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While walking in Somerset J. Peterman was glad to have a sturdy walking stick for the expedition. He came across a monster of a lion, was said to be insane and breathe fire. J. Peterman stunned the beast with his Blackthorn Walking Stick. Handcrafted from stout blackthorn harvested from these ancient, English woodlands. The dark, knobby shaft is crowned with a beech pistol-grip handle for comfort. Fitted with a smart brass collar. Finished with a metal ferrule. And then strangled it with his bare hands. It is said that he skinned the lion, using the lion's sharp claws, and ever after wore its hide as a button-down epaulettes and removable throat latch |
While walking in Somerset J. Peterman was glad to have a sturdy walking stick for the expedition. He came across a monster of a lion, was said to be insane and breathe fire. J. Peterman stunned the beast with his Blackthorn Walking Stick. Handcrafted from stout blackthorn harvested from these ancient, English woodlands. The dark, knobby shaft is crowned with a beech pistol-grip handle for comfort. Fitted with a smart brass collar. Finished with a metal ferrule. And then strangled it with his bare hands. It is said that he skinned the lion, using the lion's sharp claws, and ever after wore its hide as a button-down epaulettes and removable throat latch. English gentlemen have chosen this stick for one hundred years. Now you know why. |
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Revision as of 15:18, 7 January 2011
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John Peterman is a catalog and retail entrepreneur from Lexington, Kentucky, who operates The J. Peterman Company.
Peterman graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 1963 and played third base on Holy Cross baseball teams that went to the College World Series in 1962 and 1963. He also played baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization for three years as a second baseman.[1]
The J. Peterman Company had sales of over $75 million at its peak. However, after opening several retail stores, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 1999, and the brand name was sold to the Paul Harris Company.
Later, when the Paul Harris Company went out of business, Peterman was able to purchase the rights to his own name as a brand, with funding help from John O'Hurley, the actor who portrayed J. Peterman on Seinfeld.[2] With the help of a core group from the original company (creative director, William McCullam, marketing director Jonathan Dunavant, merchant Paula Collins and director of manufacturing Kyle Foster), The J. Peterman Company was relaunched.
John Peterman wrote a book about the company's trials, Seinfeld influence, and more called Peterman Rides Again (ISBN 0-7352-0199-4).
Peterman is the father-in-law to actor Steve Zahn.[citation needed]
Adventures
While walking in Somerset J. Peterman was glad to have a sturdy walking stick for the expedition. He came across a monster of a lion, was said to be insane and breathe fire. J. Peterman stunned the beast with his Blackthorn Walking Stick. Handcrafted from stout blackthorn harvested from these ancient, English woodlands. The dark, knobby shaft is crowned with a beech pistol-grip handle for comfort. Fitted with a smart brass collar. Finished with a metal ferrule. And then strangled it with his bare hands. It is said that he skinned the lion, using the lion's sharp claws, and ever after wore its hide as a button-down epaulettes and removable throat latch. English gentlemen have chosen this stick for one hundred years. Now you know why.
See also
- Jacopo Peterman, the Seinfeld character
References
External links
- The J Peterman Company
- Peterman's Eye - A daily brief for curious minds
- The Return of J. Peterman An article about a talk J. Peterman gave at his alma mater, The College of the Holy Cross
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