Peterson Liscannor 15 Fishtail, Late 20th–Early 21st Century Estate Example

This reference example documents a Peterson pipe from the Liscannor line, carrying the shape number 15 and fitted with a fishtail mouthpiece — the conventional open-slot bit that Peterson offers as the alternative to its patented P-Lip design, in which smoke is directed upward toward the palate rather than straight through. In Peterson's catalogue language, the 'Fishtail' designation is itself a meaningful identifier, since many of the firm's shapes are produced in both bit configurations and the distinction is stamped or advertised accordingly. The Liscannor line takes its name from a village on the coast of County Clare, following Peterson's long-standing practice of naming series after Irish places; it sits within the company's modern-era range of named finishes. Dating a Peterson presents a well-known challenge to cataloguers: the firm does not employ a systematic factory date code, so attribution rests on line names, stamping styles, country-of-manufacture marks, and hallmarks where a silver band is present. In this case, the Liscannor line name itself is the principal dating evidence, as it belongs to Peterson's contemporary catalogue rather than its early or mid-century production. The pipe reached the archive as an Irish estate piece, meaning it saw prior use before entering the record. Taking the line name together with the fishtail catalogue designation, the example is honestly bracketed to the late twentieth or early twenty-first century, a placement consistent with the Liscannor series as it is known in Peterson's modern range.