Peterson Shannon 106 Smooth 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.

This particular Peterson comes from the make’s Shannon series, one for stripped-down designs composed simply of a briar bowl and a vulcanite stem. This one also appears to have been from an earlier iteration of the Shannon, as opposed to the one currently made by Peterson, as its stain is far lighter than the latter. The lighter stain certainly suits this one, as it gives the briar a better opportunity to show off its lovely birds’-eye grain patterns.

The condition is very good. There’s some rim darkening and the top of the chamber slightly out of round, but just slightly. It’s purely cosmetic, in any case.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.87 / 22.09mm

Bowl Depth: 1.59″ / 40.38mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g