James Bond and Bernard Lee pipe - anyone

[biggles]

Been on a JB kick lately...and got intrigued with Bernard's choice of pipe. I simply cannot find any info online about it. He changes it up and many of the movies he is in, but the black sandblast Dublin or Billiard classic style that he uses is just gorgeous. Anyone have any idea or research on what he has used in the JB films?

 

[snagstangl]

Do you have any profile views of the pipe or pipes?

 

[shutterbugg]

Good luck. It took modern film restoration technology to get an accurate handle on the striped watch strap Connery wore on his Rolex Sub in Thunderball and Dr. No. For years it appreared black and gray even though the movies were in color. A few years ago it was determined to actually be red and green. IDing that pipe seems like an even tougher undertaking.

 

[skraps]

If I was gonna take a stab, I would say Dunhill. Classic shapes, classic British name. I could be off the mark by a mile though.

 

[biggles]

I was thinking same thing, Dunhill and looked for a ton of pics for that white dot. But this could also be Italian as Italian pipes were very much 'in' for Londoners in the 1960's. Just hard to find any profile pics other than the ones above....and these, which is more of a smooth/rosewood kind:

And of course this one:

 

[shutterbugg]

The James Bond franchise is one of if not the most heavily-involved in product placement in the history of film. If the pipe was a Dunhill it would have been because Dunhill paid for the placement, and the trademark white dot would have been prominently visible.