Not for Sale - Baffled by this Dinkelspiel Rack

[KonsumerKevin]

Hi friends,

A friend gifted this Dinkelspiel rack to me: it only confuses me.

1) Far too tall, even for my foot-long Churchwarden.

2) She guessed that drawer on bottom is missing, though I find none with drawers online.

3) Holes are less than 1/2 of my mouthpieces’ diameter.

Are the answers simply it’s for Churchwardens of unusual length, and that diameters have expanded in the last 100 years, and that the space underneath is for boxed matches?

 

[mikestanley]

If I had to guess, I would say it was designed for churchwarden length clay pipes.

Mike S.

 

[anotherbob]

how do you know it is for pipes?

 

[FurCoat]

If I had to guess, I would say it was designed for churchwarden length clay pipes.

Mike S.

Sounds about right.

 

[weezell]

If I had to guess, I would say it was designed for churchwarden length clay pipes.

I was thinking that also...

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

I was thinking that also...

I thought the same thing, makes sense.

 

[didimauw]

Looks like a holder for those fancy little spoons you get as souvenirs.

 

[ssjones]

Makes no sense as a tobacco pipe holder. We're a nutty bunch, but no one would have 10, matching clay pipes of that length. It must have some other purpose - they are frequently shown on Ebay, and listed as tobacco or spoon holders. I'm not certain either is right.

 

[DrumDaddy]

Hi friends,

A friend gifted this Dinkelspiel rack to me: it only confuses me.

1) Far too tall, even for my foot-long Churchwarden.

2) She guessed that drawer on bottom is missing, though I find none with drawers online.

3) Holes are less than 1/2 of my mouthpieces’ diameter.

Are the answers simply it’s for Churchwardens of unusual length, and that diameters have expanded in the last 100 years, and that the space underneath is for boxed matches?

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Without scale or dimensions, I was going to guess a fishing rod holder…looks a lot like one in my garage

 

[scloyd]

I've seen these online and I believe they're about 18" tall. My guess (probably wrong) 1920's wine glass rack. Ten wine glasses hanging from the grooves and three bottles of wine on the bottom shelf. Sounds good to me.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Not for sale - isn’t that a Dunhill stamp?

 

[KonsumerKevin]

Alas, no other function for them materializes. About 16” from top to bottom, ergo only old, very thin Churchwardens, as I posited?

I like the wineglass idea, but none found on the interfacebookwebs, as you see here.

 

[KonsumerKevin]

Looks like a holder for those fancy little spoons you get as souvenirs.

Never seen a 16” spoon.

Apologies for not posting the dimensions.

 

[mikethompson]

Its easy to say it's a pipe holder, but why no pics of it holding pipes?

I agree those slots look too narrow for pipes.

 

[KonsumerKevin]

Not for sale - isn’t that a Dunhill stamp?

Sorry, I do not understand your question.

 

[KonsumerKevin]

Its easy to say it's a pipe holder, but why no pics of it holding pipes?

I agree those slots look too narrow for pipes.

Posted a picture of my Google search results. No idea as to why this was ever sold as a pipe holder – wondering if the fashion of a century ago was as I posited in my posting above.

 

[mikethompson]

Sorry, I do not understand your question.

Some Dunhills were stamped "Not For Sale" as they were gifts from the factory, or promotional pieces I think.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Saw one of these at a local shop. Piqued our interest and some quick google-fu turned up results as a long stemmed wine glass caddy.

The proprietor of the shop was just as surprised and promptly pulled it from the shelf.

 

[wecamps24]

I'm very curious to see any pipes old or new actually placed in the rack. Nothing I have ever seen pipe wise would fit by looking at the pictures shown. I am thinking more of a display rack for jewelry say necklaces or bracelets? Wish we could ask Mr Dinkelspiel what it was designed to be used for.
Definitely unique...

 

[jpmcwjr]

In spite of three Google references that it's a pipe rack, it is not.

Go fish!