Help identifying / authenticating tiny vintage Dunhill

[dmcmtk]

I keep looking at it and the first letter of England still looks like an A not an E.

It's an E. Look at the horizontal part of the lower strike of the letter.

 

[draco]

Could this be an “apprenticeship pipe”, one made by an apprentice to prove his ability???

 

[sablebrush52]

Could this be an “apprenticeship pipe”, one made by an apprentice to prove his ability???

No, though an interesting thought. Practice pieces would never have had a Dunhill logo stamp applied.

 

[mso489]

Could this go back to the era in the fifties or before when Dunhill was a competitively priced pipe, a little less costly than the Kaywoodie which was a premium pipe in the U.S.? That could explain why it doesn't have that emphasis on traditional shaping and a cultivated finish. I'm not a Dunhill/White Spot guy, so it's pure speculation here.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Dave-
Did you take the auctiva photo and make some adjustments in exposure, etc, and then post it at larger size, or some other method?

 

[sablebrush52]

I'm thinking it's probably a late '20's pipe, when Duhill was making some unusual designs based on customers' requests, the OD's (own design). It reminds me of a tiny, and I do mean tiny, 1920's Comoy that I own.

 

[georged]

Jessie's guess is very probably the answer, I think. ::