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[[File:Wspipe.jpg|thumb|right| Dunhill Shell 4112 - ©Pfeifenkonsulat]] | [[File:Wspipe.jpg|thumb|right| Dunhill Shell 4112 - ©Pfeifenkonsulat]] | ||
[[File:Wspipebanner.jpg|thumb|right| Windshield Pipe - flyer]] | [[File:Wspipebanner.jpg|thumb|right| Windshield Pipe - flyer]] | ||
It | <blockquote>"the initial windshield pipes were not a success. Within a few years, many were recut to a flat top bowl and sold off at a discount." Loring, J. C., The Dunhill Briar Pipe - The Patent Years and After (self-published, Chicago, 1998).</blockquote> | ||
It wasn't a tremendous success but had a catalyst effect on young Alfred. In 1905, another company is established for the development of patents, at Argyll Place, N.8 - London. Other stores at Dunhill's Motorities have been opened in Edinburgh, Manchester, and the Cecil Hotel in London. | |||
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