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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
<center>'''The Pipe of Peace'''</center>
For the everyday smoke what more is there to say than this, that it is, in its essence the Pipe of Peace? This idea we find embodied in the folklore of simple peoples one example of which is the story taken down by Mr. Torday, the eminent anthropologist, from the lips of Bilumbu, an old Bushongo savage in the remote Congo village of Misumba, and quoted in “The Pipe Book” of Alfred Dunhill.
According to this tale an adventurous young Bushongo named Lusana Lumunbala had fared forth into the outer World and was lost to his tribe for many years. He returned suddenly and after much feasting he was asked what treaSurc he had found.
The traveller searched in his bag and produced from it some dried leaves of tobacco and a little packet of seeds.
“Men of Bushongo,” he said solemnly, “thank me from the bottom of your hearts, forI have brought you this.”
The elders passed the leaves from hand to hand and shook their heads; one of them said sternly:
“Do you think, Lusana Lumunbala, that this is the time for jesting? What good is this weed to us?”
“I fear” said another mockingly, “that this man has not gained anything by his much-vaunted travels, and that the hardships which they have entailed have made him lose something...” And he tapped his head significantly.
Lusana Lumunbala smiled. “I have not lost my reason, O elders of Misumba, for this weed of which I have brought you a sample is very precious indeed.”<br><br>
“Is it good to eat? ”<br>
“It is not.”<br>
“Is it a remedy for some sickness?”<br>
“It soothes them all. Its smoke, when inhaled, is to the suffering soul as a mother’s caress to an ailing child.”<br>
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Saying so, he took a pipe out of his bag, filled it with a little tobacco, kindled it with some embers, and began to smoke, and as he did so his countenance beamed with happiness.
The elders talked all at once: “Surely our brother has become demented; he now earth  fire and drinketh smoke.”
But one of them, more courageous than the others, asked him to let him try this Wonderful weed, and taking the pipe inhaled a big whiff of smoke. He was taken with a violent fit of choking and fell to the ground gasping for breath. When he recovered he abused the traveller, and threatened him with his fist.
“You are,” Lusana Lumunbala rebuked him, “like an infant who chokes at the first mouthful of solid food his mother gives him, and yet, as he grows accustomed to it, becomes a brave companion at the trencher. You we‘re too greedy. Little by little one filleth the basket, as the proverb says. You ought to have tried a little; if you do this you will soon enjoy the magic effect of the smoke as much as I do. For this weed, called Makaya (tobacco), is man’s greatest joy. I have learned its use in the land of Pende, whose inhabitants, the Tupende, have learned it from a strange people coming from beyond the saltwater. O Makaya, Makaya, what Wonders you can Work!” And Lusana Lumunbala shut his eyes in ecstasy. “As the fire will soften iron, so Makaya will soften the heart. If one day your brother has wronged you, and the blood rushes to your head in anger, and you reach out for your bow and arrows to slay him - take your pipe and smoke. Your ire will tly leore its fragrance. You will say, ‘Surely I must not slay the son of my mother, him who is of my own blood. I will beat him with a big stick to teach him a lesson.’ But as you rise to fetch your cudgel, take your pipe and drink its smoke. And half-ways you will stop, and smile and say, ‘No, I cannot beat my brother, the companion of my youth. It is more bccmning that I should scold him - lash him with bitter words instead of smiting him with a stick.’ And as you go to do so, smoke, smoke. And with every whiff your heart will become more charitable and forgiving, and as you come up to the trembling culprit you will throw your arms around his neck and say: ‘Brother, brother, let bygones be bygones; come to my hut, and let us drink and eat together and be merry, and love each other.’ ”
“And all of you know,” concluded Bilumbu, “that Lusana Lumunbala spoke the truth; whenever your heart rises in wrath or sinks in sorrow, drink the smoke of Makaya, and peace and happiness will reign in it again.”
'''From "The Pipe Book" - Published by Messrs. A. & C. Black, Ltd.'''
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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:  


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'''2011''': First Voice campaign launched.
'''2011''': First Voice campaign launched.


