Patent Dunhill Shell
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That's a Vernon Tenon patent no. So, screw it back together after cleaning out the shank. Maybe gunk has clogged it from pulling apart.
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http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/patent2.html
Scroll down to Vernon Patent
http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/patent2.html
That's not the Vernon tenon patent number (1861910/32 is). Looks like a repair for a broken tenon. That pipe also appears to have been topped.
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The rim doesn't look topped to me. Since there are no visible tines, my best guess is that they were sawn off, like a lot of stingers.
I'm not a Dunhill guy, but over the years I've come to rely on foggymountain for my Dunhill lore, and though he owns many Dunhills, he does not recommend the Shell or Cumberland series, so I pass that along. foggy' sold Dunhills and the then-more-expensive Kaywoodies at a pipe shop on Manhattan in his teens in the 1950's.
Mso, I may be out of line here, and I’ll humbly submit to the enhanced knowledge of whomever may have it, but I think the idea that certain stains on a Dunhill mar its smokability is absurd. I too have read Foggy’s statements, and while he is definitely a respected member here, and quite a Dunhill database, his opinions regarding certain finishes and their downfalls scientifically do not hold much weight in my opinion, and I don’t think it is good for others who don’t have the same experience as him to pass that opinion on to new smokers. I have owned and smoked almost every line of finish from Dunhill, and I have found them all to be most pleasant. Now, that’s my opinion vs. Foggy’s, so I welcome everyone to do with that what they want...but I do think it isn’t good of us to put something down which we ourselves have not had problems with. Does that seem valid?
More importantly and on-topic, that is a SHARP pipe. I’ve never seen that kind of tenon fixture, so I’m guessing it’s either a very professionally-butchered Vernon tenon, or it’s a very well-done repair to reinforce the shank. Hard to say without examining the pipe in person. Beautiful pipe, regardless.
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