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=====Irish Seconds===== | |||
[[File:IrishSecond.jpg|thumb|An Irish Second, Jim Lilley collection]]'''Irish Seconds! - a much abused term.''' | |||
A few years ago I acquired an Irish Seconds, no not a Peterson Shamrock, Kinsale, Captain Pete or any of the other sub group entry level Petersons which are also widely reffered to as 'seconds'. <br> | |||
The stamping never included the Petersons brand name,simply “Irish Second” made in the republic ofIreland. This was a large half-bent model, which felt right at home in my hand. It proved to be an absolute delight from the first puff. | |||
Irish Seconds were started at the Peterson's workshop in Dublin, but were rejected when a flaw was found in the briar. As seconds, they were finished roughly, and given a standard vulcanite stem instead of the Peterson System, "P-Lip" stem. Their natural, aged briar was usually light in color, and looked very good, despite a few sandpits. These pipes smoked great for the price, from the first bowl and with minimal break-in period. | |||
I still have that pipe and smoke it regularly. All of them had a natural briar finish with no stain.I stained mine a dark walnut which has darkened even more over the years.It is as good as almost any mid-grade Pete. I am not bothered with the minor visual imperfections, plus the substantial feel in the hand and in the mouth, are a source of joy any time I sit down for an undisturbed hour of contemplative puffing. | |||
Unfortunately, true Irish Seconds have become difficult to find as new pipes.I acquired mine new on e-bay, though the supply of estate pipe examples more than satisfies . | |||
Their affordable price, in the range of $30-40 when I last bought it new , makes them accessible to people who have never smoked a pipe before and who are intrigued, but not committed and therefore don't want to spend $50 - 100 for an "experiment" that might not work out for them. | |||
=====System Pipes===== | =====System Pipes===== | ||
[[Image:Peterson_Cut_out.jpg|thumb|Petersen System]] | [[Image:Peterson_Cut_out.jpg|thumb|Petersen System]] | ||