Dunhill Bruyere - Help From The Experts Needed

[ashdigger]

Hi gang, I just added this Dunhill to my collection and I have a few questions concerning the date. I've looked through pipedia but I'm no closer. It is a shape 44.

This photo shows Ao Dunhill London

This photo shows the following:
MADE IN ENGLAND

"INNER TUBE"

PATENTS MARCH.9.15 44

Thank you for your help and sorry for the crappy photos

 

[ashdigger]

Oops, after I posted the photos I looked on Pipephil.eu. If I'm not hallucinating my pipe was made before November 1920. Thanks in part to the "D" not having tails.

 

[kenbarnes]

Pipes with the "MAR.9.15" US reference together with "PAT.APP.FOR" date from 1918-1920. The date suffix was not introduced until late 1921.

This may help I reckon 1918-1920.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

Nice find! Coming up on 100 years, that one.

 

[beefeater33]

Nice One!!

Ash- are you sure the "D" has no tails? From my monitor it looks like it has the tails....

Here's Loring's guide:

http://www.loringpage.com/attpipes/dundate.htm

 

[ssjones]

Very cool, heck of a find!

 

[dmcmtk]

It's the tale of the tails... You have the pipe in hand, so can see it better than we can, and from different angles. In the picture, it looks like a possible tail at the top of the D? Or maybe it's just the appearance of the briar?

 

[ashdigger]

When I get back home I'll post a better picture.

 

[ashdigger]

 

[ashdigger]

The "tail" at the top of the D is just a very small mark on the briar

 

[dmcmtk]

Ash, much better pic. So going by John Loring, 1920, ‘No Code or Tails’. Pipe looks to be in very good-excellent condition for its age.

 

[ashdigger]

Thank you for all of your help and knowledge. I truly appreciate it!!!