'''2012''': Trafalgar by Alfred Dunhill is presented in Shanghai, China. For The Love film is released.
'''2012''': The pipes logo was changed to: "Alfred Dunhill's The White Spot" - March 2012. Trafalgar by Alfred Dunhill is presented in Shanghai, China. For The Love film is released.     
 
'''2013''': The pipes logo was changed to: "Alfred Dunhill's The White Spot".     


'''2016''': Richard Dunhill died on Aug. 26, 2016, at the age of 89, having been a Dunhill employee for 68 years.  
'''2016''': Richard Dunhill died on Aug. 26, 2016, at the age of 89, having been a Dunhill employee for 68 years.  
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File:201908181501175269884394208.jpg|Dunhill, set of three, Ao - 1925. Yang Forcióri Collection.
File:201908181501175269884394208.jpg|Dunhill, set of three, Ao - 1925. Yang Forcióri Collection.
File:Calabash_70s.jpg|Dunhill, Gourd Calabash, 70-90's. Yang Forcióri Collection.
File:Calabash_70s.jpg|Dunhill, Gourd Calabash, 70-90's. Yang Forcióri Collection.
File:Dunhill-1969-MeerschaumBilliard.jpg|1969 Dunhill Meerschaum, courtesy Maxim Engele (pipes2smoke.com)
File:20191007 200729 555.jpg| Dunhill Shell, Liverpool. WWII, Unsmoked. Yang Forcióri
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Two years after the start of his professional career, in 1895, Alfred marries Alice Mary Stapleton (1874-1945). His first son, Alfred Henry was born a year later, in 1896. Vernon was born in 1897, John in 1899, and Mary in 1906.
Two years after the start of his professional career, in 1895, Alfred marries Alice Mary Stapleton (1874-1945). His first son, Alfred Henry was born a year later, in 1896. Vernon was born in 1897, John in 1899, and Mary in 1906.
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With great energy and creativity, Alfred was also involved in building construction in mid-1902, concurrently with the motor business, and in 1905, after he sold his interest in Dunhill's Motorities, he opens a patent office. At the end of 1906 he was forced to leave this project to direct his energies to the growing demands of the tobacconary.  
With great energy and creativity, Alfred was also involved in building construction in mid-1902, concurrently with the motor business, and in 1905, after he sold his interest in Dunhill's Motorities, he opens a patent office. At the end of 1906 he was forced to leave this project to direct his energies to the growing demands of the tobacconary.  


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After much work and dedication, the first version of his book, "The Pipe Book" was published in 1924 (the same year as the 5th edition of "About Smoke"). The Pipe Book contained 262 pages in its first version, it suffered a decrease to 207 pages in the revision of 1969, although with the addition of the preface by Alfred H. Dunhill. It's a real treatise on the history of the pipes. Illustrated with 228 drawings, 30 photographs, and 3 maps containing detailed descriptions.
After much work and dedication, the first version of his book, "The Pipe Book" was published in 1924 (the same year as the 5th edition of "About Smoke"). The Pipe Book contained 262 pages in its first version, it suffered a decrease to 207 pages in the revision of 1969, although with the addition of the preface by Alfred H. Dunhill. It's a real treatise on the history of the pipes. Illustrated with 228 drawings, 30 photographs, and 3 maps containing detailed descriptions.
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[[File:PbookAHD.jpg|thumb|right|120px| Pipe Book by Alfred H. Dunhill]]
[[File:PbookAHD.jpg|thumb|right|120px| Pipe Book by Alfred H. Dunhill]]
[[File:Dm1.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Tobacco - 1st February 1941]]
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In a small house in Cricklewood Alfred Henry was born in 1896.
In a small house in Cricklewood Alfred Henry was born in 1896.
The Alfred's Dunhill firstborn. A tall and stately man, that became Chairman of the company on his father's retirement in 1928 - a post he held for 33 years.
The Alfred's Dunhill firstborn. A tall and stately man, that became Chairman of the company on his father's retirement in 1928 - a post he held for 33 years.
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It is important to place Mr. Dunhill in his shop; for I fancy the shop is his whole life - it, and the providing of it with pleasant things to sell. Not for him - again  I am guessing - the dull business routine or the storm of quickfire buying and dealing. Keeping shop is to him a fine art. And who shall say that it is not?</q></blockquote>  
It is important to place Mr. Dunhill in his shop; for I fancy the shop is his whole life - it, and the providing of it with pleasant things to sell. Not for him - again  I am guessing - the dull business routine or the storm of quickfire buying and dealing. Keeping shop is to him a fine art. And who shall say that it is not?</q></blockquote>  


