Seeking Help With Vintage Dunhill

[Fiver5]

Hi all, I just picked up my first Dunhill from a local add and I'm having some difficulty identifying it.
The markings are as follows:

60/1 DUNHILL SHELL Made in England 6(underscored),
Next line:
PATENT No 417574/34

I've looked at Pipedia but still uncertain of what all the markings mean (shape, size, year, etc.)

Also it has a stinger that I'm not sure about, it seems to go well into the bowl which somehow doesn't seem right to me (I could and probably am wrong?). I had no idea Dunhill's had stingers, is thus something most owners discard or are they kept in?

Any help is much appreciated.

 

[Ahi Ka]

1946.

I find this flow chart really handy to help dating Dunhill

Dunhill dating key -- Logos & Markings

www.pipephil.eu

That stinger is known as an inner tube

 

[Fiver5]

1946.

I find this flow chart really handy to help dating Dunhill

Dunhill dating key -- Logos & Markings

www.pipephil.eu

That stinger is known as an inner tube

Thank you, do you know off hand what the "60/1" means?

 

[Ahi Ka]

Thank you, do you know off hand what the "60/1" means?

I would assume that is the model/shape number.

 

[OzPiper]

Hi all, I just picked up my first Dunhill

Also it has a stinger that I'm not sure about, it seems to go well into the bowl which somehow doesn't seem right to me (I could and probably am wrong?). I had no idea Dunhill's had stingers, is thus something most owners discard or are they kept in?

Any help is much appreciated. View attachment 104394

That is an original Dunhill stinger, and absolutely correct for the pipe.
Its easily removed (just pull it out) if you don't like smoking with stingers.
I'd advise keeping it, in case you wish to sell the pipe later on - maintains its authenticity

 

[Fiver5]

That is an original Dunhill stinger, and absolutely correct for the pipe.
Its easily removed (just pull it out) if you don't like smoking with stingers.
I'd advise keeping it, in case you wish to sell the pipe later on - maintains its authenticity

It seems odd that it goes well into the bowl, in fact right to the back of the bowl.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Good looking pipe though. Not sure how big a score you got, but I would assume these to go in the vicinity of $250-300

 

[Ahi Ka]

It seems odd that it goes well into the bowl, in fact right to the back of the bowl.

Yep that’s how they are designed.

 

[OzPiper]

It seems odd that it goes well into the bowl, in fact right to the back of the bowl.

No, not odd at all. All my Dunhills with their original stingers look like that.
That's how Dunhill designed their stingers.

 

[Fiver5]

Good looking pipe though. Not sure how big a score you got, but I would assume these to go in the vicinity of $250-300

Almost ashamed to say I paid $50 Canadian for 3 pipes, the others are a vintage Dr Grabow (I'm guessing it's vintage, it also has a PAT No), the other is a novelty boot shaped pipe.

 

[Fiver5]

Is there a way definitively tell the group size? It's fairly small I'm guessing it's a 1?

 

[ssjones]

From the chart, that looks to be a 1946. (Dunhill aligned shell, suffix plus 1940).
The underlined 6 I think did signify the filter tube.

Dunhills came with tubes, a filter of sorts.

But, I've never seen a shouldered tube like yours, or one that extends so far into the bowl. So, that might be a replacement.

Typically tubes look like this:

 

[ron123]

The inner tubes are a nod back to the time before pipe cleaners were a thing and these were practical and useful. Today, I just remove them when buying a pipe and store them in the pipe's box in a closet. Before pipe cleaners, you could remove these periodically, and boil the crud out of them and then stick them back in the shank for basically a new-again, open draft. They've never been used for or referred to as a stinger.

 

[ssjones]

Indeed, I've found on estates, if the tube was used for the life of the pipe, the shank is very clean, and carries no ghosts or foul taste.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Almost ashamed to say I paid $50 Canadian for 3 pipes, the others are a vintage Dr Grabow (I'm guessing it's vintage, it also has a PAT No), the other is a novelty boot shaped pipe.

Great find! Does your grabow have the propeller or spade mark on the stem? And does it say linkman’s?

 

[Fiver5]

Great find! Does your grabow have the propeller or spade mark on the stem? And does it say linkman’s?

 

[Ahi Ka]

could be off, but I would guess that grabow is late 50s ??

 

[Fiver5]

could be off, but I would guess that grabow is late 50s ??

Cool, I know they're not worth a ton, but I love historic pipes.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Cool, I know they're not worth a ton, but I love historic pipes.

Will be a good burner regardless mate