Dunhill Shape 29

[ssjones]

I'll look forward to seeing that new Dunhill buckaroo!

 

[bentmike]

Welcome Buckaroo! Beautiful pipes you have there.

 

[buckaroo]

Thanks for the welcome! A 31282 (not a typo.) I said it was unique.

 

[ssjones]

That is very unique. Is that a Root Briar?

 

[buckaroo]

Yes, it's a Root. A quick google search before buying lead me to believe it may have only been made in '78, but what do I know. Much more pleasing in person as I was nervous opening the box (I like to buy my pipes in person) and already thinking of an escape plan, but it's a nice departure from my normal bulldog & rhodesian picks and strangely pleasing in person with the fat oval shank. One bowl through already.

 

[ssjones]

That definitely has all of the right features! It is very similar to this shape 552 (1963) I owned/sold. Unfortunately that one was a filter pipe and I just didn't like the draw.

 

[buckaroo]

Wow, that's too bad as I like that shape much better. Better year too. Can't win 'em all, huh. Thx.

 

[mso489]

My fantasy goes like this. It's an antique store that handles a lot of estate furniture, and with one

truckload, they also get a few pipes, one of them a Dunhill, which doesn't mean a thing to the store owner.

So he figures he'll tag it at thirty, figuring that's a lot for a smoked pipe. Here I come and snag that

Dunny. Not taking advantage of a widow or oldster. Just paying the price asked. Voila. As they

used to say in the Navy, "Dream on, sailor boy."

 

[ssjones]

Last year, on the way to Richmond for the Pipe show, one of my buddies stopped by a Virginia flea market. He found an unsmoked 1966 Dunhill Shell with the box and literature. The asking price? $15.

 

[buckaroo]

That's a pretty incredible find. Geez. I live on a street with many antique shops, but I never venture in. Guess I should.

 

[ssjones]

Well, I finally found the missing "Holy Grail" piece from my list, a Dunhill CK. This one went for a lot less than I had predicted and my meager bid was enough. It is a '71 Shell and looks to be in pretty decent shape, with perhaps just a tune-up necessary.

 

[lestrout]

WTG Al! Love that shape and your patience in your search is rewarded. Does that fill up the bucket list? Is there anything left to live for?
hp

les

 

[ssjones]

Well, only two remain:

Comoys 283 (Bullcap)

Comoys 256 (Author)

 

[pitchfork]

Congrats. The CK is a beguiling shape.

 

[buckaroo]

That CK was a bit of a steal. I guess the rest of us were asleep at the wheel. Congrats. Your holy grail list is getting kind of low. I'd suggest adding a Dunhill 08 Spigot to the list if you don't have one already. My favorite Dunny.

 

[ssjones]

I was a bit surprised and that goes to show you the value of an Ebay power seller. If Treasurepipes, Great Estate, Rob Cooper etc. had sold that CK, it would have brought an additional $100 to $150.
An Dunhill Shape 08 Spigot? Yep, that would be a Holy Grail!