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== About Curiosities ==<!--T:53--> | == About Curiosities ==<!--T:53--> | ||
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|<center>'''Repairs to Dunhill'''</center> | |||
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The Dunhill developed a seal to assure its customers that the service had been executed at the factory. | |||
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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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|May 12, 2004 | |May 12, 2004 | ||
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