Surprised at the diminutive size of the 1956 Dunhill Group 4 I’d recently obtained — I decided to purchase a similar sized pipe for a comparison.
Attempting to match the ‘56 Dunhill’s dimensions—the choice came down to a Rattray’s Old Gowrie 7 or a Peterson Cara 15–both in sandblast.
I went with the Peterson.
This isn’t a quality comparison. Both pipes smoke surprisingly well. Both have similar open draws. The Dunhill is a bit lighter in weight, but I don’t clench.
I simply felt the Dunhill needed a sibling so it wouldn’t look so out-of-place next to my other billiards. —Not that those are large by today’s standards.
Amazingly good smokes from shirt-pocket-sized pipes. I get an easy 40 minutes from each. Fun to smoke!