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Post by addamsruspipe on Apr 26, 2020 18:27:53 GMT -5
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Post by peteguy on Apr 26, 2020 19:18:39 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Apr 26, 2020 19:28:29 GMT -5
I agree with Peteguy, And a Dunhill would have stampings unless someone went wild with the buffer.
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Post by addamsruspipe on Apr 26, 2020 20:23:55 GMT -5
Not a worry for me. I have never really paid attention to Dunhills. So when I saw the dot was just curious if it was. 😀
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Post by trailboss on Apr 26, 2020 20:44:34 GMT -5
I have a meerschaum billiard with a white spot, and have not been able to determine if it is a Dunhill either, but it is a great smoker!
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Post by ironclad on Apr 26, 2020 21:01:01 GMT -5
Well, I have a Dunhill Black Dress Billiard from '95 that has a thin, silver ring just like that. However, the spot looks more silver than white and the bit doesn't look quite right, IMO. It may be a transitional stem--somewhat between a fishtail and a spade bit; Lord knows Dunhill was known for making variations--but I would be dubious until I could look at whatever stamping is available.
Just my $0.02.
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 26, 2020 21:48:12 GMT -5
The spot is silver, so nope.
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Post by addamsruspipe on Apr 26, 2020 22:23:40 GMT -5
Pretty sure it is silver also. So the mystery of what it actually is will have to wait. Hopefully I will have it in hand in about two weeks.  |
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Post by peteguy on Apr 27, 2020 1:17:35 GMT -5
ironclad = Your Dunhill has a silver ring as you stated. The pipe in question here has a aluminum metal piece like a Grabow has. Ive seen hundreds of the aluminum ring things and most of them have the same dirty aluminum look as this one.
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Post by pappyjoe on Apr 27, 2020 8:53:00 GMT -5
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Post by ironclad on Apr 28, 2020 18:26:27 GMT -5
ironclad = Your Dunhill has a silver ring as you stated. The pipe in question here has a aluminum metal piece like a Grabow has. Ive seen hundreds of the aluminum ring things and most of them have the same dirty aluminum look as this one. Could be but my DHP looks the same because I haven't polished the silver in a while. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 28, 2020 18:42:52 GMT -5
No.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Apr 28, 2020 19:34:15 GMT -5
Nope. Not a Dunhill. Zooming in the pic on my phone, I can see the top part of stamping on left side of shank. Definitely not Dunhill stamping.
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Post by peteguy on Apr 28, 2020 23:15:32 GMT -5
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 29, 2020 2:57:32 GMT -5
It's a shame it isn't, but you've still got a good set of pipes there to play with.
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Post by pappyjoe on Apr 29, 2020 8:00:04 GMT -5
Speaking of Dunhill, I have just learned something new about them. I have a 1926 Dunhill Bruyere Patent Inner Tube and a part of the bit broke off. In researching where to send it to get a new stem made with the White Dot, I found that I had been believing the myth that the White Dot was made from Ivory. The old White Dots were made from cellulose.
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