The company's growing exponentially as an international tobacco and pipe‐making under his administration. In recognition of its export achievements, he won the Queen's Award to Industry. Alfred Henry was a scholar and sequenced his father's work, as we can see here:
The company's growing exponentially as an international tobacco and pipe‐making under his administration. In recognition of its export achievements, his sister, Mary Dunhill won the Queen's Award to Industry in 1966 and 1969. Alfred Henry was a scholar and sequenced his father's work, as we can see here:


<q>Mr. Dunhill maintained that tobacco was as rich and rewarding as wine or food, and he published several books on the subject. They included “The Gentle Art of Smoking” (1954) and “The Pipe Book,” a revised survey of the pipes of the world, first published by his father in 1926.</q> The New York Times - July 9, 1971, Page 34.
<q>Mr. Dunhill maintained that tobacco was as rich and rewarding as wine or food, and he published several books on the subject. They included “The Gentle Art of Smoking” (1954) and “The Pipe Book,” a revised survey of the pipes of the world, first published by his father in 1926.</q> The New York Times - July 9, 1971, Page 34.
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In 1861 Frederick Dunhill (1807-1876) had a coal merchant at 2 Barnsbury Place, in north London, but by 1839 he was also manufacturing sacking (packaging company - manufacture of covers and woven bags) in which to sell it. Henry (1842-1901) The youngest among his five children, worked as an apprentice. In 1870, with Frederick's death, Henry takes over the business. Later he also became a piano merchant. The business was located on Euston Road (a road in central London that goes from Marylebone Road to King's Cross) where he also began to manufacture, gaining emphasis, accessories for carriage and riding, such as saddlery and harness.
In 1861 Frederick Dunhill (1807-1876) had a coal merchant at 2 Barnsbury Place, in north London, but by 1839 he was also manufacturing sacking (packaging company - manufacture of covers and woven bags) in which to sell it. Henry (1842-1901) The youngest among his five children, worked as an apprentice. In 1870, with Frederick's death, Henry takes over the business. Later he also became a piano merchant. The business was located on Euston Road (a road in central London that goes from Marylebone Road to King's Cross) where he also began to manufacture, gaining emphasis, accessories for carriage and riding, such as saddlery and harness.


In 1896 the automobile revolution began to occupy its space in the streets of London. Henry soon realized that this movement posed a future threat to his business. At 55 years old, he was no longer well in health and considered his retirement.
<blockquote><q>The first mention of the company was as long ago as 1793 when a Dunhill ancestor was "concerned with outfitting for horse traffic". The next 100 years passed relatively uneventfully until, in 1893, 21-year-old Alfred Dunhill took over his father's business, which sold horse leathers, saddlery and accessories for carriages in the Euston Road, London.<br>
When a fire destroyed a section of his store in 1897, Henry decided it was time for his son to take over the business. Mary reported, on a certain occasion, that her grandfather told that in one night, he came home and said: "So you want to take it over, Alfred?". Astute and already glimpsing the market, Alfred said yes and they shook hands. A few weeks later, Henry retired.
Although he had served an apprenticeship in harness-making and travelled with a pony and cart selling carriage blinds, Alfred was quick to abandon horse traction for motor cars as soon as the 1896 Locomotives on Highways Act raised the national speed limit from 4mph (with a red flag man walking in front) to a slightly less restrictive 12mph.</q> Weird and wonderful - Telegraph by David Burgess-Wise in 16 Aug 2003.</blockquote>


