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[[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.]][[File:Pipedia1.jpg|thumb|left|A selection of patent era pipes, 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.

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

long-lived partnership was formed, Kapp & Peterson. Their new pipe design resulted in the now

famous Peterson Patented System Smoking Pipe. By the 1890's , Kapp & Peterson were one of the

most respected pipe and tobacco manufacturers in Europe and America.

The original patent No.12393 was issued in Great Britain and Ireland on Aug. 8, '''1890''', and in France Patent No.210944 on Jan. 22, '''1891'''.<br>

On May 1, '''1894''', U.S. Patent 519,135 was issued to Peterson for his unique construction of a pipe

and mouthpiece, described as a “certain new and useful Improvement in Tobacco-Pipes,” that’s

In '''1898''' another of Peterson's innovative pipe inventions became available, the Peterson-Lip (P-Lip)

mouthpiece, designed to offset the inhaled smoke to the roof of the mouth,thus avoiding tongue

bite.<br>

Later in the Introduction text,we will go into more detail on the P-lip and system pipes.

For collectors the Patent Era appears to have been from K&P's formation in '''1875''', until the

expiration of the patent; through to approximately '''1910'''. The late Mike Leverette in his 'A Peterson

Dating Guide' extended this period to 1922.<br>

I would suggest keeping the period 1875 to 1910 as the true 'Patent era'. From my humble

some degree of accuracy. Peterson pipes made during the majority of this period had no "Country of

Manufacture" (COM) stamped on them. However, later in this period, say around 1915/16, they

began stamping their pipes "Made in Ireland" in a block format.

[[File:1890K&P2.JPG|thumb|250px|left|1890/91 Kapp Brothers Meerschaum]][[File:1890K&P.JPG|thumb|250px|1890/91 Kapp Brothers MeerschaumIn fitted case]]Here we have a very early 1890/91 Kapp Brothers Meerschaum. This is one of the most impressive early antique Peterson pipes I have had the pleasure to own. As an obsessive Peterson collector,my ambition over the years has been to acquire an example of a Kapp & Peterson pipe from the early partnership period.<br>

The 1890/1 Peterson patent number is stamped clearly on the silver collar. It is also stamped with both K&P and KAPP BROS.

 

 

 

 

[[File:1896NewStem.JPG|thumb|250px|left|Unsmoked 1896 Patent with new stem]][[File:1896NewStem2.JPG|thumb|250px|Unsmoked 1896 Patent with new stem in fitted case]]'''Something Special'''