Just received this strange and delightful pipe. It is a basic apple shape with octagonal paneling. No style number, #3 bowl, 6" long. I haven't smoked it yet but it will be a favorite for sure.
Unusual White Spot Pipe
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It's the new labeling. They started stamping White Spot instead of Dunhill late last year. There is an extended discussion about it on this site.
waymon:
I think that's the new nomenclature. There's been much discussion here about how Dunhill is trying to minimize the name "Dunhill" on their pipes and get people to think of them as "White Spot" pipes. Search the forums and you'll get some insight into this ludicrous approach to marketing a 100+-year-old brand. (The short reason: The current head of the Dunhill line responsible for pipe production doesn't believe the Dunhill name should be associated with something as awful as pipe smoking. And if that makes sense to you, you're a smarter man than I.)
I think that's the new nomenclature. There's been much discussion here about how Dunhill is trying to minimize the name "Dunhill" on their pipes and get people to think of them as "White Spot" pipes. Search the forums and you'll get some insight into this ludicrous approach to marketing a 100+-year-old brand. (The short reason: The current head of the Dunhill line responsible for pipe production doesn't believe the Dunhill name should be associated with something as awful as pipe smoking. And if that makes sense to you, you're a smarter man than I.)
Man, that really is a beaut, Foggy. That shiny stem makes it look like it's going for a night on the town with white ascot. Maybe a show with a duke's daughter, drop by the Drones for a whisky with Bertie Wooster, then to bed. Got to get up at eleven sharp, tomorrow is Old Boy's Day at Eton. Pip, pip!
You can really pick those Root Briars Foggy! I have not seen that shape either. Dunhill or White Spot, it looks like whoever is making their stems sure knows their stuff!
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