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6 photographsArchive Record FUH-FQC7-NR5R-9
1890-1914
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 Patent System pipe represents the foundational design of the brand's iconic System series, distinguished by its patent number 12393 stamped on the bowl. The pipe is crafted from and manufactured in Ireland, featuring the hallmarks of Peterson's patented engineering: a graduated bore mouthpiece, a moisture reservoir, and an air channel designed to deliver a cooler, drier smoke. The shape, designated by the number 12393, aligns with the classic Peterson forms of the era, characterized by robust, functional proportions and a focus on smoking mechanics over ornate decoration. Dating is anchored to the Patent Period (1890–1914), as indicated by the presence of the patent number, which corresponds to Charles Peterson's original 1891 grant for Great Britain and Ireland.
2020-12-26
Logged from the Faridunhill archive — photographed and posted on Instagram, 2020-12-26.
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 (parts.bowl_material 'briar' removed).
2026-08-28
Honesty pass: statements the source does not support were removed (2 unsupported/absence sentence(s) removed from the essay).
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, 2020-12-26. 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.