How can I get the stopper back in the Jim Beam Tiki decanter?

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S SuperEight Member Palo Alto Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 270	S SuperEight Posted posted on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 12:39 AM I just bought this 1974 United Airlines Jim Beam decanter. It was designed for the Hawaiian Open golf tournament and I love it. But I can't get the golf ball stopper back in it. I am concerned that the neck of the opening will break if I push too hard. The stopper is also porcelain with a plastic cover where it enters the decanter. Has anyone else faced this? (yea, yea I know, someone is going to say buy a cork stopper it will look better. I would occasionally like to put back to the way it was originally so I would love some help).
H Haole'akamai Member The Polynesian Port of NOLA Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 2276	H Haole'akamai Posted posted on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 8:57 AM Interestingly, I recently acquired a 1964 Jim Beam "I Dream of Jeannie" decanter that had similar issue. I'd also be interested in a solution.
TD TIKI DAVID Member North Coast/ DEAD Joined: Apr 07, 2004 Posts: 1961	TD TIKI DAVID Posted posted on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 9:12 AM try soaking in hot water until it becomes more mailable.
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 12:19 PM Definitely need to soak the cork.
S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 12:52 PM Yes. You need a good cork soaking. Used to be a union of them as a trade and they would have a big convention in San Francisco every year, along with the Maternity Garment Workers Union. Biggest bunch of cork soakers and mother frockers you ever saw.
H Haole'akamai Member The Polynesian Port of NOLA Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 2276	H Haole'akamai Posted posted on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 3:32 PM [ Edited by: Haole'akamai 2008-10-23 08:53 ]
TZ Tiki Zen Member Too far from the beach Bowling Green, KY Joined: Mar 15, 2007 Posts: 353	TZ Tiki Zen Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 6:31 AM Hmmm - I don't know if soaking a plastic-coated ceramic stopper will do much. What about putting the stopper in the freezer? Might make it shrink a bit.
B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 11:56 AM Ayayay, what a predicament! I just checked my bottle to see if you could whittle off some plastic from the cork, but no, that is solid, hard material! Boiling it in water to make it pliable and then pushing it in? I dunno... But thank you, I just now realized that my bottle is almost full still, I am gonna give it a taste test later on! :)
S SoccerTiki Grand Member (8 years) TheSoccerTikiGrotto, Island of LongBeach Joined: Feb 24, 2005 Posts: 1987	S SoccerTiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 12:09 PM The biggest problem I see with putting the cork stopper back in is that you have to quit drinking from it!!!
TD TIKI DAVID Member North Coast/ DEAD Joined: Apr 07, 2004 Posts: 1961	TD TIKI DAVID Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 1:21 PM i never said "boiling" i said "hot"
R ron-tiki Grand Member (1 year) los angeles Joined: Feb 24, 2007 Posts: 441	R ron-tiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 2:37 PM a little crisco shortening or sand paper it.
TT Tiki Trav Tiki Socialite NSW Central Coast, Australia Joined: Sep 25, 2006 Posts: 640	TT Tiki Trav Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 6:36 PM A Big F#*&ing Hammer (no liability taken for outcome)
S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 7:14 PM Put the stopper in the freezer and run hot water over the top, then see if they don't fit right together.
H Howland Tiki Socialite Upstate, SC Joined: Jan 30, 2006 Posts: 751	H Howland Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 7:24 PM Try dipping it in cider :wink:
T tikipaka Tiki Socialite New York Joined: May 31, 2006 Posts: 644	T tikipaka Posted posted on Fri, Oct 24, 2008 1:12 AM Yeah, cider is enough to make any thing PUCKER UP. :lol: :D :D :D AHH DAMN IT ALL TO HELL, THERE I GO AGAIN BEING THAT CLASS CLOWN THAT BENZ KEEPS TELLING ME ABOUT.. :lol: Happy is good..
T tikipaka Tiki Socialite New York Joined: May 31, 2006 Posts: 644	T tikipaka Posted posted on Fri, Oct 24, 2008 1:25 AM By the way, I couln't find any help for you on getting the plastic cork back into your decanter, but I did find this out about how to get a cork out of a bottle just incase any one needs to know. http://www.viewdo.com/now_viewing.php?id=187 :lol: [ Edited by: tikipaka 2008-10-25 15:27 ]

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