Dunhill Einstein Pipe
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Ha-ha, trust the Brits to steal the Irish pipe maker's thunder. That's interesting that Albert Einstein
smoked Petersons. I think in those days, Dunhills were relatively expensive, but not at all like today.
Someone on Forums said they bought Dunhills for $22 in the 1950s, when Einstein would have been
alive. I think Einstein was paid well by Princeton (was it?), but he lost his yet to be received Nobel
Prize money in his divorce settlement, so I doubt he was investing big in pipes, just wanted a good
smoke. Wish he were on Forums; then we'd learn something for sure. I'd happily cede my place,
as long as I could read his posts. (I think $22 in the 1950s would be about like $100 today, a lot,
but not the $600 or more (or much more) Dunhill wants for a Group 4 pipe today.)
smoked Petersons. I think in those days, Dunhills were relatively expensive, but not at all like today.
Someone on Forums said they bought Dunhills for $22 in the 1950s, when Einstein would have been
alive. I think Einstein was paid well by Princeton (was it?), but he lost his yet to be received Nobel
Prize money in his divorce settlement, so I doubt he was investing big in pipes, just wanted a good
smoke. Wish he were on Forums; then we'd learn something for sure. I'd happily cede my place,
as long as I could read his posts. (I think $22 in the 1950s would be about like $100 today, a lot,
but not the $600 or more (or much more) Dunhill wants for a Group 4 pipe today.)
I was the one with a new $22 Dunhill. Things cost about 15 times what they did in the 1950s. (Remember the 15 cent subway token, $2500 full size Chevy and 20 cent New York Times? )That would be $330 today. The average Dunhill now costs about $500. Not that much difference.
Forgot to mention that a Peterson, comparable to a Dunhill, cost $18 in the fifties. Only $4 more, not enough difference to make Einstein smoke them for economy. Chances are he didn't pay as much attention to the pipe brand as we do.
Back in the late 1950's, my grandfather (mom's dad) used to send me a twenty dollar bill from time to time, and I would always write him a thank you note, as was required in my family. I'd forgotten just how much money that was even then. A few years later, I commuted to the city (Chicago) on $5/day, and saved a good portion of it for recreation. I should have bought a Dunhill!
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I will never own a $ 2000 pipe in this lifetime. I am sure of that. I just wonder, is the superiority of the smoke these dunhills deliver equivalent to the price difference. Or is it just a social statement of financial status. I mean, I have not driven a Bugatti, so I can not compare it to my VW, but I am sure it will be quite like going to Mars or something. But these are just pipes, and often times there isn't even gold or anything to account for the price asked.
:rofl: :rofl: that just made my day.
good question. Luxury vehicles are manufactured for the ones who want to sit comfortably and increase their speed from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds. In winter you won't sit in a cold car because the vehicle will keep the optimal temperature inside the car, you don't have to put down the grocery bags to open the trunk, just extend your leg forward and it will open by itself. Dunhill pipes won't pack the bowl and light it up for you. What I believe is, expensive pipes are made out of the best briars you may get and hand crafted by pros. On the other side, cheaper pipes are mostly made from a good briar and made by equipment and barely hand touched. Social statement of the financial status thing. Regarding the smoke, an MM corn cob may smoke better than a Dunhill, but it doesn't mean that each corn cob will smoke better than each Dunhill. Expensive stuff are programmed to fail almost never, that is why too much attention paid for the manufacturing process. On the other hand, cheaper stuff are not programmed that way, though I have heard many people having same corn cobs for 30 years. By the way, Bugatti and VW are manufactured by the same company which is called VW Group and I own a VW as well
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