My "White Whale" Pipe....

topd

Lifer

Mar 23, 2012

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Emerson, Arkansas

• Dec 30, 2012

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We did a thread not long ago asking what was your White Whale? I finally snagged mine, a 1954 Dunhill. "My

birth year pipe". It's an ODA 835 Rootbriar. It's about a size group 7, 6 3/4" long. I like large pipes and

this one is a Babe! (You can't tell I'm proud of it can you?)

 

ghost

Lifer

May 17, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #2

Wow congrats! A definite babe!

 

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piperl12

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 7, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #3

Nice looking pipe! It's funny how Dunhill seems to be many's white whale!

 

irishsmoker

Lifer

Feb 14, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #4

Well done top! Now that the hunt is over enjoy the spoils!

 

wildcat

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 1, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #5

Nice! Congratz!

 

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flmason

Lifer

Oct 8, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #6

Congratulations on finding your birth year pipe. An excellent gift to yourself. Having it will make the rest of this year special as well as future years since you can now be on the lookout for other pipes you enjoy.

 

captainprophesy

Lifer

Sep 27, 2012

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Upland, CA.

• Dec 30, 2012

• #7

Holy crap! thats a beautiful pipe... major congrats on that Top :clap:

 

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1coolsmoke

Lurker

Feb 9, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #8

WOW!!! That is super nice...

 

numbersix

Lifer

Jul 27, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #9

Holy cow TopD - that is superb - totally my style of pipe. And a birth year too - doesn't get any better than that. Congrats!

 

fnord

Lifer

Dec 28, 2011

2,746

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Topeka, KS

• Dec 30, 2012

• #10

Congratulations, Top! She's a beauty.

 

gwtwdbss

Lifer

Jun 13, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #11

Very nice TopD. Congrats. That is a gorgeous Dunhill!

 

kris

Can't Leave

Sep 16, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #12

A babe indeed.
Is that how it arrived or did you have to clen it up yourself?

 

ssjones

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Staff member

May 11, 2011

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Maryland

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #13

Fabulous! Congrats on that milestone acquisition. I'm sure you'll enjoy it immensely.

 

shawn

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 1, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #14

Good for you TOP! Looks great.

 

topd

Lifer

Mar 23, 2012

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Emerson, Arkansas

• Dec 30, 2012

• #15

Thanks Guys. This is pretty much how it came, clean as a whistle. I ran some Everclear soaked pipe cleaners

and Q-tips through her, and planed to do the whole treatment. But as clean as it was, I loaded some dry

Balkan Sobraine and lit her up. Had just a hint of carbon cake, very uniform. So I left it as is. I can't be

more pleased.

I had never even thought of a 'Birth Year' pipe until I started visiting this forum. I've looked and watched

until this one crept in my sites. I paid more than I wanted to but no way was I letting it get away, but had

to make a new years resolution because of it. No new pipes for the first quarter of 2013 at least. (I'll just

work on my cellar some).

 

mthanded

Can't Leave

Sep 15, 2012

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• Dec 30, 2012

• #16

Absolutely stunning grain on that pipe. Congratulations.

 

keith929

Lifer

Nov 23, 2010

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5,639

• Dec 30, 2012

• #17

Great find and a beautiful pipe. Now I have to work on finding my birth year Dunhill.

 

philobeddoe

Lifer

Oct 31, 2011

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East Indiana

• Dec 30, 2012

• #18

Very sweet pipe TopD. Congrats.

 

buffalo96

Lurker

Nov 17, 2012

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Greensboro, NC

• Dec 30, 2012

• #19

Nice pipe!

 

bigboi

Lifer

Nov 12, 2012

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• Dec 31, 2012

• #20

Nice!!!! That is a great looking pipe.