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joeman

joeman

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Don't come across them often and could use an assist in dating this one.

Left: 104/3

Top from left: DUNHILL SHELL MADE IN ENGLAND

Bottom from left: PATENT No. 134 4 8/20

 
dmcmtk

dmcmtk

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Joe, no problem. What you notice is no date code. The Patent marking is, PATENT No 1341418/20. 1941-43~45. For the rest of the story...
http://loringpage.com/pipearticles/Hypothetical%20WWII%20Pipe.htm
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joeman

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Dave!! Thanks very much. This is the first I've personally seen with that stamping, and the information you've provided is very helpful.
So per that article, this was made during WWII, and no known repair was made since there is no "repair date code" included. The pipe is actually in remarkable shape, once I rid it of some of the worst oxidation I've seen. Whoever bought and smoked this during the war took good care of it, never beat the rim, and was not a bit chomper; just a few small dents to heat and make right.
Thanks again, Dave!

 
georged

georged

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The pipe is actually in remarkable shape, once I rid it of some of the worst oxidation I've seen. Whoever bought and smoked this during the war took good care of it, never beat the rim, and was not a bit chomper; just a few small dents to heat and make right.
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And after that, if you DON'T post a pic or three of the whole pipe, the board's BritWood fans will hunt you down and take away all your lighters and pipe cleaners, while leaving you your tobacco and pipes. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: MuWAHhahahaha

 
jguss

jguss

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Silly old bear? Dave, one of the sadder things of my adulthood was living to see Christopher Robbin die of old age

 
joeman

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George...how right you are! Images...or it didn't happen.
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georged

georged

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That was fast! I hadn't even started making calls to get the posse rounded up.
Looks like you get to keep your lighters and cleaners. :lol:
That's a nice pipe indeed. Rare-ish shape, scarce production period, excellent condition, and tons of character.
Is that diagonal line across the nomenclature a factory splice? I've seen a few over the years, almost always oval shanks.

 
joeman

joeman

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George, that makes sense due to the WW2 briar shortages...and the fact that Dunny didn't make "smaller versions" of their then current production shapes as some others did. But I'm going to say no...I think it's a decent scratch...due to all of the other smaller scratches which go in the same direction. But a closer look might point more to your suggestion...I'll have to look at it again, more closely.

 
georged

georged

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Would Dunhill have done a splice on the diagonal?
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More often than not from what I've seen. I always figured it was intentional to increase/maximize the surface area of the glue joint in the pre-epoxy era. (Just guessing, though)

 
cwarmouth

cwarmouth

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What a beautiful pipe. Lucky you. What did you use on the bowl to make it look so good?

 
jpmcwjr

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Sweet all around. It could be my birth year!! hint hint.....
And about the title, I thought it said "How to date a dummy", and was going to suggest eHarmony.com or other dating sites.

 
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