Dunhill Research

[quincy]

Does anyone know of a good site to learn about Dunhills besides pipepedia?

 

[bentmike]

John C. Loring was a knowledgeable collector of Dunhills who wrote a lot of good stuff.
http://loringpage.com/

 

[papipeguy]

Here's another good site for dating Dunhills.
http://www.rdfield.com/Articles/A%20Dunhill%20Pipe%20Dating.htm

 

[dmcmtk]

http://chriskeene.com/dunhill.htm

 

[ssjones]

Those three places have a ton of information.

 

[mikestanley]

John Loring wrote a paperback "book" a while ago. It is a must have for those interested in Dunhill history> It's out of print but they show up on eBay from time to time...for about $100.00.
Mike S.

 

[huntertrw]

The booklet to which Mikestanley refers is titled "The Dunhill Briar Pipe - The Patent Years and After," copyright 1998. I purchased my copy from Pipestud via his eBay store. It contains a wealth of information, and would be useful to any Dunhill enthusiast.

 

[lestrout]

pipephil.eu has a chart with a DH dating guide.
hp

les

 

[mkelaw]

The Loring book referred to above is, at least in my opinion, the number one reference on Dunhill. It really gets into the details and answers a lot of questions that won't be addressed by the online references mentioned above. That said, if you have a pipe that's fifty years or less old, the Field site, pipephil or Chris Keene's site will almost always give you the information you need.

 

[newbroom]

Cool beans. My Shellbriar has a 4 suffix after the word England. That puts it at 1954. There are letters printed with a slash separating them. F/T.

I asked Howard Shulte about that. He said it denotes "fish tail" for the stem.

Unfortunately, my conversations with Howard have been all to abrupt for me to properly (as if I could) access his information about the Dunhill pipe.

 

[saltedplug]

Given the cost of Dunhills, this means trouble, but I am fast becoming a Dunhill enthusiast. Al Pascia has a good page and a half of information.

 

[quincy]

Thanks for all the help guys! A plethora of information!

 

[huntertrw]

For those of you who may be interested, Pipestud currently has a copy of John Loring's "The Dunhill Briar Pipe -- The Patent Years and After" for sale on his Pipestud's Consignment Pipe Shop on eBay (Pipestud's Consignment Pipe Shop).