Dunhill WWI Campaign Pipe

[bottils]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob

As seen i in the 'Things Soldiers Want" pamphlet of 1914, Dunhill made a campaign pipe(along with the campaign plug tobacco) that could be ordered in bulk and distributed to the officers and men alike.

Anyone seen one of these? Some are bound to have survived the trenches and following century? or perhaps not?

 

[vates]

Could you please attach a picture of it?

 

[madox07]

Yeah ... pic please, that kind of got me curios too !

 

[bottils]

Let me check my "About Smoke", will try to post a pic.

 

[shanez]

I'm very curious to know more about these particular pipes.

While I'm not fully "in the market" yet for a verified WWI soldier's Dunhill pipe I will say I'm getting closer and closer and closer...

 

[forciori]

Yeah ... pic please, that kind of got me curios too !

+1

 

[HatMagnet]

Any more information on these? I drew a blank with google.

 

[bottils]

 

[bottils]

Sorry for the delay, had alot on my plate lately. This is from my reprint of this gem:

 

[vates]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[verporchting]

I’ll take 100 please. Please find enclosed 5 pounds sterling.

 

[donjgiles]

This is for WW II, but still pretty cool...

Vtg 1940s WW2 Dunhill Lighter Three Star Deluxe Pipe Locklite Pouch Tobacco Kit | eBay

This is a genuine and not a reproduction. A Locklite Lined Zippered Black Leather Tobacco Pouch. A Dunhill Service Lighter in Box. Era: 1940s WW2. Model:Tobacco Kit ( Lighter / Pipe / Pouch ). Style: GI-issue Pipe Smoking Tobacco Set.

www.ebay.com

 

[HatMagnet]

Great thread! Just before I found this topic I watched a movie about British troops in WWI and one of the central characters smoked a similar pipe. Worth the time to watch if you have Amazon prime.
Journey's End

 

[mso489]

Do I understand that the pipes were in lots of 100 for five pounds? One hundred pipes for five pounds? Adjusted for inflation, I wonder what that would be. I don't think Dunhill got into ratcheting up the price until the 1950's or a little later. I think Kaywoodie were the pricey pipes in the U.S., with Dunhill sitting in second place, and both affordable to a wage earner. The $900 Group 4 came later.

 

[vates]

I’ll take 100 please. Please find enclosed 5 pounds sterling.

£5 in 1914 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £580.74 in 2020

 

[vates]

£5 in 1914 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £580.74 in 2020

~£6 per pipe is absolutely possible nowadays. Say, in Greece you can buy a smokable briar under EUR9.

 

[bottils]

No one encountered one of theese thru the years? The markings clearly read Dunhill, so I suppose people would see them as something a little out of the ordinary and think twice before tossing it in the bin. I could be wrong, tho.

 

[verporchting]

I’m guessing most of these pipes were destroyed or lost on the battlefields of Europe along with their brave owners. Even if the man survived the pipe probably didn’t since they could not have had an easy life. Considering the hardships encountered by the men back home trying to reintegrate its likely any surviving pipes continued to take a beating as the only one available to them while they got back to their lives. 100 year old pipes in general are hard to find in good condition anyway without literally having gone through war. Yeah, I’m thinking most of these pipes didn’t survive and if there were crates of them leftover after the war it wouldn’t surprise me to learn Dunhill destroyed them to protect the company name for top quality.

 

[bottils]

I’m guessing most of these pipes were destroyed or lost on the battlefields of Europe along with their brave owners. Even if the man survived the pipe probably didn’t since they could not have had an easy life. Considering the hardships encountered by the men back home trying to reintegrate its likely any surviving pipes continued to take a beating as the only one available to them while they got back to their lives. 100 year old pipes in general are hard to find in good condition anyway without literally having gone through war. Yeah, I’m thinking most of these pipes didn’t survive and if there were crates of them leftover after the war it wouldn’t surprise me to learn Dunhill destroyed them to protect the company name for top quality.

The more I think about it, the more this seems likely, alas.

 

[mso489]

It could be that none of them survive or that they aren't identifiable. I'd think Dunhill would have wanted to stamp them to get credit for their war effort, but stamping might not be included at the price. So much of WWI gear was viable years later. I grew up with a canvas pup tent that was WWI surplus.