Am I Going Mad....

[beefeater33]

That's a sweet pibe for sure............
IMO- not worth the asking price. If it was a patent era pibe, MAYBE 1200 pounds...........
Hard to tell from the pics, but looks like 1966 pibe?............

 

[beefeater33]

Gonna start using the Danish word for pipe-........... PIBE.................. I like it mucho grande better, .......... Pipa............ ya, Man............ @ ashdigger sold me the snuff, and it's been a fun experiment.......
good snuff for shore..........

 

[Chasing Embers]

Don’t blame ya, I hear it makes great potting mix

The only thing good for gardening in that deal would be the pipe. Dunhills are great for that.?

 

[Fiddlepiper]

Gonna start using the Danish word for pipe-........... PIBE.................. I like it mucho grande better, .......... Pipa............ ya, Man............ @ ashdigger sold me the snuff, and it's been a fun experiment.......
good snuff for shore..........

Scots Gaelic word for it is Piob which is said the same way.

I like the shape but definitely not the price tag.

 

[Ahi Ka]

The only thing good for gardening in that deal would be the pipe. Dunhills are great for that.?

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Now if I had a shilling pipe for every time I saw that pic. Lol. Love it btw

 

[Fiddlepiper]

Now if I had a shilling pipe for every time I saw that pic. Lol. Love it btw

I quite like Dunhill pipes but that photo does tickle me as well when it pops up.

 

[Chasing Embers]

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Scots Gaelic word for it is Piob which is said the same way.

I like the shape but definitely not the price tag.

Really need to learn a form of Gaelic or Middle English. I love how they sound.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I quite like Dunhill pipes but that photo does tickle me as well when it pops up.

I've liked a couple of the ones I've had, but the majority of them really rubbed me the wrong way, especially that one. Who ever heard of a straight pipe that couldn't pass a pipe cleaner?

 

[Fiddlepiper]

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Really need to learn a form of Gaelic or Middle English. I love how they sound.

The app Duolingo does Scots Gaelic. Also lots of online courses at the Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig.

I've liked a couple of the ones I've had, but the majority of them really rubbed me the wrong way, especially that one. Who ever heard of a straight pipe that couldn't pass a pipe cleaner?

Not entirely ideal no. A fairly catastrophic flaw really.

 

[vmaxphil]

1200 quid for a pipe!! Then set fire to it!! Your right the world's gone mad

 

[Fiddlepiper]

1200 quid for a pipe!! Then set fire to it!! Your right the world's gone mad

I suppose the hope is to set the tobacco on fire and keep the pipe intact..... ?

The more I’ve thought about this I can understand the factors involved - desirability, collectibility and rarity - that all add up to high prices with anything. I wouldn’t spend that but if someone else wants to/can then good for them.

 

[jguss]

I think a little tolerance is a good thing. One man’s madness is another man’s passion, and of course vice versa. I’m pretty sure everyone has things they spend time and/or money on that someone else would consider inexplicable (if not outright stupid).

 

[lightmybriar]

I've liked a couple of the ones I've had, but the majority of them really rubbed me the wrong way, especially that one. Who ever heard of a straight pipe that couldn't pass a pipe cleaner?

Dunhill pipes are made to come with an aluminum inner tube, from stem to bowl, so the fact that the ones you encountered couldn’t pass a cleaner assures that somebody messed with the drilling before you got them. Hopefully that fact can soften your bad experience and take some heat off of the brand haha!

 

[finnian3]

Is it a shell or a shilling? The shape is a Dunhill Swan. The shape alone is rare and if it is a shilling, then it is a rather rare Dunhill. More power to the buyer. Collectors are a rare breed.

 

[sablebrush52]

That was really interesting, thanks! Didn't Sasini make a swan neck pipe too? It had a really pronounced flat swan 'head' if I remember right.

Yes, Sasieni did of sorts, Their model is the Count Lascelles.

Genod also made a swans neck. It was the Genod model that Dunhill stole inspired Dunhill.

I got to listen to several Dunhill collectors dissect this particular pipe. The consensus is that it's a very good example from that period, the blast isn't as interesting as LC's from between the Wars, but good for this period and that the overall shaping of the pipe is excellent. It's a difficult shape to get right, even for Dunhill.

 

[didimauw]

That's a sweet pibe for sure............
IMO- not worth the asking price. If it was a patent era pibe, MAYBE 1200 pounds...........
Hard to tell from the pics, but looks like 1966 pibe?............

1200 pounds? That's a heavy pipe! But you must be confused, we are talking about price, not weight.... Lol

 

[shanez]

The LC shape, the devil is in the details.

Document: Dunhill LC comparison -- Pipes: Logos & Markings - - http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/infos/dunhillLC-comp.html

It looks like that even within original Dunhills there will be slight variances. Here a comparison picture from the John Loring page at Pipedia:

The differences are subtle but still there. I like that there are differences. If a person is inclined they can track down an original that they find slightly more appealing than the others and, if they are lucky, add it to their collection.

Not that I'll be bidding on the one in the OP but I do really like the lines on it. I also really like the lines on the 1927 #LC in the pic. The "flow" of it works for me.

 

[dmcmtk]

That's a sweet pibe for sure............
IMO- not worth the asking price. If it was a patent era pibe, MAYBE 1200 pounds...........
Hard to tell from the pics, but looks like 1966 pibe?............

I'm going to say...1956.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Dunhill pipes are made to come with an aluminum inner tube, from stem to bowl, so the fact that the ones you encountered couldn’t pass a cleaner assures that somebody messed with the drilling before you got them. Hopefully that fact can soften your bad experience and take some heat off of the brand haha!

The first one that couldn't was a newly purchased Ruby Bark 4103, no tampering there.

 

[beefeater33]

I'm going to say...1956.

I agree, after taking another look without the beer-goggles on....................... ?