Dunhill Pipe With Factory Sterling Silver Bit Option

misterlowercase

Lifer

May 31, 2012

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• Sep 4, 2013

• #1

Offered as an option upon custom order, the sterling silver bit is said to protect from bite-marks, be hygienic and act as a counterweight for better balance.
It's rarely seen and very expensive I'd reckon.
Another one of those pipe trivia tidbits, if I had ever come across one before I knew this, I woulda thought it was an aftermarket add-on, or that somebody had messed it up with silver paint or somethin'...

 

lostandfound

Part of the Furniture Now

Sep 30, 2011

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• Sep 4, 2013

• #2

Huh.
That's different...

 

misterlowercase

Lifer

May 31, 2012

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A bargain at only $885 !!!

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http://www.top-pipes-collection.it/M265.htm

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

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• Sep 4, 2013

• #4

Very unusual. Does it bother you while smoking it?

 

numbersix

Lifer

Jul 27, 2012

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• Sep 4, 2013

• #5

Interesting - never saw that before! Thanks for sharing.

 

misterlowercase

Lifer

May 31, 2012

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I don't own it!
It probably would bother me!

 

daveinlax

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May 5, 2009

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WISCONSIN

• Sep 4, 2013

• #7

I've seem them in gold too. 8O

 

ssjones

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May 11, 2011

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postimg.cc

• Sep 4, 2013

• #8

I wasn't aware this was an option, but it definitely fits the brand. I wonder if Les Woods did the silverwork?

 

allan

Lifer

Dec 5, 2012

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Bronx, NY

• Sep 4, 2013

• #9

I just can't imagine this would be comfortable, would it? I don't even like acrylic!

 

foggymountain

Lifer

Aug 14, 2012

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• Sep 5, 2013

• #10

Seems like a collector's gimmick. Silver is the wrong material for a bit.

 

petes03

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

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The Hills of Tennessee

• Sep 5, 2013

• #11

Huh, interesting. I don't know that silver would make the best bit for a pipe. True, it is hygienic, but I bet it ain't real comfortable though!

 

misterlowercase

Lifer

May 31, 2012

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Another one of these sold recently...
...on a patent pipe
N2/Pipe DUNHILL shell / silver argent
...apparently the silver is fairly soft, the button got smooshed from long term use it looks like.

 

misterlowercase

Lifer

May 31, 2012

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• Sep 19, 2014

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Bouncing around vaguely looking for a Peterson Kapruf,

I came across another one of these oddball silver bit Dunhills...
http://www.sybaritepipe.com/en/estate-dunhill/841-dunhill-shell-41031-silver-lip-1975.html
Wonder why they offered this option?
:?:

 

misterlowercase

Lifer

May 31, 2012

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• Feb 14, 2016

• #14

...spotted another one of these odd rare birds recently:
RARE 1950's DUNHILL London sterling silver bit MADE BY SPECIAL ORDER AT FACTORY
:
Ashton has also made a silver bitted tip:

http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/dunhill-twin-bore-mouthpiecestem#post-813622
:
...and for those who may think that Dunhill only made conservative traditional shapes,

well, their Quaints were something else, often quite wild,

here's a cool example:

It's a 1950(?) ODC 861.

④

Pat. No. 417574/ 34

Date code numbers = 0 2 3 6
For more info,

see here:

http://loringpage.com/pipearticles/The%20Early%20Dunhill%20OD.htm

:!:

 

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mothernaturewilleatusallforbreakfast

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• Feb 14, 2016

• #15

I had no idea? Who knew there were such things. Not my favorites, but different nonetheless.