
Updated: May 11, 2010
The
Peterson 
brand is issued from the association of the brothers
Friedrich and
Heinrich Kapp with
Charles Peterson. The Dublin tobacco shop first named "Kapp Brothers" (1865) became the "Kapp & Peterson" Company.
Production (2006): ~ 120 000 Pipes / year
Peterson 1899
▲ ◊ Peterson, Patent, 2 ◊
The silver hallmarks correspond to 1899 (see document).
The "2" after the word "Patent" indicates the second-highest grade offered. This pipe shows no fills.
▲ ◊ Peterson's, Dublin & London ◊
◊ Made in, Ireland ◊ (Block format)
▲ Pre-republic era (Before 1949).
Note the forked tail "P"
▲ (Left side) ◊ Peterson's, Dublin 3 ◊
(Right side) ◊ 3182 ◊
(On band) ◊ K&P, Peterson, Dublin ◊
▲ No stem markings.
No mention of "Ireland" nor "Eire" nor "Irish Free State"
▲ ◊ Peterson "Dublin"◊ Hallmarks: [Hibernia], [standard mark], [c]
◊ Made in the Republic of Ireland, 63/1000 ◊
(On silver ring) Mark Twain, Commemorative, 1835 - 1995
▲ (Left side) ◊ Peterson "Sterling Silver"◊
(Right side) ◊ Made In The Republic of Ireland, 106 ◊
On silver band: Dublin's hallmarks (1975 ?)
▲ ◊ Peterson of Dublin (Arched), System Standard 401 ◊ ▲ "P" in block letters
▲ (Upper side) ◊ Specially selected for, Peterson's Ltd ◊
(Underside) ◊ Imported Briar, Made in France ◊
▲ See also
Lord Kirk with the same "Specially selected" stamping
▲ ◊ Captain Pete, Made in Ireland ◊
Captain Pete was a brand of Peterson's English branch (1899-1960). Dublin continued to produce Captain Petes a couple of years after 1960.
▲ ◊ "Captain Peterson" C, A Peterson Product, Made in England, 21 ◊
Captain Pete was a brand of Peterson's English branch. This pipe was made before 1960
▲ (Bottom) ◊ Killarney ◊
◊ "A Peterson product", Made in Ireland ◊
◊ 608 ◊
▲ (Left side) ◊ "K" Briar ◊
(Right side) ◊ "A Peterson Product" ...
...Made in the Republic of Ireland, 999 ◊
▲ ◊ "K" Briar, "A Peterson product", Made in the republic of Ireland ◊