496. “A Defining Moment”: The 160th Peterson / 25th Smokingpipes Anniversary Pipes
THE DROPS Smokingpipes.com: Monday, December 15 (6:00pm ET) Smokingpipes Europe: Monday, December 15 (Dublin, 10am / GMT+0) (Per Federica Bruno: “There will be a small selection of 9mm available on SPE.”) Dropping next week--Monday the 15th--are the 160th Peterson and 25th Smokingpipes Anniversary pipes. They will be sold separately in a series of 2400 numbered pipes for each shape, or as a cased set with matching numbers in a a series of 75. Next Sunday we'll ...
495. Milestones: Lunting to the 160th Anniversary Pipes
PSAs THE CPG CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT EVENT is in progress!order yours here: GOOGLE FORM FOR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT There's also a few tintackers left, you can order here: GOOGLE FORM FOR TINTACKER MILESTONES: LUNTING TO THE 160th ANNIVERSARY PIPES Kapp & Peterson being what it is—the world’s longest continuously operating briar pipe factory—there are pipemen who have specialized interests when it comes to building their Peterson collections, if not their rotations. Sometimes it’s the ...
494. CPG Event: The PPN Christmas Ornament + “The Christmas Pipe” (A Story)
THE PPN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT EVENT This Sunday marks beginning of the dark season of Advent observed by Christian traditions around the world. It is also the day we put up our Christmas tree. Just the tree, mind you. We keep things low-key, sneaking in the tree the first week and in the following weeks ever-so-gradually hanging on lights and ornaments as we approach the twelve high holy days of Christmas itself. A few years ago ...
493. The 2025 Texas Pipe Show
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Texas Pipe Show. For the first time in a few years, it was held indoors instead of on the parking lot in front of Tobacco Cabana in Cedar Hill (see Post #371). It looks me as if it's quickly becoming a major player in the US pipe show circuit, attended not only by those able to drive here in Texas and surrounding states, but across the ...
No Post But 2 Important PSAs Today
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST, the final batch of tintackers arrived & I'll be packing them up this week. If you ordered one, be looking for that invoice later this week. If you want one, it's not too late! Drop me a line at petegeek1896@gmail.com and I'll the information along to Gigi. SECOND, Glen Whelan at Peterson send this photo Thursday. Our PPN 2025 pipe is nearing completion and it won't be long now ...
492. The Vegas Show, Part 2: Lance “Boomer” Dahl’s Exhibition Pipes (+Peterson Goes to the Movies)*)*
Public Service Announcements I received an email from Glen Whelan saying the PPN2025 POY is moving through production and it shouldn't be long now... THE TEXAS PIPE SHOW is next Saturday in Midlothian, Texas-- the Pete Geeks will meet for pancakes beforehand at the local IHOP, time & location forthcoming. LANCE "BOOMER" DAHL'S PETERSON EXHIBITION Veteran's Day is Tuesday, and every Veteran's Day I raise a pipe to thank the men ...
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496. “A Defining Moment”: The 160th Peterson / 25th Smokingpipes Anniversary Pipes
THE DROPS Smokingpipes.com: Monday, December 15 (6:00pm ET) Smokingpipes Europe: Monday, December 15 (Dublin, 10am / GMT+0) (Per Federica Bruno: “There will be a small selection of 9mm available on SPE.”) Dropping next week--Monday the 15th--are the 160th Peterson and 25th Smokingpipes Anniversary pipes. They will be sold separately in a series of 2400 numbered pipes for each shape, or as a cased set with matching numbers in a a series of 75. Next Sunday we'll dive into the available styles,... -
495. Milestones: Lunting to the 160th Anniversary Pipes
PSAs THE CPG CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT EVENT is in progress!order yours here: GOOGLE FORM FOR CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT There's also a few tintackers left, you can order here: GOOGLE FORM FOR TINTACKER MILESTONES: LUNTING TO THE 160th ANNIVERSARY PIPES Kapp & Peterson being what it is—the world’s longest continuously operating briar pipe factory—there are pipemen who have specialized interests when it comes to building their Peterson collections, if not their rotations. Sometimes it’s the rugby-shaped COM, sometimes the Patent era, sometimes annual commemoratives like... -
494. CPG Event: The PPN Christmas Ornament + “The Christmas Pipe” (A Story)
THE PPN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT EVENT This Sunday marks beginning of the dark season of Advent observed by Christian traditions around the world. It is also the day we put up our Christmas tree. Just the tree, mind you. We keep things low-key, sneaking in the tree the first week and in the following weeks ever-so-gradually hanging on lights and ornaments as we approach the twelve high holy days of Christmas itself. A few years ago I began... -
493. The 2025 Texas Pipe Show
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Texas Pipe Show. For the first time in a few years, it was held indoors instead of on the parking lot in front of Tobacco Cabana in Cedar Hill (see Post #371). It looks me as if it's quickly becoming a major player in the US pipe show circuit, attended not only by those able to drive here in Texas and surrounding states, but across the nation... -
No Post But 2 Important PSAs Today
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FIRST, the final batch of tintackers arrived & I'll be packing them up this week. If you ordered one, be looking for that invoice later this week. If you want one, it's not too late! Drop me a line at petegeek1896@gmail.com and I'll the information along to Gigi. SECOND, Glen Whelan at Peterson send this photo Thursday. Our PPN 2025 pipe is nearing completion and it won't be long now. In the meantime-- -
492. The Vegas Show, Part 2: Lance “Boomer” Dahl’s Exhibition Pipes (+Peterson Goes to the Movies)*)*
Public Service Announcements I received an email from Glen Whelan saying the PPN2025 POY is moving through production and it shouldn't be long now... THE TEXAS PIPE SHOW is next Saturday in Midlothian, Texas-- the Pete Geeks will meet for pancakes beforehand at the local IHOP, time & location forthcoming. LANCE "BOOMER" DAHL'S PETERSON EXHIBITION Veteran's Day is Tuesday, and every Veteran's Day I raise a pipe to thank the men I know and have known who've served their country. My uncles Glen, Jim,...
