481. A Note on the Sculptured System Line
This morning a genuine “note”—which for me (I know!) is going to be closer to a short story than my usual weekly novel. I had thought to bring you news and ordering information for the 2025 CPG Pipe of the Year, but that has been very slightly delayed and
480. The 2025 Christmas Pipe Drops Tomorrow, 9/17
This from Andy Wike, Vice President, Marketing: Peterson Christmas 2025 pipes will be available at Smokingpipes beginning 6:00pm [CDT] on Wednesday, September 17. “For this year’s edition, we’ve returned to copper as an accenting material, this time in the form of broad bands dressing a variety of Classic Range shapes.
479. A Deep Dive into the 2025 POY “02BB” and Its History
by Mark Irwin with James Walsh and Dan Butler Cassette: Top left: Killarney 02BB, 9mm filter, MITROI; Top Right: Killarney 02BB, pointed stinger, MITROI Middle Left: System 3 2A, no COM Middle Right: Kapruf 02BB, MITROI Bottom Left: 1923 System 2S w/ Maltese cross, no COM, bone chimney
478. SYSTEM DAY 2025: To Love What You Have / To Have What You Love
TO LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE / TO HAVE WHAT YOU LOVE September 3rd, 1898: the date of the third and final patent, perfecting Charles Peterson’s Patent System Pipe. This year marks the System pipe’s 127th anniversary, and to celebrate we considered what it means as pipemen and women “to
477. To Have What You Love / To Love What You Have (An X Pipe Appendix)
PSA #1 SYSTEM DAY 2025 IS ALMOST HERE T-Minus 72 Hours & Counting! submit your entry by Tuesday @ 12 noon CDT– details for submissions @ end of post PSA #2 NOW BACK IN STOCK AT SMOKINGPIPES.COM! Photo courtesy Tom Cuffe CPG The second printing of The Historic 1906 Catalog, in an
476. My Bittersweet Tale of Elijah Robert’s Einstein Patent 12B
Public Service Announcement SYSTEM DAY 2025 IS COMING Wednesday, September 3rd. I began celebrating the day of the final System patent in 2018, because to me it represents one of the Great Days of Kapp & Peterson history. Since then, it’s grown to such an extent that while it probably