Ok, so I had posted about this one, but now I have better photos to share of this 1952 Dunhill, Root Briar, 115 F, 2R
hope you enjoy all,
especially you @kcghost
hope you enjoy all,
especially you @kcghost
Dunhill Root Briar 1952
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3 years older than me and far better condition than me
just tried it out, mamma mia, this smokes pretty pretty good!
tried it with Dunhill Ye Olde Signe
tried it with Dunhill Ye Olde Signe
Good to hear!just tried it out, mamma mia, this smokes pretty pretty good!
tried it with Dunhill Ye Olde Signe
You've got yourself a nice Dunhill pipe.
I'm afraid you lost him at "straight pipe", but I'm sure he'll appreciate the sentiment.
"Straight pipes? We don't smoke no stinkin' straight pipes..."
That looks like a fine little cooker, from back in the days when Dunhills were a luxury pipe, but not quite as expensive as a Kaywoodie, and neither was priced so that the average working guy couldn't buy one on payday without feeling guilty.
I suspect that it is probably a little higher quality that what you would buy new today for about eight hundred bucks.
I'm not forgiving about Dunhill's pricing. The evils of marketing.
I suspect that it is probably a little higher quality that what you would buy new today for about eight hundred bucks.
I'm not forgiving about Dunhill's pricing. The evils of marketing.
I suspect that it is probably a little higher quality that what you would buy new today for about eight hundred bucks.
I'm not forgiving about Dunhill's pricing. The evils of marketing.
I totally agree with you. Although I would say that the earlier Dunhill's were of far superior quality than that of today's Dunhill's.
This is nice to hear since I picked up a ‘52 and a ‘69 Dun. It would be nice to know they’re good quality. The prices now are amazing to me. If I were rich, I don’t think I’d turn to a Dun. Id peobably go for either antiques or totally handmade.
Yeah at the end of the day, anything over $250 (or even less) for a factory pipe is just buying for brand recognition but I must admit a few of the newer shell briar white spots are some seriously beautiful pipes for almost twice that amount.
It doesn’t have to be an either / or, and you don’t have to be rich. Older estate Dunhills are less expensive than brand new, and often smoke better. (By the way, they were generally “totally handmade.”)
Artisan (handmade) carvers have a wide range of prices. Take a look at pipes from Mark Tinsky, as an example.
There are loads of less expensive pipes that smoke amazing, but you don’t have to mortgage the farm to own a few Dunhill or artisan made pipes, either - whatever tickles your fancy.
Thanks for posting new pics. Gorgeous Algerian cross-grain!!Ok, so I had posted about this one, but now I have better photos to share of this 1952 Dunhill, Root Briar, 115 F, 2R
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hope you enjoy all,
especially you @kcghost
I love Dunhill's 115 shape. Had a 1966 shell in that shape that I really liked, then "upgraded" to a 1920's patent shell 115 with a gorgeous craggy blast (that one is currently with @georged for fabrication of a replacement stem, and will be a cherished part of my small Dunhill collection when it returns!).
