The fancy beaded Baker St was indeed the first iteration of the pipe but it was made for several years. It's only been in the last 10 or so years that the fancy beading was discontinued in favor of the plain uninterrupted bead.
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Thanks. I thought it was discontinued in the 90's.
The Baker Street original was a prototype shape with a D letter on the band. It was the 2nd pipe in the first series made about 1989. The second series was known as The Return of Sherlock Holmes. and Peterson released them every 6 mo. Last pipe of this release was the Hansom letter L. The later pipe shapes like yours dated 2006 were copies of the original probably because the shape sold well. Note that the hallmark on the older pipes were stamped below the face of Sherlock. A series collector gave me this info.
Two Petersons currently in the collection. The first one pictured is a Dracula. The second is a Mark Twain previously owned by the late, great Buddy Winemuller of the Chesapeake Pipe Club. Buddy was like a second grandfather to me. One of the nicest guys I’ve ever met and all you had to do was call him and he would be in the car right afterwards meeting you for dinner and a nice smoke afterwards. Miss him so much and am honored to own one of his pipes!
My most recent Peterson acquisition.
Well I hesitated at first when I came across it, but seeing that the rusticated ones had sold new at $250, I decided the pri$e was worth it for what I believe to be a beautiful specimen of a far more beautiful finish. Gently used.Awesome RUA you lucky
You do realize that those are just crappy factory pipes that are usually mis-drilled and won't pass a pipe cleaner? Basically, they are no better than Dunhills
I'll have to double-check and make sure that it's drilled off-center since that's what has to happen for all bent pipes...You do realize that those are just crappy factory pipes that are usually mis-drilled and won't pass a pipe cleaner? Basically, they are no better than Dunhills
I love the Rua finish - I have two and sort-of-regretfully sold a 2023 POTY in Rua.
That’s a great start to your Pete collection and a wonderful story. I can only imagine what a joy it is to have the pipe of a dear friend who has passed.
Anyone ever see a 12.5 PSB deluxe? I’m sure they’re out there but I just realize that I’ve never seen one.
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I have this 12-1/2s Rua, which is a variant of the 
PSB.
PSB.Going through a few health issues at the moment and also need to get back to my home town County. Once sorted, will bore Ye with Petersons
Thanks! That divot in the front is sadly pretty unattractive.
Ah right I forgot about these as I was just thinking about the Deluxe 12.5 pipes with the black finish.
That's 1 that shouldn't have passed QC.