Three dollar Dunhill

[fnord]

I knew it would happen if I stayed on task. I finally found a Dunhill.... sort of. I haunt 2nd hand stores and antique shops and finally found a Dunhill. It was missing the white dot and had the the stem from another Dunhill jammed into it, but it was a Dunhill, by God. Cost: Three bucks plus tax.
I hooked up with Ken Davis at the Kansas City pipe show and he said he'd do the scrub down plus stem refit for twenty bucks plus 7.00 for shipping. So, here's my "new" Dunhill for a thirty dollar bill.

His surgeon wife added the dot with a touch of white acrylic and I know it has to be sent to a fella in Tennessee for the proper application, but I really am pleased with Ken's fine work.

According to Ken it was built in the last the late thirties and is a size 2. Nice for a quick smoke and a tap out.

I'm happy.
Fnord

 

[crk69]

That was an awesome find and a great looking pipe... Congrats!!

 

[sjpipesmoker]

What's not to like about that!!! Nice score

 

[photoman13]

Wow. One can only dream to find a deal like that. What a score!

 

[bigmike]

Great Find !!!

 

[gnatjulio]

Nice!!!!

 

[waznyf]

Amazing find! I have wanted a dunnie for some time but just didn't had the funds. You are one lucky man!

 

[ssjones]

I love it! What a find.

 

[mick]

Nice to see diligence paying off! Nice find. By the way, did you try to haggle them down to $2? :wink:

 

[bentmike]

Nice! Wow just think of the stories that old boy could tell. Enjoy!

 

[voorhees]

Nice. I scour shops in hopes of one day finding a jewel like that.

 

[numbersix]

Super cool - congrats. That gives people like me hope that one day I too will own a Dunhill!

 

[deleon]

Congratulations! Great Find!

 

[captainprophesy]

ahhh you have patience grasshopper! LOL... man thats a a very nice score and nice looking pipe!... how does she smoke?

 

[fshu2]

looks like you did really good boss.

 

[nsfisher]

Well done mate, enjoy. I have been searching, yard sales, flea Markets, my Kijiji add etc for over a year now, and no luck. I am glad you found one.

 

[fnord]

The helluva of it all is I was more caught up in the chase and the aftermath is almost anticlimatic. (I'm in sales and have been my entire life.) The hunt drives me and, when I get a signed sales order, my attitude can best be summed up with a "Meh."
She's a pretty pipe, an okay smoker and I was delighted to find her in a basket full of really nasty burners. But, that said, I have so many other pipes that smoke better I can almost guarantee she'll never end up in my rotation.

 

[cigrmaster]

Great score, congrats.

 

[ejames]

Wow,good score!

 

[mangers]

Nice find!!