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'''Dunhill London Mixture made in Germany''' | |||
[[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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On March 8th of the same year, Will Bennett announced the auction in his column in The Telegraph[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1456292/Dunhills-pipe-dreams-for-sale.html]. | On March 8th of the same year, Will Bennett announced the auction in his column in The Telegraph:[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1456292/Dunhills-pipe-dreams-for-sale.html]. | ||
<blockquote>"Mr. Dunhill began buying pipes, tobacco jars and books on smoking to put in a display cabinet in the shop in St James's but what began as a commercial tactic soon turned into a private passion. A pipe smoker himself, Mr. Dunhill collected pipes and tobacco jars from every corner of the world. | <blockquote>"Mr. Dunhill began buying pipes, tobacco jars and books on smoking to put in a display cabinet in the shop in St James's but what began as a commercial tactic soon turned into a private passion. A pipe smoker himself, Mr. Dunhill collected pipes and tobacco jars from every corner of the world. | ||
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"He was a real entrepreneur," said Peter Tilley, curator of Dunhill's museum and archive. "He started the pipe collection as a way of supporting his nascent business. But I think that they were very much his personal purchases."</blockquote> | "He was a real entrepreneur," said Peter Tilley, curator of Dunhill's museum and archive. "He started the pipe collection as a way of supporting his nascent business. But I think that they were very much his personal purchases."</blockquote> | ||
The value of the final bid was not revealed. | The value of the final bid was not revealed. [https://pipedia.org/images/e/eb/Pipes_may04.pdf '''Pipe Dreams at Christie’s'''] (In PDF) | ||