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→A revised history of the Kapp & Peterson brand of pipe makers
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''It was not long before Charles Peterson, a large young Latvian immigrant from Riga, walked into Kapp Brothers Grafton Street premises armed with a revolutionary pipe and ambitious plans for the future, declaring that he could make better pipes than they could. Armed with an imaginative flair for pipes and a craftsman's background. There and then, Peterson suggested that the brothers go into partnership with him to turn his pipe dream into the world's dream pipe. They agreed and Peterson not only proved himself correct, but became the third partner in the fledgling firm. The company was renamed Kapp & Peterson.”'' | ''It was not long before Charles Peterson, a large young Latvian immigrant from Riga, walked into Kapp Brothers Grafton Street premises armed with a revolutionary pipe and ambitious plans for the future, declaring that he could make better pipes than they could. Armed with an imaginative flair for pipes and a craftsman's background. There and then, Peterson suggested that the brothers go into partnership with him to turn his pipe dream into the world's dream pipe. They agreed and Peterson not only proved himself correct, but became the third partner in the fledgling firm. The company was renamed Kapp & Peterson.”'' | ||
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File:Old Pete Smoker.JPG|A Glasgow Gentleman smoking a Peterson Pipe, dated 1910 | File:Old Pete Smoker.JPG|A Glasgow Gentleman smoking a Peterson Pipe, dated 1910 | ||
File:Irishman.jpg|An Irish Farmer smoking a clay pipe circa 1890 | File:Irishman.jpg|An Irish Farmer smoking a clay pipe circa 1890 | ||
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File:PetersonPatent Meer.jpg|Patent Meerschaum, Jim Lilley Collection | File:PetersonPatent Meer.jpg|Patent Meerschaum, Jim Lilley Collection | ||
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==Peterson Time Line== | ==Peterson Time Line== | ||
[[File:1898LionMeer.JPG|thumb|400px|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 St Claude (France). Peterson used to commission this kind of pipe from the French pipemaker, inventor of the famous machine able to duplicate figurative pipes.)]]For the sake of simplicity and aiding our purpose of ascertaining a more meaningful systematic approach,I will keep the Peterson story time- line basic and simple. | [[File:1898LionMeer.JPG|thumb|400px|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 St Claude (France). Peterson used to commission this kind of pipe from the French pipemaker, inventor of the famous machine able to duplicate figurative pipes.)]]For the sake of simplicity and aiding our purpose of ascertaining a more meaningful systematic approach,I will keep the Peterson story time- line basic and simple. | ||