Peterson Christmas 2022 Copper Spigot Heritage, Shape 6

This reference example is a Peterson Christmas 2022 Copper Spigot Heritage in shape 6, finished smooth. It belongs to Peterson's long-running tradition of annual Christmas editions, seasonal series issued once per year and identified by the year of release — a naming convention that makes such pipes unusually straightforward to date, since the series title itself functions as the date evidence. Here that evidence places the pipe firmly in 2022, with no need to consult factory date codes. The firm is closely associated with the spigot mount, a construction in which the stem tenon and the shank mortise are each capped in metal, allowing the stem to seat by friction into a metal-lined socket. The mount descends from the military or army style of fitting, prized for its robustness and for permitting the stem to be withdrawn without stressing the shank. In this series the spigot fittings are executed in copper rather than the sterling silver more commonly seen on Peterson spigots, and the warm tone of the copper against the smooth-finished bowl is the defining visual signature of the edition. The shape 6 designation follows Peterson's numbered shape chart, the house system by which the firm has catalogued its classic bowl and shank profiles for generations. Combined with the Heritage treatment named in the series title, the pipe represents a contemporary expression of the company's traditional design vocabulary. As an archive entry, this example documents the intersection of three Peterson traditions: the annual dated Christmas release, the spigot mount lineage, and the numbered classic shape range — a compact illustration of how a modern factory pipe can carry a verifiable date and a clear stylistic pedigree within its own series name.