Antique Store Find in Need of Minor Repair

[sittingbear]

I purchased two pipes today from an antique store in downtown Olympia, WA. One of them is this Peterson 9BC. I'm really excited about it but it has a very small crack in the bowl. Since it seems to be a pretty rare pipe (SPC described one like this as a pre-republic "holy grail") I've decided to send it off for restoration rather than try to do it myself. It definitely needs a little TLC! Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated!

The other one is an old meerschaum bowl that a guy found buried in Alaska (so the story goes). He saw it sticking out of the ground, dug out up, and cleaned it up really well. Since the stem was gone he stuck an old p-lip stem in it. After re-shaping, cleaning, and polishing the stem, it makes a great little smoker!

For them both for $100. I figure I did okay.

 

[Ahi Ka]

@alaskanpiper here’s your missing meer!

 

[alaskanpiper]

@alaskanpiper here’s your missing meer!

Haha, damn! Been looking for that for ages! PM for my shipping address for what I expect to be an expedited return!!!!

 

[OzPiper]

Great finds. Post some pics after they have been cleaned up please

 

[Trainpipeman]

You sure did have a nice find!

 

[sablebrush52]

The best restorer working today, that I know of, is George Dibos. He’s a member here, moniker is georged.
George is the only restorer I’ll let near any of my rare pipes.

 

[sittingbear]

The best restorer working today, that I know of, is George Dibos. He’s a member here, moniker is georged.
George is the only restorer I’ll let near any of my rare pipes.

Thank you for the recommendation! I have sent him a PM. It's good to hear it from a satisfied customer.