Dunhill London 107 before, after and the dating issue

vlodko · Jun 23, 2015

Hi All,
There's one of the recently restored pipes. The stamping says "A", "DUNHILL LONDON". "*", "MADE IN ENGLAND PAT № 1343253 /20", "107". The dating is a bit complicated - there's no year suffix. Pipephil states it can be either 1927 or 1941. I am in a doubt so far: there's no "Inner tube" stamp (typical for older Bruyeres) but the pipe says "PAT №", not the "US PAT", what refers to a time before 1934. Any advices and suggestions are strongly welcome.

johnnyreb · Jun 23, 2015

Vlodko,
I am just learning Dunhill coding after recently acquiring a 1932 Bruyere so take this for what it's worth. To what you have pointed out I would add that the Bruyere "A" stamp is typical of 1941 and not the earlier "Ao" Bruyere stamp. My keyboard can't make the small dot o but I'm sure you follow.
My 1932 Dunhill Bruyere U.S. PATENT 1861910/32 is not stamped "Inner tube" either but it obviously has one. Here's the thread with my as found pics:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/1932-dunhill-bruyere-us-patent-186191032-186191033

dmcmtk · Jun 23, 2015

My first thought is the 1940's, for some reading on the subject, see here from John Loring,
http://loringpage.com/pipearticles/Hypothetical%20WWII%20Pipe.htm
I have two Shell's marked in the way Loring describes.

vlodko · Jun 23, 2015

Johnny, Dave,
thank you very much for your response. The point regarding the "small o" is really very usable and the Loring's article describes the situation very precisely. Thus most probably my pipe was really made in 1941 (or 1940's).
The five-pointed star is also an interesting stamp, but as far I have investigated it's a sign of one of the Dunhill resellers. At least Dunhill said they never stamped such stars on the pipes.
It seems sometimes I spend less time for the restoration than for the detailed investigation

dmcmtk · Jun 23, 2015

Here is a little more on the subject,
http://www.apassionforpipes.com/neills-blog/2012/11/2/a-wartime-treasure.html
Your pipe being a smooth finish, given what Loring and Neill Roan talk about is, I would say, fairly uncommon.

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