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Kalmon S. Hener, Product Line Director of The White Spot division. May-2019. | Kalmon S. Hener, Product Line Director of The White Spot division. May-2019. | ||
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*The factory is located in a district in northeastern London, Walthamstow, since 1982. '''See pictures here: [[Dunhill Factory]]''' | *The factory is located in a district in northeastern London, Walthamstow, since 1982. '''See pictures and video here: [[Dunhill Factory]]''' | ||
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[[File:Emailing Pipe-Tobaccos-10-4Fall.jpg|thumb|left|90px|P&T]] | [[File:Emailing Pipe-Tobaccos-10-4Fall.jpg|thumb|left|90px|P&T]] | ||
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== Dunhill Commercial == | == Dunhill Commercial == | ||
<Blockquote><q>From the day Bill Carter accidentally dropped one onto the green carpet and they had noticed how this colour enhanced the appearance of the grain, pipes were always presented on a green pad under a strong light by salesmen wearing cotton gloves. And so that salesmen could give undivided attention to his costumer, his colleagues - including Father himself - tidied the counter for him , putting away unwanted pipes in the drawers of their cabinets.</q> '''Dunhill''', Mary, Our Family Business (The Bodley Head - Great Britain, 1979).</blockquote> | |||
The following video is a commercial that shows us a bit of Dunhill in 1981. | The following video is a commercial that shows us a bit of Dunhill in 1981. | ||
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== About Curiosities ==<!--T:53--> | == About Curiosities ==<!--T:53--> | ||
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'''Dunhill London Mixture made in Germany''' | {| class="wikitable" style="margin: left;" | ||
|<center>'''Repairs to Dunhill Pipes'''</center> | |||
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The Dunhill developed a seal to assure its customers that the service had been executed at the factory. Here we have two examples: the first, with seal and label. The second, only with the seal. | |||
<blockquote><q>A SEAL is attached to every Dunhill Pipe after it has received attention in the Dunhill Factory</q></blockquote> | |||
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File:FB_IMG_1571175596022.jpg| Pic by Vincenzo Nicoletti | |||
File:FB_IMG_1571175599410.jpg| Pic by Vincenzo Nicoletti | |||
File:FB_IMG_1571175602049.jpg| Pic by Vincenzo Nicoletti | |||
File:DSCF0958.JPG| Pic by Travellersczech / pipesmagazine | |||
File:DSCF0956.JPG| Pic by Travellersczech / pipesmagazine | |||
File:DSCF0917.JPG| Pic by Travellersczech / pipesmagazine | |||
File:DSCF0939.JPG| Pic by Travellersczech / pipesmagazine | |||
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|<center>'''Dunhill London Mixture made in Germany'''</center> | |||
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[[File:Img 2000.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Dunhill London Mixture made in Germany]] | [[File:Img 2000.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Dunhill London Mixture made in Germany]] | ||
In 1938, Dunhill licensed the production of tobacco to a major company in Germany, the "German Tobacco Company Von Eicken ", in a negotiation that evolved slowly, beginning in 1926. | In 1938, Dunhill licensed the production of tobacco to a major company in Germany, the "German Tobacco Company Von Eicken ", in a negotiation that evolved slowly, beginning in 1926. | ||
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[[File:2562-08-11 at 15.59.21.png|thumb|right| Alfred's Collection - ©CHRISTIE’S.]] | |||
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|<center>'''Pipe Dreams at Christie’s, The Private Collection of Pipes, Tobacco Jars & Books of Mr. Alfred Dunhill.'''</center> | |||
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In 2004, [[Ben Rapaport]] made a trip to Richard Dunhill office to conduct a formal appraisal of the library that his grandfather had amassed, because it was headed to auction along with the antique pipe collection. The auction took place shortly thereafter on Wednesday 12 May 2004 at 10.30 am. The catalog description: | In 2004, [[Ben Rapaport]] made a trip to Richard Dunhill office to conduct a formal appraisal of the library that his grandfather had amassed, because it was headed to auction along with the antique pipe collection. The auction took place shortly thereafter on Wednesday 12 May 2004 at 10.30 am. The catalog description: | ||
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|Christie’s South Kensington, London | |Christie’s South Kensington, London. | ||
|Furniture and Decorative Objects including The Private Collection of Pipes, Tobacco Jars and Books of Mr. Alfred Dunhill (FRN-9840) | |- | ||
|Furniture and Decorative Objects including The Private Collection of Pipes, Tobacco Jars and Books of Mr. Alfred Dunhill (FRN-9840). | |||
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*See more about here: [[Dunhill Driway]] | * '''See more about here: [[Dunhill Driway]]''' | ||
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== Meerschaum == | == Meerschaum == | ||
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