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[[Image:NewDarwinDeluxe.jpg|thumb|200px|Darwin Deluxe, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:NewKappRoyalBarrel.jpg|thumb|200px|Kapp Royal Barrel, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:NewXL23Spigot.jpg|thumb|200px|Sherlock Holmes XL23 Silver Spigot, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:NewXL90RoyalIrish.jpg|thumb|200px|Royal Irish XL90, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:Peterson_1.jpg|thumb|200px|System Standard, Courtesy, [http://Smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[Image:Peterson_2.jpg|thumb|200px|System Standard w/P-Lip, Courtesy [http://Smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]]
[[Image:NewDarwinDeluxe.jpg|thumb|200px|Darwin Deluxe, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:NewKappRoyalBarrel.jpg|thumb|200px|Kapp Royal Barrel, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:NewXL23Spigot.jpg|thumb|200px|Sherlock Holmes XL23 Silver Spigot, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:Charles-Peterson-2-big.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Charles Peterson, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:NewXL90RoyalIrish.jpg|thumb|200px|Royal Irish XL90, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[File:SilverXL23Lestrade.jpg‎|thumb|200px|Silver XL23 Lestrade, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[Image:Peterson_1.jpg|thumb|200px|System Standard, Courtesy, [http://Smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]][[Image:Peterson_2.jpg|thumb|200px|System Standard w/P-Lip, Courtesy [http://Smokingpipes.com Smokingpipes.com]]]
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'''''By Jim Lilley'''''  
'''''By Jim Lilley'''''  


''Thanks you, Jim, for developing this wonderful article on Peterson pipes for Pipedia. --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] 19:31, 18 October 2010 (UTC) -- Pipedia SYSOP''
''Thank you, Jim, for developing this wonderful article on Peterson pipes for Pipedia. --[[User:Sethile|sethile]] 19:31, 18 October 2010 (UTC) -- Pipedia SYSOP''
==Genesis==
==Genesis==
The Nurnberg brothers Friedrich and Heinrich Kapp, whose elegant Dublin tobacconist first opened
The Nurnberg brothers Friedrich and Heinrich Kapp, whose elegant Dublin tobacconist first opened
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participate in the birth of a legend.<br>
participate in the birth of a legend.<br>
Friedrich & Heinrich, who christened their shop simply 'Kapp Brothers', soon made a name for
Friedrich & Heinrich, who christened their shop simply 'Kapp Brothers', soon made a name for
themselves making and selling quality Meerschaum and Briar Root pipes.<br>
themselves making and selling quality Meerschaum and Briar Root pipes.
 
It was not long before Charles Peterson, a large young Latvian immigrant from Riga, walked into
It was not long before Charles Peterson, a large young Latvian immigrant from Riga, walked into
Kapp Brothers Grafton Street premises with a revolutionary pipe and ambitious plans for the future.
Kapp Brothers Grafton Street premises with a revolutionary pipe and ambitious plans for the future.
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pipe, with a bowl that tapers internally.<br>
pipe, with a bowl that tapers internally.<br>
Charles was a big man, with proportionately large hands, so this pipe would have fitted them well.
Charles was a big man, with proportionately large hands, so this pipe would have fitted them well.
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Image:Pete_11.jpg|[http://www.otto-kopp.de/bilder/fotos/peold5.jpg Enlarge!]
Image:Pete_12.jpg|[http://www.otto-kopp.de/bilder/fotos/peold7.jpg Enlarge!]
Image:Pete_13.jpg|[http://www.otto-kopp.de/bilder/fotos/peold6.jpg Enlarge!]
Image:Pete_14.jpg|[http://www.otto-kopp.de/bilder/fotos/peold4.jpg Enlarge!]
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My great friend Dave has just completed some very interesting genealogical background research
My great friend Dave has just completed some very interesting genealogical background research
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financially.<br>
financially.<br>
As yet we have no information on where and when Charles died. Watch this space.
As yet we have no information on where and when Charles died. Watch this space.
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File:Img007.jpg|Old Patent Catalog, Courtesy Jim Lilley
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==An Introduction to the modern Peterson Pipes==
==An Introduction to the modern Peterson Pipes==
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'''''Peterson English made Pipes'''''<br>
'''''Peterson English made Pipes'''''<br>
'''''Peterson System Pipes'''''<br>
'''''Peterson System Pipes'''''<br>
 
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Image:Pete_11.jpg|[http://www.otto-kopp.de/bilder/fotos/peold5.jpg Enlarge!]
Image:Pete_12.jpg|[http://www.otto-kopp.de/bilder/fotos/peold7.jpg Enlarge!]
Image:Pete_13.jpg|[http://www.otto-kopp.de/bilder/fotos/peold6.jpg Enlarge!]
Image:Pete_14.jpg|[http://www.otto-kopp.de/bilder/fotos/peold4.jpg Enlarge!]
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*See Also: [http://thepetersoncollector.blogspot.com/ '''The Peterson Pipe Collector''']
*See Also: [http://thepetersoncollector.blogspot.com/ '''The Peterson Pipe Collector''']
*See also [[A Conversation With Tom Palmer of Peterson of Dublin]]
*See also [[A Conversation With Tom Palmer of Peterson of Dublin]]