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I received a pipe I purchased on etsy last week and it has me a little stumped. On the left it is stamped DURR'S over OLD GRAIN followed by 95 next to the stem. On the right it is stamped MADE IN LONDON over ENGLAND. no other stummel markings. The top of the heavily oxidized stem has a very finely incised circle enclosing a capital D, the diameter of the circle is very small at less than 2 mm. The stem appears to be hand cut.
The pipe appears to have been manufactured as a tobacconist House Pipe by Parker/Dunhill (most likely Parker) based on the fact that the entire pipe is externally nidentical to an acquaintances 1961 Dunhill LB with the exception of minor differences in the bit. Internally is another matter, the pipe does appear to be fitted in the stem for an inner tube type of liner. the draught hole is the largest I have ever seen an I can pass a 7/32 bit into the bowl. It does NOT appear to have been modified after manufacturing.
The pipe does not appear to have been heavily smoked with handling marks more consistent with age more so than use and has cleaned up wonderfully externally. Internally it is very strongly ghosted with an unidentified Lakeland, ugh.
My questions are:
1. Has anyone ever seen a draught hole this large before in a manufactured pipe (7/32")?
2. Anyone know of a tobacconist named Durr? My attempts to find info online have only resulted in a Swiss tobacconist, A. Durr, which I don't think is associated with this pipe.
Pictures to follow.
The pipe appears to have been manufactured as a tobacconist House Pipe by Parker/Dunhill (most likely Parker) based on the fact that the entire pipe is externally nidentical to an acquaintances 1961 Dunhill LB with the exception of minor differences in the bit. Internally is another matter, the pipe does appear to be fitted in the stem for an inner tube type of liner. the draught hole is the largest I have ever seen an I can pass a 7/32 bit into the bowl. It does NOT appear to have been modified after manufacturing.
The pipe does not appear to have been heavily smoked with handling marks more consistent with age more so than use and has cleaned up wonderfully externally. Internally it is very strongly ghosted with an unidentified Lakeland, ugh.
My questions are:
1. Has anyone ever seen a draught hole this large before in a manufactured pipe (7/32")?
2. Anyone know of a tobacconist named Durr? My attempts to find info online have only resulted in a Swiss tobacconist, A. Durr, which I don't think is associated with this pipe.
Pictures to follow.
