1978 Peterson #87

[clintmitchell189]

Afternoon!

I am in the process of restoring my great grandfather's old pipes. Found this little gem. I used the dating system to get a date of 1978. #87 style. Very cool. Great shape. The stem is too loose in the shank and it just falls out. I've been in contact with Peterson and they'll make me a new stem for it for €35, which doesn't seem bad for an antique pipe.
Any other options out there? I'll update my progress as I go, folks. Enjoy.

 

[Trainpipeman]

That seems like a reasonable price. There is a place here in the U.S. that used to do some Peterson stem replacements. I believe it was in Florida.

 

[simong]

Nice!
I'm lucky enough to have one of my great grand fathers old pipes, which still smokes great.

Your pipe doesn't necessarily need a new stem. If a pipe lies unused for a period of time, materials shrink & stems become loose. You can rectify this by smoking the pipe yourself, heat through use will expand what had shrunk. If that doesn't work you can check out videos posted on this forum on how to fix a loose fit.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I’d try smoking it a few times before I had a new stem made. Heat and moisture will cause the mortise to shrink.

 

[AroEnglish]

Yeah that stem looks just fine and should tighten up with use. Looks like the silver band is riding up a bit but besides that, everything looks good. The 87 is one of my favorite shapes.