory]]The Peterson brand of pipes are one of the most recognised in the world. They have been manufacturing pipes as a business in Ireland since the 19th century. Today the business is owned and managed by Tom Palmer from their head office at the Sallynoggin factory in Dublin, Ireland. | ||
The commencement of the year 2015 will see the Peterson brand celebrating it's 150th | The commencement of the year 2015 will see the Peterson brand celebrating it's 150th anniversary. This event will coincide with the publication and launch of a new detailed Peterson reference book , in tandem with a new commemorative pipe issue. It is hoped that the launch will take place in May of 2015 at the [[Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show]], held every year at the Pheasant Run Resort in St Charles, Illinois. USA. | ||
anniversary. This event will coincide with the publication and launch of a new detailed | |||
Peterson reference book , in tandem with a new commemorative pipe issue. It is hoped that | |||
the launch will take place in May of 2015 at the Chicagoland Pipe Show, held every year at | |||
the Pheasant Run Resort in St Charles, Illinois. USA. | |||
===A Brief History of the Development of The Peterson Pipe=== | ===A Brief History of the Development of The Peterson Pipe=== | ||
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[[File:1898LionMeer.JPG|thumb|300px|1898 Lion Head Meerschaum, Courtesy Jim Lilley collection (similar in figure to the iconic pipe on the old Peterson Patent catalogue shown above. The two figurative pipes on the catalog cover are briar pipes crafted by Louis Lamberthod in | [[File:1898LionMeer.JPG|thumb|300px|1898 Lion Head Meerschaum, Courtesy Jim Lilley collection (similar in figure to the iconic pipe on the old Peterson Patent catalogue shown above. The two figurative pipes on the catalog cover are briar pipes crafted by Louis Lamberthod in [[Saint-Claude]], France. Peterson used to commission this kind of pipe from the French pipemaker, inventor of the famous machine able to duplicate figurative pipes.)]][[File:1912PugMeer-L.jpg|thumb|300px|left|A large magnificent 1912 Peterson Meerschaum figural carving of a Mastiff Dog, Courtesy Jim Lilley collection]] | ||
===Patent Era Pipes=== | ===Patent Era Pipes=== | ||