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==Peterson Today== | ==Peterson Today== | ||
[[File:DarwinRED2.jpg|thumb|left|Darwin Deluxe 'Red' Limited Edition, Special Commission, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[File:DarwinEvolution6-L.jpg|thumb|200px|Peterson Darwin Deluxe Silver Wind-cap, Special Evolution Commission, courtesy Jim Lilley]]I am confident that the future looks bright for the modern Peterson era of pipe manufacture.<br> | [[File:DarwinRED2.jpg|thumb|left|Darwin Deluxe 'Red' Limited Edition, Special Commission, Courtesy Jim Lilley]][[File:DarwinEvolution6-L.jpg|thumb|200px|Peterson Darwin Deluxe Silver Wind-cap, Special Evolution Commission, courtesy Jim Lilley]]I am confident that the future looks bright for the modern Peterson era of pipe manufacture.<br> | ||
Since Tom Palmer took over the business in | Since Tom Palmer took over the business in 1990 he has continued to create a much more efficient production cycle of the pipes being manufactured at their premises in Dublin.<br> | ||
His emphasis has been very much on employing good skilled staff and quality traditional methods. At the same time they continue to evolve,providing the modern pipe smoker with modern choices and trends in pipe design and shapes.<br> | His emphasis has been very much on employing good skilled staff and quality traditional methods. At the same time they continue to evolve,providing the modern pipe smoker with modern choices and trends in pipe design and shapes.<br> | ||
Tom has always believed in the old saying –“if it was not broken, don’t fix it” . Peterson had been around for over 120 years before he got involved so he decided to tread carefully before making any changes. On looking back over the years , Tom considered that most changes came, in the very large extension to the pipe range and the constant issuing of new shapes and series. He considered that at the end of the day, a pipe is a consumer led product,loosely defined and the consumer wants something new every so often.<br> | Tom has always believed in the old saying –“if it was not broken, don’t fix it” . Peterson had been around for over 120 years before he got involved so he decided to tread carefully before making any changes. On looking back over the years , Tom considered that most changes came, in the very large extension to the pipe range and the constant issuing of new shapes and series. He considered that at the end of the day, a pipe is a consumer led product,loosely defined and the consumer wants something new every so often.<br> | ||
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This modest increase is credited by many to retro-loving students. Facebook and MySpace have thousands of members signed up to various pipe smoking enthusiast groups .<br> | This modest increase is credited by many to retro-loving students. Facebook and MySpace have thousands of members signed up to various pipe smoking enthusiast groups .<br> | ||
Let us hope that Peterson continue to flourish in this new groundswell of optimism and the hope for the increased demand for quality classic pipes. | Let us hope that Peterson continue to flourish in this new groundswell of optimism and the hope for the increased demand for quality classic pipes. | ||
==Additional Information== | ==Additional Information== | ||