My Pete Collection . (just added a DANDY !)

[Oystermouth]

If things go wrong I can always live in it!

 

[Briar_Bear]

Clockwise, from top left
Green mod 65 Silver Spigot fishtail
317 System Standard P-lip
304 Sterling Silver(red) "Star" System Standard P-lip
307 System Standard P-lip

Which one do you enjoy smoking most?

 

[DustyRoundup]

I like my 65 spigot the most I guess,, holding a tight 2nd is the little 317.

Oh heck I need to add my newest addition to my family of Pete's

Its the straight pipe at bottom, its a "Racing Green model 264" Its a pretty nice smoker too.

 

[Boxerbuddy]

Thanks Shane. And that 304 was my first !

Yeah Airborne, I would love to visit them.
My Great Grandparents came from Ireland , I never knew them , but my Grandfather and his Brothers sure left behind an "Irish Way" :roll: .
I sort of wandered and drifted my early years away, and missed out on a trip where my whole Family went back with my Great Uncle , to visit Family.
So, Ya never know, because it sure has been a dream of mine.

But, I have been pondering the idea, of , would I like the Peterson pipes as well as I do , if I werent of Irish descent?
I would have to say yes, of course, as i really havent seen any other pipes that grab my eye, such as these.
The curves, the silver or nickel bands, the briar, the colors, the bowl shapes, the finishes, the system.
So many options to choose from. It amazes me.

Hey Dusty....I'm Irish, Scottish, and Italian...pretty much everyone thats caucasian in Boston is Irish, Italian, or both lol. Having said that I love the classic look of Petersons...I actually have one on the way right now. But, before you commit yourself to buying the whole Pete lineup, you owe it to yourself to give some of the Italian pipes a shot.

Savinelli is basically the Italian version of Peterson....been around forever, affordable, great reputation. I have a Sav Tevere 607 KS that my daughter bought me for Christmas and I gotta say, its a really good smoker. Very comfortable to hang and provides a nice easy, cool smoke and it only cost like 56 bucks. One advantage I think Sav has to Pete is that most of their pipes come with acrylic stems. Well, its an advantage to me anyways since I like Acrylic better....don't have to worry about oxidation at all or tooth marks as much. Some people think they're less comfortable but I have pipes with vulcanite and acrylic stems and I actually prefer the acrylic in terms of comfort. I'm not a fan of soft bits.

So yeah my suggestion is at least try some different pipes before you get all the petes. Lol what happens if you buy the whole pete lineup and then you try something else you like even better...shit! Now you gotta buy that whole lineup! Lol no you don't but you get my point.

I'm trying all different brands before I start to decide if I'm gonna buy more of one before anything else. So far I have a Nording, Savinelli, Stanwell(danish made), LJ Peretti, Ascorti, and a Boswell, with a Pete on the way. Oh yeah and a couple of MM cobs which smoke awesome.

 

[ejames]

Wow! That pipe is huge!

 

[BuckeyeBoy34]

That is a huge pipe!! Have you filled it with a full tin of tobacco and smoked it yet?? How much does that bad boy weigh? Its diffrent I dig it :cheers:

 

[ginince]

I like ilrish flake very well....

 

[Blackhorse]

DR - I just saw this post - have long lusted after a racing green or other dark green Pete (not that blue or blue green thing they're doing) but have heard lots of stories and read different things about the green fading. Have you noticed any of this in your forest pipe.

In fact...I avoided the racing green pipes during a recent Pete search and purchase due to this and ended up with a really excellent Rosslare Royal Irish...only thing is it's not green.




I am purposly avoiding any and all stupid references to Kermit...but it's not easy either.

 

[Brewdude]

Good morning, Rusty-

Talking about Peterson enthusiasts! I don’t know whether you know of Jim Lilley (aka-The Sandpiper) from Scotland. He’s a retired gent and a heck of a nice guy! He is probably the most enthusiastic Peterson Pipe Collector that I know of. He was the contributor of Peterson information on Pipedia and last I heard, he was engaged in writing a book about Peterson. Here’s the URL to his blog. It’s worth more than a peek! Be sure to click onto Photo Gallery. You’ll spend hours just looking at his Pete’s:

http://thepetersoncollector.blogspot.com/2011/04/celebrating-my-new-smoking-seat.html

I've seen some pics of this guys collection, but this link to his blog is amazing!

And here I thought my middling few Petes constituted a "collection"!

:affraid:


Cheers,

RR

 

[monbla256]

Good morning, Rusty-

Talking about Peterson enthusiasts! I don’t know whether you know of Jim Lilley (aka-The Sandpiper) from Scotland. He’s a retired gent and a heck of a nice guy! He is probably the most enthusiastic Peterson Pipe Collector that I know of. He was the contributor of Peterson information on Pipedia and last I heard, he was engaged in writing a book about Peterson. Here’s the URL to his blog. It’s worth more than a peek! Be sure to click onto Photo Gallery. You’ll spend hours just looking at his Pete’s:

http://thepetersoncollector.blogspot.com/2011/04/celebrating-my-new-smoking-seat.html

I've seen some pics of this guys collection, but this link to his blog is amazing!

And here I thought my middling few Petes constituted a "collection"!

:affraid:


Cheers,

RR

"the Sandpiper" is THE Peterson guy for sure ! What he's forgotten about Pete's even Peterson can't fill in!! If you have ANY question about what Pete is this or that, he's the guy that has the answers ! And he has Pete's that Peterson does not have in the small museum at the factory !!

 

[DustyRoundup]

well, Blackhorse, I'll take a few pics here, and post em , and you'll see for yourself.

OK , this first shot is one problem spot I have, and so, this being my only silver spigot, I now hold back and only smoke it twice a month. Its not bad, but it is fading. But take into account, I am a newby really, and there may have been a time or two that I got it too hot. But for the most part, I always did try my best to smoke it slower than any other pipe I own.




And heres a few to show that its all good







OK, and heres the bad spot on the rim of the bowl, on my Racing Green 264
it started to turn a reddish yellowish brown, probably within 6-10 bowls.



So, ? there ya go ! i guess they do turn. But I'm OK with it, with mine. Personally, these two are my Favorites. So, it's all good.
So, now I want a red silver spigot I wonder if they turn color?

 

[Ocelot55]

I own two green Petes, a St. Patty's Day 2008 68 and a Racing Green 150. Both are starting to change to a yellowish gold colour. From what I understand sunlight accelerates the process. I keep both of mine stowed away in a travel case instead of on my pipe rack. Hopefully that will slow the colour change. Ultimatley they will change colour, but I guess I'm ok with that.

 

[Blackhorse]

That's what I had heard. I guess I'll stick with the browns and blacks. I wonder if that why the newer 'colors' are in the blue-green and blue area?

FYI - there are vendors out there that have replaced the fading pipes...agreeing, I guess, that it was a defect. From what I've read...they all go that way sooner or later. Man, and that green is just so gorgeous.