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While there are many opinions on who makes, or who made the best pipes, few would argue against Dunhill being the most recognized pipe brand, or that the founder, Alfred Dunhill, was not a marketing genius. In the preface to the second reprint of Dunhill's ''About Smoke, An Encyclopedia of Smoking", publisher Gary Schrier states the following: | While there are many opinions on who makes, or who made the best pipes, few would argue against Dunhill being the most recognized pipe brand, or that the founder, Alfred Dunhill, was not a marketing genius. In the preface to the second reprint of Dunhill's ''About Smoke, An Encyclopedia of Smoking", publisher Gary Schrier states the following: | ||
<blockquote>'''''What Alfred Dunhill--son of a leather-harness and canvas-tarpaulin maker--created in 1907 when he opened his first tobacconist shop in Duke | <blockquote>'''''What Alfred Dunhill--son of a leather-harness and canvas-tarpaulin maker--created in 1907 when he opened his first tobacconist shop in Duke Street, London, was something extraordinary: he set a new standard for smoker's products of the finest quality, and he forged a new hallmark for exemplary customer service.'''''</blockquote> | ||
The forward of the original About Smoke includes the following: | The forward of the original About Smoke includes the following: | ||