PETERSON PIPES Friedrich and Heinrich Kapp opened their door for business in Dublin's Grafton street in 1865. They could scarcely have dreamt that they would participate in the birth of a legend. Friedrich and Heinrich, who christened their shop simply "Kapp Brothers", soon made a name for themselves making and selling quality Meerschaum and briar root pipes . It was not long before Charles Peterson walked into the Kapp brothers' Grafton Street premises armed with a revolutionary pipe and ambitious plans for the future. There and then, Peterson suggested that the brothers go into partnership with him to turn his pipe dream into the world's dream pipe. They agreed and the company was renamed Kapp & Peterson. Kapp and Peterson went on to become Dublin's most fashionable and respected manufacturer of fine smoking pipes and tobacco purveyor. Pipe and Cigar smokers would stroll down to the elegant premises for professional advice on the subtle nuances that determine a good handmade cigar or pipe. The Peterson brand was embraced by Politicians, Business leaders, Sportsmen, Artists and Writers. Today Dublins' best known names from Politicians to Rock Stars are frequent customers of that very same tobacconist. The skills and craft which Charles Peterson applied to his original invention is continued by the dedicated team of craftsmen at Peterson today.In 1890 Peterson invented a revolutionary new system to be included on many of the pipes in the range. The Peterson System, as it is still known, allowed surplus tobacco moisture to drain into a specially designed reservoir within the carved briar. Coupled with a patented gradiated stem, the Peterson System provides one of the driest smokes ever. We invite you to select from our range of what for over a century has been recognized as great smoking pipe; Peterson, "the thinking man's pipe."