Dunhill Shape - Help Needed

[gloucesterman]

I recently picked up this Dunhill Bulldog but am having some difficulty locating information on three digit shape numbers. The date code suggests the pipe was made in 1962 and has a shape number 148. The closest thing I could find was a #48 in the Pease Collection. Can anyone direct me to a site that will provide information on three digit codes. The usual sites don't seem to have much.

 

[beefeater33]

Try This-

Dunhill Shape Numbers ::

 

[gloucesterman]

Beefeater, thanks. It helped a lot.

 

[pipestud]

gloucesterman, I found this bit of info on David Field's Dunhill Dating guide site. Not sure if it helps or not -
1976 - 77 During this period the group number and finish code were dropped and the old shape numbers were dropped in favor of a new system. Shape numbers during this period had either 3, 4, or 5 digits.
1978-82 In 1978 shape numbers all became five digit. Also the double digit suffix number (sometimes underlined) again became smaller than the D in ENGLAND.
Field's info did not indicate when the Dunhill size/shape numbers went back to 4 digits.

 

[disinformatique]

I had an eye on that Dunhill on ebay good thing you got it, it was listed at a very affordable price. Plus 148 is just Gr. 1 Shape 48 methinks
Enjoy !!
Chris :puffpipe:

 

[mso489]

'Looks a bit like a Stanwell shape 32 bulldog, though perhaps a little bigger, if that's not an impolite thing to say about a Dunhill.