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===1875 - 1915 Patent Era Pipes=== | ===1875 - 1915 Patent Era Pipes=== | ||
[[File:1901Patent.jpg|thumb|left|1901 Patent Example, Jim Lilley Collection]][[File:1900Bog Oak.jpg|thumb|1900 Bog Oak, Jim Lilley Collection]]If I was asked if there was one single reason that motivates me to continue collecting Peterson pipes, I would most probably respond that it was their evocative and marvellous design history. Which to my mind,as a self confessed old romantic, opens a portal to more elegant times past and established Peterson as one of the forerunners of the classic pipe designs of today. | [[File:1901Patent.jpg|thumb|left|1901 Patent Example, Jim Lilley Collection]][[File:1900Bog Oak.jpg|thumb|1900 Bog Oak, Jim Lilley Collection]][[File:1900Giant2.JPG|thumb|A Huge 1900 Patent Deluxe Magnum with 20 inch stem. Above is a modern D6 Churchwarden for scale comparison.]]If I was asked if there was one single reason that motivates me to continue collecting Peterson pipes, I would most probably respond that it was their evocative and marvellous design history. Which to my mind,as a self confessed old romantic, opens a portal to more elegant times past and established Peterson as one of the forerunners of the classic pipe designs of today. | ||
In 1865 the Kapp brothers opened a small tobacco shop in Dublin. Ten years later in 1875, Charles Peterson | In 1865 the Kapp brothers opened a small tobacco shop in Dublin. Ten years later in 1875, Charles Peterson | ||
approached the Kapp brothers, with a completely new innovative pipe design and with this, a very | approached the Kapp brothers, with a completely new innovative pipe design and with this, a very | ||
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File:1916Tomato.JPG|An unusual 1916 Deluxe Squash Tomato shape with Amber Stem and magnificent Briar | |||
File:1916Tomato3.JPG|Top angle on the 1916 Deluxe | |||
File:Pipedia3.jpg|A patent bent, Jim Lilley Collection | File:Pipedia3.jpg|A patent bent, Jim Lilley Collection | ||
File:Pipedia7.jpg|1900 Patent, Jim Lilley Collection | File:Pipedia7.jpg|1900 Patent, Jim Lilley Collection | ||