438. A Peterson Stocking Stuffer: the Rare 1978-79 Peterson-Glass Catalog
Ó, tagaig’ uile is adhraigí
An leanbh cneasta sa chró ‘na luí
Is cuimhnígí ar ghrá an Rí
A thug dár saoradh anocht an Naí.
‘S a Mhuire Mháthair i bParrthas Dé,
Ar chlann bhocht Éabha guigh ‘nois go caomh,
Is doras an chró ná dún go deo
Go n-adhram’ feasta Mac Mhuire Ógh.
Good people all, this Christmas time,
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done
In sending His beloved Son
With Mary holy we should pray,
To God with love this Christmas Day
In Bethlehem upon that morn,
There was a blessed Messiah born.
– from the Wexford Carol (Carúl Loch Garman, Carúl Inis Córthaidh), a traditional Irish Christmas carol originating from Enniscorthy in County Wexford in the 15th or 16th century.
Peterson-Glass Catalog 1978-79 PETERSON PIPE NOTES.ORG
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This is one of my favorite catalogs in the Kapp & Peterson ephemera, documenting those crucial years after the 1975 Centenary and before the Pipeocalypse in the mid-1980s. In it, the careful observer will find several hours of fascinating information ranging across the innovations in K&P’s shapes, lines & series at the very height of the the company’s creative powers before the world turned its back on pipe smokers and pipe smoking. It was created by the Glass sundries corporation, which served briefly as K&P’s UK distributor and documents not only several amazing point-of-sale accessories, but more importantly, the Dunmore Premier Unmounted line in both System and Classic Range shapes, the seldom-seen Sculptural System and the almost never seen Freestyle meerschaums. 11.75″ by 8.25″. I have included only K&P’s shapes and lines from pp. 1-17. Enjoy!
For the best experience, I suggest you download the PDF onto a desktop or laptop computer or device, as viewing these complex pages from a phone will not reveal all their wonders.
Merry Christmas, all!
Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise–
A Happy (Prosperous) New Year!
Peterson Pipe Notes Will Return January 5th, 2025.