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Info About Dunhill's "Not For Sale" Pipes :: Pipe Talk

A recent thread about a "Not For Sale"-stamped pipe was closed because it was a completed sale. I thought you guys might want more info about the "line" because they come up occasionally on Ebay & etc. The story is they are fully completed and finished pipes that get set aside on rare...

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[ssjones]

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[orlandofurioso]

Perhaps, “C” stood for complimentary? Just a guess.

A well-educated Guess

 

[Dshift]

I might have went on a bit of a spending spree last week, but now after the first of several pipes has arrived, all buyer regrets are gone now I need to figure out In which years, was the scales hallmark used by Dunhill

 

[Dshift]

Looking at the hallmarks again- I have seen just a couple of Dunhill assayed on Birmingham. Does anyone know why they would do that?

 

[Boko_Fittleworth]

Beautiful pipe! Lovely sandblast.

 

[jguss]

Looking at the hallmarks again- I have seen just a couple of Dunhill assayed on Birmingham. Does anyone know why they would do that?

No, not for sure. I’ve seen multiple examples of sponsors registering hallmarks at more than one assay office and just assumed the driver was a potential hedge on turnaround time.

I would guess the closest assay office to the factory was the default and therefore had a small edge, but if it was backed up or temporarily closed an alternative was desirable.

And honestly in much of Victorian and all of Edwardian England post was so frequently delivered and the cost so cheap (think of the number of bands that can fit in a compact package) that sending something to Birmingham to be assayed instead of London or the other way around would have been no big deal.

 

[sablebrush52]

I’ve seen both Dunhill jewelry and 90’s era Barlings with a Birmingham stamp and I just figured that the work was done in Birmingham.

 

[bootlegpipes]

I might have went on a bit of a spending spree last week, but now after the first of several pipes has arrived, all buyer regrets are gone now I need to figure out In which years, was the scales hallmark used by Dunhill
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Is the grain just as nice on the other side?

 

[Dshift]

Is the grain just as nice on the other side?

You be the judge of that

 

[Briarcutter]

Looking at the hallmarks again- I have seen just a couple of Dunhill assayed on Birmingham. Does anyone know why they would do that?

I'm just guessing here. Could it be they purchase their silver work pre made? Then just open a drawer and select the correct fitment? If so they could source their silver from manufacturer located in different areas. Or they could send their work to smiths in different areas and would be assayed according to this manufacturing location.In any event, the silver would have to be assayed and marked before applying it to the pipe.What year is that Dunhill?

 

[Dshift]

I'm just guessing here. Could it be they purchase their silver work pre made? Then just open a drawer and select the correct fitment? If so they could source their silver from manufacturer located in different areas. Or they could send their work to smiths in different areas and would be assayed according to this manufacturing location.What year is that Dunhill?

I did some research and it's most likely that the Assay in London was too busy at that moment and that's why they sent it to Birmingham, logistics only. The fact that I can't date it is annoying though...

 

[Dshift]

Two more results of some late night "let me just have a look for a moment"...
Stunning pipes though

 

[bootlegpipes]

Two more results of some late night "let me just have a look for a moment"...
Stunning pipes though
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This isn't really my style but wow are those pipes nice! Guess I like bulldogs now.

 

[PipePrincess]

I’ve inherited my fathers collection of 200+pipes, mostly from the 1960s, and learning about them and the community has become my life! I’ll ask questions as I go. Heres the Dunhill:
295, silver band OFA 848, WR A F/T

 

[xrundog]

I did some research and it's most likely that the Assay in London was too busy at that moment and that's why they sent it to Birmingham, logistics only. The fact that I can't date it is annoying though...

Evidently spigots are like Army mounts and lack the traditional stamps. That’s a nice pipe.

 

[OzPiper]

I’ve inherited my fathers collection of 200+pipes, mostly from the 1960s, and learning about them and the community has become my life! I’ll ask questions as I go. Heres the Dunhill:
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A bamboo shank - also called a “whangee” (bamboo cane)

 

[Boko_Fittleworth]

I picked up this nice little group 3, 1972, from Iwan Ries this week at a very reasonable price.

 

[bersekero]

This is the third estate Dunhill 4103 pipe I’ve bought. I sold the other two for various reasons. Finding a 4103 is quite easy, but finding one in excellent condition and at a good price is rather difficult. This is a root briar.

 

[orlandofurioso]

This is the third estate Dunhill 4103 pipe I’ve bought. I sold the other two for various reasons. Finding a 4103 is quite easy, but finding one in excellent condition and at a good price is rather difficult. This is a root briar.

Wonderful; what year ?