This was the first year that Pete made the Mark Twain and only four hundred were made. This one appears to have been smoked maybe one or two times. The Peterson original factory bowl coat is still intact. The box and sock are in excellent shape. This is a once in a lifetime chance to own a piece of history.
The stem is 9.5/10. Keywords - briar smoking tobacco pipe rare vintage antique estate pipe potato.
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