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6 photographsArchive Record FUH-BEKE-QBH3-X
Era undetermined
Reference example
This pipe is documented here as an example for study — it is a record in the archive, not an item offered for sale. Everything below is what the piece itself, and the evidence around it, will honestly support.
Original stem
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Stem replaced or re-cut
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Rim cleaned (no wood removed)
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Refinished
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Chamber reamed
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Smoked
Yes
owner stated
Facts, not a grade. We do not score a pipe out of ten: a number would rank a restored pipe above an honest one, and restoration is exactly what this hobby prices down. Every line above is checkable by anyone holding the pipe. Lines marked Faridunhill standing declaration rest on our published, dated statement of shop practice (v1.0, 2026-07-29) — not on an inspection of this individual pipe. It is one document, in public, that you can hold us to.
This Peterson System pipe represents a distinctive variation within the brand's catalog, featuring an African meerschaum bowl with a rustic finish. The pipe follows Peterson's patented System design, characterized by an internal reservoir and graduated bore that work in concert to condense moisture and deliver a cooler, drier smoke. The bent apple shape combines a compact, rounded bowl with an elegant curved stem, creating a balanced smoking instrument. The African meerschaum material provides a lightweight smoking experience with excellent heat resistance properties. The stem terminates in Peterson's signature P-Lip mouthpiece, designed to direct smoke upward toward the palate. The rustic finish gives the meerschaum surface texture and visual depth. As an estate pipe from Ireland, it represents the continuation of Peterson's manufacturing tradition following the closure of the original factory.
2021-05-21
Logged from the Faridunhill archive — photographed and posted on Instagram, 2021-05-21.
2026-08-27
5 checklist facts recorded under Faridunhill's standing declaration of shop practice (2026-07-29).
2026-08-28
Honesty pass: statements the source does not support were removed (era 'Irish Estates era' -> undetermined).
This record is append-only. Nothing is deleted — a correction is a new entry that supersedes the old one, and both stay visible.
Nobody leaves empty-handed. If you hold the catalogue page, the dated advertisement, or a hallmarked sibling that closes one of these — or simply own this model and can measure yours — send it in. Contributions are checked, credited to you by name, and the record is updated with the date it changed.
Instagram post, 2021-05-21. Published to a third-party platform on that date and archived since — a timestamp we cannot move. It is evidence that this object existed and looked like this, then.
The photographs are the identity. 6 images of this pipe's grain, stamping and stem are held as its fingerprint. The handle above is only a handle: lose it, and the pipe can still be matched back to this record from its grain.