432. Nebraska Pete Geek’s Dunmore Premier System Restoration

PSAsGlen Whelan wrote earlier this week to say that the PPN pipes have left Dublin. They should be ready for us to purchase week after next. I’ll send every one his or her code as soon as I receive the go-ahead from SPC and SPEu. The Zippo commemorative was mailed out yesterday. If you ordered

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431. Matthew Webb’s Pilgrimage to the Peterson Factory

PSAs No ship notice from Zippo yet, but they’re super-fast.  I’ve send queries to K&P and SPC this week but no word from either, so we’ll still assume the pipes will be ready to order next week or possibly early the week after.   A Pilgrimage to the Peterson Factory by Matthew Webb My wife

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430. Reclaiming an Around the World 107 Chubby Billiard

PSAs The New Era 39THIRTY caps all shipped out yesterday! Hooray, and thanks to all who participated and waited ever so patiently for this project to reach completion.  I still have 9 caps that need homes, if you missed out and are wanting one: six in the Irish Tricolor style (2 S/M, 2 M/L, 2

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428. “Steal with Pride” (or Tales of a Tinkerer)

“Steal with Pride” (or, Tales of a Tinkerer) by Ken Sigel CPG Be forewarned. What follows is not a very technical discussion of an aspect of pipe refurbishment. Rather, it is about the wealth of knowledge in our Pete Geek community and how willing its members are to share that knowledge. “I get by with

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