484. Unboxing the Tintackers & A Last Chance for the PPN4 Pipe of the Year
Time’s Ticking– LAST CHANCE FOR THE PPN4 This is the last call for the 2025 PPN Pipe of the Year, the 8B De Luxe Cobble. You can read about its history in last week’s post, as well as the strong opinion surrounding it in the Comments section. That being said, I’ll add that the
483. SPECIAL BULLETIN: Announcing the PPN Pipe of the Year
Long as Tobacco’s mild perfume Shall scent each happy curate’s room, Oft as in elbow-chair he Smoaks, And quaffs his ale and cracks his jokes So long, C. Peterson, shall last thy praise, Crown’d with Tobacco-leaf for bays; And whosoe’er thy brand shall see Shall fill another Pipe to thee.* The PPN Pipe of the
482. Born From the Shadows: Announcing the 2025 Halloween Line
PSA Be sure to join me for the CPG 2025 Pipe of the Year Reveal this Sunday! BORN FROM THE SHADOWS: ANNOUNCING THE 2025 HALLOWEEN LINE A Conversation with Glen Whelan by D.H. Billings As has been thoroughly documented already in Post #423, Halloween is my favorite non-religious holiday. Not just the trick or treating
481. A Note on the Sculptured System Line
This morning a genuine “note”—which for me (I know!) is going to be closer to a short story than my usual weekly novel. I had thought to bring you news and ordering information for the 2025 CPG Pipe of the Year, but that has been very slightly delayed and should make its appearance on
480. The 2025 Christmas Pipe Drops Tomorrow, 9/17
This from Andy Wike, Vice President, Marketing: Peterson Christmas 2025 pipes will be available at Smokingpipes beginning 6:00pm [CDT] on Wednesday, September 17. “For this year’s edition, we’ve returned to copper as an accenting material, this time in the form of broad bands dressing a variety of Classic Range shapes. All Christmas 2025 pipes also
479. A Deep Dive into the 2025 POY “02BB” and Its History
by Mark Irwin with James Walsh and Dan Butler Cassette: Top left: Killarney 02BB, 9mm filter, MITROI; Top Right: Killarney 02BB, pointed stinger, MITROI Middle Left: System 3 2A, no COM Middle Right: Kapruf 02BB, MITROI Bottom Left: 1923 System 2S w/ Maltese cross, no COM, bone chimney (missing). Bottom Right: Sterling, For
