Peterson Clontarf XL90 Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Irish Estates

Description

Peterson pipes generally need no introduction, but just in case you’re unfamiliar: in 1876, a Latvian named Charles Peterson immigrated to Ireland and was hired making pipes in a workshop owned by Frederick and George Kapp. After rising through the ranks to become head craftsman, Peterson bought into the Kapp’s business, which was renamed, Kapp & Peterson (K&P). During this time, Peterson himself applied for several patents for pipe designs, including the world-famous Peterson’s System. Since then, Peterson has become one of the most recognizable names in pipe smoking and continues to produce high quality pipes from their headquarters in Dublin.

The Clontarf was a short-lived but very distinct series of Peterson pipes released a few years back. Its two defining features were a light, minimalistic stain intended to show off the natural beauty of the briar underneath, and a partially rusticated rim, applied by hand by Peterson’s craftsmen and craftswomen. This Clontarf is rendered in Peterson’s less common XL90 shape, a large, bent billiard first designed in the late 1890s, before being revived many decades later.

The condition is good. Some darkening and finish fading on the rim.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.55″ / 39.37mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 62g