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I would have loved to see the disaster in pics...I can't believe some people never, ever clean, maintain or take care of their pipes and a Dunhill, at that.
Outstanding Dunhill Shell Billiard (1946)
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I saw a Dunhill, once, that was nothing short of a vision from Hell. Buddy has neglected his pipe so much that the bowl had 3 visible cracks running across the walls into the bowl, and they were loooong.
Then, and I swear, this is true, the pipe was covered with some kind of an almost greenish/grayish looking film, like life was growing on the briar. The stem was past the green point of oxydation and looked more brown.
And the rubber bit, my friends, was not black anymore: it was green. It had probably never been removed.
That pipe was a nightmare to look at.
It looked worse that the two first ones on that pic-and they look real bad!
Then, and I swear, this is true, the pipe was covered with some kind of an almost greenish/grayish looking film, like life was growing on the briar. The stem was past the green point of oxydation and looked more brown.
And the rubber bit, my friends, was not black anymore: it was green. It had probably never been removed.
That pipe was a nightmare to look at.
It looked worse that the two first ones on that pic-and they look real bad!
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I think in 1946, Dunhill was a quality English pipe, but nothing a regular working guy couldn't easily afford, and somewhat less than a Kaywoodie, which was the Cadillac pipe at the time. Funny how the Dunhill pipe brand latched onto the pipe price elevator and just rode it to the top. Those ill maintained pipes are repulsive, but someone smoked them into the ground. Not appetizing to me, but apparently to them.
Interesting personality profile in those beat-up pipes that have never been cleaned or maintained at all. That's some significant percent of the population who see a kind of destructive use of possessions as standard. I guess everyone is negligent in some aspect of their life, but this really illustrates the characteristic. You'd think with something as self-centered as a tobacco pipe, there would be a kind of preservationist impulse, but no. This could be a reflection of how the owners treated people close to them, or a substitute for their careless side, while they cared for other parts of their lives. Boy, am I over-thinking this. But it is noteworthy. He/they were still smoking these when they looked, more or less, like this. Ugh.
Wow, it's strange to see those old beat up Dunhill pipes again! I was the lucky? guy who purchased them, and successfully restored them too. A lot of work, but it was fun as I like to take on desperate pipes. I passed the two Shell pipes to new owners for little more than I paid for them with the understanding of what work had been done. I posted them on this forum one at a time as I restored them. The Canadian shape was a 1943 I believe, and the Billiard was a 1948. I still have the other two and smoke them from time to time. The Cherrywood needed quite a bit of reshaping and the shank repaired, and the small Billiard with the destroyed bowl became a Duncob. Here's the photos of the two I still have.
Pipebuddy, forum member Orley picked up those pipes and saved them.
I then purchased the 1943 Dunhill from him (Orley) because I liked it, he's a solid dude and it's my mom's birthyear.
I smoke it at least once every week or so.
I then purchased the 1943 Dunhill from him (Orley) because I liked it, he's a solid dude and it's my mom's birthyear.
I smoke it at least once every week or so.
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