Restored 1915 Peterson

[shaintiques]

Hey Guys, I bought this pipe on ebay awhile back, it was in Bulgaria. I knew it was rough but didn't realize just how rough till it came in. The top of the bowl looked like it had been melted, it was all misshapen. The finish was almost black from tobacco residue, and the stem was extremely oxidized. After lots of elbow grease, sanding, cleaning and buffing, it is ready to be smoked. It still has some tooth chatter, but overall is in pretty good shape for being almost 100 years old. I had originally bought this to restore and re-sell, but it has a hairline crack on the top of the bowl on one side, so I'm just going to keep it and enjoy it. I love old Pete's anyways. I normally take before and after shots, but I just tore into this one and forgot. Here is the finished product.

 

[brassonly]

Very nice job . looks like a really good smoker, hope you enjoy.

 

[shaintiques]

Well I diug through my photobucket and found one.

 

[tbradsim1]

Dave, looks like you did Obama Care on that pipe LOL, this is not a political post, just expounding on the lovely care and work done by Dave, as we will have done to us LOL, Ha Ha Ha Ha. The old cajun

 

[ghost]

Out of the dark and into the light, beautiful job!

 

[ssjones]

Brad has a way with words! That is pretty amazing, a 100 year old pipe. It looks ready for another 100 years, good job!

 

[cortezattic]

That is one great rescue job -- well worth the effort to pull it into the present century! :clap:
Does anyone know if that crack is the sort of splitting that occurs as a result of keeping the cake too thick?

 

[shaintiques]

My thought is that it was either that or an over charring of the rim.

 

[pruss]

Nice refurb job sir!
-- Pat

 

[batdemon]

Very good job, Dave :clap:

 

[lordofthepiperings]

Wonderful job. I love a good Pete.

 

[papipeguy]

Looks great. I hope you get another 100 years from it.

 

[hfearly]

Awesome restoration Shaintiques!

 

[numbersix]

Beautiful work - looks incredible for a pipe that old.

 

[judcole]

Looks great!

 

[bentmike]

Great old Pete. Nice work on the restoration.

 

[john218]

Shaintiques, great job on the restoration.
Did you use anything to seal the crack?
Rothnh, how much of a temperature swing do you think it would take to cause a pipe to crack?

 

[shaintiques]

I don't think a crack would happen from temp swings in storage, I can't imagine them being more drastic then smoking it, but I guess anything is possible. There is no telling when or how it happened. I'm going to fire it up in a little bit and see how it does. I did not seal the crack with anything but carnuba wax. .

 

[shaintiques]

Ok, interesting. Well who knows where this pipe has been for the last 100 years, and I bought it from someone in Bulgaria too. And having lived in a Slavic country conditions would be interesting to consider what it has seen.

 

[flmason]

I hope all goes well with the pipe and its future. I hope the crack can be fixed so you can safely smoke the pipe without worrying.