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vespertillio

vespertillio

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Hi all. I have been looking for a birth date Dunhill for a little while and I think I may have found one. Though I could be reading the age keys totally wrong lol. Can anyone tell me if this is a 1968? There is hardly any information from the seller but I do have this picture. What do you guys think?
dunhill-600x450.jpg


 
cajunguy

cajunguy

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 22, 2012
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Metairie, LA
I'm fairly certain that's a 1968.
Some Dunhill lines reset the superscript after ten years.
For example:

1960^4=1964

1970^4=1974
Tanshell Pipes do not reset from the 1960 baseline, as far I as know. So again, for example, you could have 1960^18 which would amount to a 1978 Dunhill Tanshell.
I'm far from a Dunhill expert, and I could be wrong, but I'm fairly confident that you have a '68 pictured.

 
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pipephil

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Jun 15, 2010
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If the year suffix is "8" the important thing is to check the size of the number.

If the "8" is smaller and raized it's 1950+8

If the "8" has the same size than the "D" of ENGLAND it's 1960+8 (this case I believe)

You may find out all this checking by your self here

http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/cledat-en1a.html

the starting page of the Dunhill dating key here

http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/cledat-en1.html

It's a breeze

 
vespertillio

vespertillio

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Well I didn't win it. I put in what I thought was a pretty good snipe bid but someone beat me. Oh well. One of these days. :)

 
cajunguy

cajunguy

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 22, 2012
756
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Metairie, LA
Sorry to read that you lost the pipe. I usually view losing auctions as a sign that something even better (and probably more expensive) is awaiting me beyond the horizon. :twisted:

 
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pipephil

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I wouldn't buy a tanshell from the 1960. Rather one of the early 50's when Dunhill used to sandblast Algerian Briar.

:)

 
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