It took me almost forever to finish a bowl of Half and Half in this gargantuan sized pipe. This is one of the largest and largest capacity pipes I own. And along with just a few of my very best Lees, Pre War Kaywoodies, and Danish freehands this pipe was expertly constructed from top grade (but not flashy) briar and gives off that hand made look, and has a hand made feel, that only the best things do.
But the button is a complete disaster.
The NOT FOR SALE stamp is crude.
The White Spot alone, and nothing else, would trace this back to the Dunhill plant.
But why would a stone cold expert pipe maker with an extremely high skill level utterly destroy the resale value of this pipe with a crude stamp, and an obvious salvage job on the button,,,,,for profit?
This came it’s said to the man who sold it to me from an expert Austrian collector of pipes
other than Dunhills.
As improbable as it may be, the easiest explanation is a high grade extra large special bent pipe was going through Dunhill and the button was declared unsalvageable.
Then the entire pipe was condemned.
Dunhill neither gives away or sells anything but firsts.
They stamped NOT FOR SALE on it, because they meant it never be resold.
Here’s more photographs.
I’m letting it cool and filling it up with Gaslight.
It should take a half ounce.
No carver could reproduce this pipe, as large and well made as it is, for $100.
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