Peterson Pipe of the Year 2023, Terracotta X160, P-Lip, Unsmoked (539/1100)

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.

For their 2023 Pipe of the Year – an annual tradition since 1997 – Peterson fans were treated to a limited reissue of a very special shape, the X160. The shape had originally debuted at the turn of the 20th century, during Peterson’s Patent Era; but, by the time of this reissue, it had been out of production for what seems to have been around a hundred years. The 2023 POY, therefore, brought back a truly classic shape. It is a swan-neck billiard, one that might almost be compared to Dunhill’s ‘LC’ shape, but one also with a very round, egg-like bowl, as was the style in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This one is dressed in Peterson’s high-grade Terracotta finish, which shows off some impressive bird’s-eye and flame grain patterns. It also features a sterling silver military mount and a vulcanite P-lip stem. This pipe is also limited to 1100, and numbered 539.

This pipe is also completely unsmoked, having come to us from a collector through our trade-in program. It has an original bowl coating, though one that has been slightly over-applied at the top of the inside lip. So as to avoid confusion over whether the pipe has been smoked, we wanted to mention this now, as it has not been. The pipe also comes with its original presentation box, sleeve, and brochure.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.76″ / 19.4mm

Bowl Depth: 1.68″ / 42mm

Weight: 1.8oz / 52g