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It is slightly smaller in diameter than a 1/2" IP shower arm. I just bought the shower arm from Home Depot and it is today's "standard". The question rephrased is: What diameter pipe and thread count was used in my 1950's house, which is not 1/2", but slightly smaller/tighter?

I just removed an old shower arm with surface rust. Our house is from the 1950s and the piping in the wall is still OK. The threads were stripped at the end of the shower, and there was a spirally piece of brass that had been curled off the end because the previous installer had forced it into...