The Duke of What Pipe?

[durham270]

I'd be really appreciative to have some help with this old pipe. I'm thinking it just might be from around the WWII period but not sure. The only stamping which can be read says " Duke of W___ ". Imported Briar. I can't find what probably came after the 'W'. I've seen the Duke of Dundee by Dr Grabow but this doesn't appear to be it. It also seems a previous owner might had carved his initials.
Last two images will show condition of pipe before restoring and writing.

 

[kashmir]

Duke of Windsor perhaps?

 

[durham270]

Kashmir that was my first thought too. I googled that but didn't come up with that name only images of The Duke Of Windsor smoking a pipe and nothing on pipephil.

 

[rigmedic1]

Back when there were hundreds of pipe makers, there were many brands and sub-brands that didn't last long, or some seconds brands that had more illustrious names to move their wares. I suspect that you have a pipe that may have been stamped "Duke of Windsor". On a side note, I remember reading that Charatan used to name their lower end pipes with high sounding monikers in order to poke fun at Dunhill's loftiness.

 

[durham270]

Thanks guys for the help. I agree with you Roth about it not being worth much as I only paid .99 cents for it. It just reminded me of maybe a pipe used during the 2nd WW and probably could hold a lot of history and stories from it's original owner. Who knows!

 

[jah76]

Duke of Whatchamacallit.
Very underrated brand. Made in the in the late 1930's by Hanz Fritzman. He was blind and only used his teeth to carve briar that was hand cut by Sardinian wood nymphs.

 

[cynyr]

Ah, yes, very much sought-after in the blind Sardinian market. :clap:

 

[durham270]

jah! You got it. Duke of Whatchamacallit I like it, lmao!! Highly in demand!