Another Vintage Dunhill Find

[huntertrw]

"I inserted the inner tube a bit so you can see the finished bottom."
Doubtless you already know this, but for the uninitiated the Inner Tube has been inserted backwards, as the bevel on its opposite end should align with and mirror the curvature of the bottom of the bowl. Further, the Tube should not protrude into the bowl, but be flush with its side.

 

[voorhees]

hunterrw, this is true. However, this tube was blunt on both ends. This is actually the stem end. I think someone ground off the beveled end at some point. 8O
The tube barely protrudes through into the bowl hole when inserted.

 

[buroak]

The gouges in the heel of the bowl did not look too serious. They probably would not have posed a problem for someone who, like you, knows how to treat a pipe well, but better safe than sorry. This pipe is lucky it did not fall into the hands of some yobbo.
I certainly have pipes with gouges as bad or worse, and all of them cost me more than $10. I have a very old BBB with deep gouges ringing the tobacco chamber walls. Somebody gave new meaning to "cutting the cake". Fortunately, the bowl walls are pretty thick for a pipe of that era.

 

[voorhees]

buroak, the larger of the two gouges was deep. It was at very least 3/16ths deep. Enough of a concern that it may eventually burn out. So, I filled it.

 

[texmexpipe]

Great find! Man I'm excited and I didn't even make the find!

 

[buroak]

buroak, the larger of the two gouges was deep. It was at very least 3/16ths deep. Enough of a concern that it may eventually burn out. So, I filled it.

Ah, that was worse than it looked. Filling was definitely prudent.

 

[disinformatique]

Good thing i dont like the shape or I would have already been doing Da Voodoo on you to send me the pipe :nana: . Congrats, its a lovely pipe for that amount of money. :puffpipe:
Chris