Dunhill Stem Question
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I also have a 1924 with "Ex" under the shape code 106. Does anyone have any input on the Ex?
Cumberland (or more properly, “brindle” stems 
) were used on Root Briars throughout the 1930s. Regarding the EX, I believe it means the pipe was given out as a replacement under Dunhill’s warranty. Check Pipedia, it has tons of Dunhill information there!
) were used on Root Briars throughout the 1930s. Regarding the EX, I believe it means the pipe was given out as a replacement under Dunhill’s warranty. Check Pipedia, it has tons of Dunhill information there!
Dunhill had Brindle/Cumberland stems on some pipes in the 1930's.
See some examples here,
Dunhill Patent pipes 1930-1939 - Markings - http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/patent2.html#drr36
See some examples here,
Dunhill Patent pipes 1930-1939 - Markings - http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/patent2.html#drr36
Oftentimes, the subsequent year may be stamped onto a pipe if the pipe didn’t leave for a store in the year that it was made. For example, a pipe may have been made in 1955, but didn’t leave the factory until ‘56, so it would have the date code for 1955 and then another date code for 1956. Your “88” may be an 8 and a 9? For 1938 then 1939 date codes? Hard to tell. There are still some unsolved mysteries when it comes to certain Dunhill stamps.
Yes, I have always understood that Dunhill made mouthpieces in Vulcanite Brindle since the 1930s but I am unsure when they started calling them Cumberland. I cannot recall when they first moved the Dunhill Pipe factory to Cumberland Road. I do know that the road was not named after the mouthpiece!
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