1926 Dunhill Bruyere Shape 151 restem --- Excellent Specimen, Uncommon Shape

[georged]

The 151 is quite large for its time---effectively a chunky 120 with a shorter bowl. And not many were made for some reason. I've only seen two others in 45 years.

The nomenclature is not only museum-quality preserved, but was PERFECTLY applied. (Craftsmanship jobs weren't just a paycheck back then, but a point of pride.)

This particular pipe belongs to a member here, and was recently discussed in another thread:

Dunhill Replacement Stem Needed :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance

When I ran a pipe cleaner through the stem of my 1926 Dunhill Bruyere Innertube the other day, a piece of the bit decided to break off. Now I'm looking for suggestion where to get a replacement stem made. Any suggestions as to who can do a good reproduction of the stem to include the white dot?

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[rmpeeps]

Nice job George!!

 

[mingc]

Bloody drool-worthy. Man!

 

[shanez]

First of all, excellent work!

Second, man do I envy your ability to polish a stem like that! Talk about mirror polish. I can read words in the reflection.

 

[americaman]

Can’t wait to get my Dunhills back from you! Awesome work.

 

[ssjones]

You are right, the chunkier cousin of the shape 120! I can't recall seeing this shape either.
Fabulous recreation - like my wood shop teacher used to say "looked like it growed that way".
And, I've found that the modern ebonite material will oxidize much slower then the old stuff.

Enjoy it!

 

[autumnfog]

Fantastic stem work!

 

[weedsnager]

Very nice !!

 

[pappymac]

Beautiful work George and thanks for the additional info. You told me things I didn't know.
That ones mine. I can't wait to get it back.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

I don't expect seeing anything less from Mr G Dibos, truly an excellent and admirable job

 

[smokey789]

Don't smoke innertubes. The rubber will make you sick. lol I'd use the black stem. The other looks used and has dried up saliva on it. eeew... lmao

On a more serious note. That's a beauty.

 

[beefeater33]

Fantastic! I always enjoy these restoration photos. What a splendid pipe, enjoy that one, Pappymac!.........

 

[pappymac]

Don't smoke innertubes. The rubber will make you sick. lol I'd use the black stem. The other looks used and has dried up saliva on it. eeew... lmao

On a more serious note. That's a beauty.

The other one is the broken original stem. The shiny blacK one is the new stem.

 

[mso489]

I think that was about the time Dunhill marketing began to really jack up the prices; the is a beautiful traditional shape and a magnificent restoration.

 

[pappymac]

@georged
Did you get my email?

 

[hauntedmyst]

Gorgeous!

 

[didimauw]

@georged makes this shit look really easy.

It's not.

Nice work as always!

 

[guylesss]

Absolutely beautiful work, and what an astonishing good eye you clearly have for the graceful line that that larger Dunhill bents can have (and what a glorious ending to pappymac's Dunhill Replacement Stem Needed thread).

When John Loring was still alive (in the early-mid aughts), I used to spend hours studying the mugshots of his remarkable collection (still preserved, thank goodness, albeit in frustratingly low-res images on pipedia), and in particular the LC and various immediate family members. What stuck me most was how radical their individual variety could be, even within a single model like the 151. Loring's collection included 1923, 1924, 1927, and 1928 examples, variously in Shell and Bruyere, each of which is graceful in its own way. I am hesitant to use a murky word like "spirit" to describe work at the opposite end of the spectrum from slavish copying. But you've nailed it. As for the Loring 151 mugshots (in the very unlikely event you or others here don't know them or haven't seen them recently), google image search works just fine.

 

[kcghost]

Brilliant job, George!!