Peterson Old Stock

L Peterson was born in Dublin in 1865 and immediately became famous for inventing and introducing the ‘reservoir’ feature on his pipes. This is a reservoir in the stem, below the bowl, designed to keep the tobacco dry. The shapes of Peterson pipes (the traditional ones being the Curved, Army and Silver Spigot models) have changed little over the last hundred years and continue to be highly sought-after internationally. Many are named after Irish counties, islands or towns, and the rusticated pipes give the impression of being as rough as the Cliffs of Moher. Although Ireland is not typically a nation of pipe smokers, Peterson pipes are as quintessentially Irish as Guinness, Irish music and Irish stew.

The pipes you’ll find in this section are dated but have always been in our shop, though they’ve never been advertised.