Famous Owner (Jack Lemmon) Dunhill Brought Back to New

[georged]

For anyone unfamiliar with the name, Jack Lemmon is a major A-List film actor from the second half of the 20th century. Two Academy Awards, big box office movies, a household name for decades.

Jack Lemmon - Wikipedia

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Jack was also a pipe smoker.

Jack liked Dunhills.

There's a collector out there who specializes in Famous People Pipes, and displays them next to a photo of the star smoking the pipe being displayed. (How cool is that?)





Jack was also a stem-chewer who had diamond-tipped tungsten carbide teeth and 400 horsepower jaw muscles.

Enter the pipe seen here. An extremely rare Diplomat shape. Group 5, with the widest oval shank in proportion to the bowl I've ever seen.

Pictures explain the rest.

Two particulars since someone is bound to mention them: 1) Yes, the new stem's tenon is slightly longer than the original (for shank safety-against-breakage-if-dropped reasons... the original was cut too short); and 2) Yes, the new brindle material is black & red(ish) while the original is black & brown(ish). Why? Because 28mm brindle rod has become extremely scarce in the USA, and it was either this color or nothing.

Since the "invisible repair" test is "Would the new stem pass QA at the factory?" it still qualifies, though.

 

[BingBong]

Yeah, I can imagine that he was a stem chewer, he had that kind of emotional intensity. The Odd Couple is still a brilliant film.

Nice resurrection there.

 

[brian64]

Beautiful, outstanding work as always George.

And very cool, because I'd put JL on a very short list of my favorite actors.

 

[ssjones]

We rarely get to see a collectible with provenance, thanks for sharing!
Do the pipes from this collector get smoked?

 

[PaulRVA]

That’s an awesome pipe to have and being that it was Jacks it’s even more awesome!

 

[jguss]

Please tell me he has a Walter Matthau pipe to go along with this one.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

So cool- love Jack. So many great films. Frequently accompanies one of my other favorites, Shirley MacClaine (The Apartment, Irma Da Louce)

I only recently found out she and Warren Beaty are siblings. How about that?!

Don't know if either of them smoked a pipe though.

 

[AroEnglish]

Lovely. Does the longer tennon mean it sits flush with the mortise face?

 

[sablebrush52]

Beautiful work as always.

 

[kcghost]

Masterful work, George!! Jack Lemmon was a master at his craft. "Some Like it Hot", "Mr. Roberts", "Irma La Douce". "The Odd Couple", "Grumpy Old Men", and many others.

 

[LotusEater]

Beautiful work and what a cool pipe!

 

[AJL67]

Great work and very cool to own those kind of pipes. I know you'll all be fighting over my pipes when im gone for the same reason.

 

[mingc]

That's awfully pretty.

 

[trouttimes]

Excellent work as always. You are the master.

 

[RufusTFirefly]

I'm the owner of that beautiful pipe. The pictures look great, I can't wait for it to come back home. George sent me link to this post last night and I was blown away. I attached a picture of it's home for everyone. To answer questions. Yes I do smoke it. I've searched for a Walter Matthau pipe but he was a cigarette and cigar guy.

 

[ssjones]

Welcome to the forum! We love rare pipes and stories and like yours!
We have many "Show us Your (fill in the name of the pipe)" threads here - I hope we can see more of your collection.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Amazing as usual George!

 

[sablebrush52]

I'm the owner of that beautiful pipe. The pictures look great, I can't wait for it to come back home. George sent me link to this post last night and I was blown away. I attached a picture of it's home for everyoneView attachment 320356. To answer questions. Yes I do smoke it. I've searched for a Walter Matthau pipe but he was a cigarette and cigar guy.

May I ask what other celebrity pipes are in your collection?

 

[jpmcwjr]

And do stick around! We have an Intro thread for folks new to this forum.
And, gorgeous pipe, Lemmon was an all time favorite, and by George!, great resto work.

 

[didimauw]

I'm the owner of that beautiful pipe. The pictures look great, I can't wait for it to come back home. George sent me link to this post last night and I was blown away. I attached a picture of it's home for everyoneView attachment 320356. To answer questions. Yes I do smoke it. I've searched for a Walter Matthau pipe but he was a cigarette and cigar guy.

Yes, please we hope you stick around and show us more of the collection!!!!!!