I'm a young pipe smoker (20s) and I picked up the hobby from my father about 4 years ago. At some point in the past 20 years, an old man that he knew quit smoking and gave my father all of his pipes (80+ pipes). My old man went through these, put the ones he liked on his rack and the rest into bags in a cabinet. When I started smoking, he told me I could have anything out of those bags. I dug through them, and I found a small Dunhill that I liked. It smoked great even before I cleaned it up and refinished it. I knew Dunhill was a respected name, but not much else.
Just today it occurred to me to research how old this pipe is. As you can see, the patent# is 1343253/20. The year mark found after the word England is an underscored 0. From what I can tell from online research, this dates the pipe at 1930.
Does anyone have any expertise? Am I totally wrong here? If I am right, about how much is this worth (not that I plan on selling it). It is also worth noting that the silver band was put on by the old man that gave the pipe to my father. I assume this would reduce the value of the pipe because it is not original?
Thanks in advance for the expertise and wisdoms.
Just today it occurred to me to research how old this pipe is. As you can see, the patent# is 1343253/20. The year mark found after the word England is an underscored 0. From what I can tell from online research, this dates the pipe at 1930.
Does anyone have any expertise? Am I totally wrong here? If I am right, about how much is this worth (not that I plan on selling it). It is also worth noting that the silver band was put on by the old man that gave the pipe to my father. I assume this would reduce the value of the pipe because it is not original?
Thanks in advance for the expertise and wisdoms.