CA & Briar Dust

This is an interesting Peterson pipe sent to me for refurbishment by a DadsPipe reader. The pipe is a Shamrock 9BC Chubby Bent Billiard that certainly exemplifies Peterson’s tendency towards stout shapes. According to Mark Irwin’s excellent article on Peterson Pipe Notes, the 9 shape has been in the Peterson catalog since 1896 and has… Continue reading Reviving a Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock 9BC Chubby Bent Billiard

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An Autumn Makeover for a Darvill Squashed Tomato

November 3, 2017October 23, 2017 Charles Lemon

I pulled this little Squashed Tomato stummel from my box and decided it would be the focus of my next restoration. Though it measures a more or less standard 1.5 inches wide, the bowl is only 1.25 inches tall, with a proportionally small 5/8” chamber bore. The stummel came to me without a stem and… Continue reading An Autumn Makeover for a Darvill Squashed Tomato