Duplicated: Peterson Pipe Notes: shapes, lines & series – [#3183]

    Jonathan Boldt and I caught up yesterday for a smoak and to reflect on the first week of the Charles Peterson memorial GoFundMe. The campaign had raised 8% as of last night, but Jonathan is optimistic and believes these are early days. We contacted Sandra Bondarevska, whom you know from earlier posts as the author of Petersons in Ireland, and who was the first to attempt this memorial several years ago. We wanted her to be...

PSA HONOR CHARLES PETERSON WITH A MONUMENT AT OHLSDORF CEMETERY Thank you to all who made a donation toward placing a monument for Charles Peterson in the Ohlsdorf cemetery where he died, September 10, 1919.  His grave remains unmarked.  As of Monday evening, we raised $1,179 from 24 donors. Our goal is $17,179 by January 31st, 2027. You can read about this project and get a budget spreadsheet in the last post. You can donate, or donate again,...

Banner: On November 18th, 2021, Mark Daly , Chair of the Upper house of the Oireachtas, began Ireland's Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia and in doing so mentions Charles Peterson in the struggle for Irish independence. The Petersons, c. 1914: Annie, Charles, Con, and Soldie Nearly every Pete Geek I’ve emailed  or talked to has told me over and over how much joy Peterson pipes have brought him over the years. Today I have exciting...

  PSA THE PETE GEEK COFFEE MUG EVENT Orders will close this Tuesday. We met our minimum order requirements! ORDER FORM RIGHT HERE REV. 9/6/26! I have a good friend on the east coast and a few years ago he started the What Me Worry? Philosophy & Brown Water Society. We meet every week or so to discuss Peterson pipes and the meaning of life, and during a recent meeting he opened a drawer in his shop looking for something but...

(Banner by Jonathon Estes CPG: 307 Meerschaums) PSA CPG MUG & COASTER EVENT See last post for details--here's the order form: CPG MUG & COASTER EVENT   Long as Tobacco’s mild perfume Shall scent each happy curate’s room, Oft as in elbow-chair he Smoaks, And quaffs his ale and cracks his jokes So long, C. Peterson, shall last thy praise, Crown’d with Tobacco-leaf for bays; And whosoe’er thy brand shall see Shall fill another Pipe to thee.* Welcome to System Day 2026!  Today we celebrate the 3rd and final...

PSAs THE PETE GEEK COFFEE MUG EVENT See end of post for details & ordering What's in YOUR Wheelhouse? (see last post) SYSTEM DAY 2026 is this Thursday, September 3rd. Please join the worldwide Pete Geek community to celebrate this day in history--September 3rd, 1890--when Charles Peterson's 3rd and final patent for the System pipe was approved. What you can do: send a photo of your "wheelhouse" Petes or a selfie with you and same to petegeek1896.org. Receive your Certified Pete Geek certificate...