After 3 visits to a 2nd hand store I finally struck pipe gold. I enquired after tobacco pipes and the store guy said they had a big pipe in the front counter, after a close inspection, I purchased it.
It was looking much rougher that shown in the photos and I wasn't sure how well it would clean up. I was pleasently surprised that it turned out so well. I cleaned it well and treated the bowl with salt and alcohol, wiped on a coat of red leather dye and hand polished with homemade beeswax polish. This evening I will smoke a bowl of Peterson Old Dublin in it and consider if the restoration was worth the effort.
Does anyone know when the Peterson Box it came in was used, maybe 70s or 80s?
It was looking much rougher that shown in the photos and I wasn't sure how well it would clean up. I was pleasently surprised that it turned out so well. I cleaned it well and treated the bowl with salt and alcohol, wiped on a coat of red leather dye and hand polished with homemade beeswax polish. This evening I will smoke a bowl of Peterson Old Dublin in it and consider if the restoration was worth the effort.
Does anyone know when the Peterson Box it came in was used, maybe 70s or 80s?