In 1896 the automobile revolution began to occupy its space in the streets of London. Henry soon realized that this movement posed a future threat to his business. At 55 years old, he was no longer well in health and considered his retirement. When a fire destroyed a section of his store in 1897, Henry decided it was time for his son to take over the business. Mary reported, on a certain occasion, that her grandfather told that in one night, he came home and said: "So you want to take it over, Alfred?". Astute and already glimpsing the market, Alfred said yes and they shook hands. A few weeks later, Henry retired.
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And here is where Alfred Dunhill begins his historic journey. In 1887, Alfred, Henry's third son, became an apprentice in his father's harness business. In mid-1893, then at the age of 21, Alfred emerged as an entrepreneur after taking over the saddlery business of his father, which ends up dying a few years later.  
And here is where Alfred Dunhill begins his historic journey. In 1887, Alfred, Henry's third son, became an apprentice in his father's harness business. In mid-1893, then at the age of 21, Alfred emerged as an entrepreneur after taking over the saddlery business of his father, which ends up dying a few years later.  
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<q>Father was driving to and from his business in the De Dion motor-car which was his latest infatuation. He claimed that it was the third car to enter the country and, though he never became the sort of enthusiast who was prepared to spend more time under the bonnet than in the driving seat, he soon turned his passion for cars to practical effect by opening, close to the Easton Road premises, another enterprise.</q> Dunhill, Mary, Our Family Business (The Bodley Head - Great Britain, 1979).  
<q>Father was driving to and from his business in the De Dion motor-car which was his latest infatuation. He claimed that it was the third car to enter the country and, though he never became the sort of enthusiast who was prepared to spend more time under the bonnet than in the driving seat, he soon turned his passion for cars to practical effect by opening, close to the Easton Road premises, another enterprise.</q> Dunhill, Mary, Our Family Business (The Bodley Head - Great Britain, 1979).  
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In 1897, the harness business is expanding and now has accessories for motor vehicles on Euston Road 145-147, London. In 1900 the business is expanding and extended with the founding of the Discount Motor Car Company, directed to the sale by correspondence of automotive accessories established on the 108 of Euston Road. In 1901, the Motor Mart Employment Agency, specializing in the maintenance of automotive vehicles, starts operating at the same address. Through the Motor Mart Alfred also sold many cars in those days, but the manufacturers supplied him cars without any of the essential accessories, he soon moved out of car trading and began yet another business called Dunhill's Motorities. That same year, Henry, Alfred's father, dies.
In 1897, the harness business is expanding and now has accessories for motor vehicles on Euston Road 145-147, London. In 1900 the business is expanding and extended with the founding of the Discount Motor Car Company, directed to the sale by correspondence of automotive accessories established on the 108 of Euston Road. In 1901, the Motor Mart Employment Agency, specializing in the maintenance of automotive vehicles, starts operating at the same address.  
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<blockquote><q>To cater for this growing clientele, Dunhill set up an employment agency for motor mechanics, a motor discount company and published a magazine called Motor Mart.</q> Weird and wonderful - Telegraph by David Burgess-Wise in 16 Aug 2003.</blockquote>
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Through the Motor Mart Alfred also sold many cars in those days, but the manufacturers supplied him cars without any of the essential accessories, he soon moved out of car trading and began yet another business called Dunhill's Motorities. That same year, Henry, Alfred's father, dies. In July 1902, seeing beyond car and correspondence sales decides to open the first store fully specialized in automotive accessories. It was the  "Dunhill's Motorities" on Conduit Street, N. 2-London. In 1903, Alfred Dunhill LTD (its predecessor company) is incorporated.
 
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In July 1902, seeing beyond car and correspondence sales decides to open the first store fully specialized in automotive accessories. It was the  "Dunhill's Motorities" on Conduit Street, N. 2-London. In 1903, Alfred Dunhill LTD (its predecessor company) is incorporated.
 
<blockquote><q>The business was the biggest of its kind in the country and Father, handicapped by lack of funds, was obliged to ask an associate to join him and form a limited company. This enabled them to extend the Euston Road premises and open two shops In Conduit Street, in the West End, which specialized in fur-lined coats, footmuffs, gauntlets, dust-veils, and all the other paraphernalia that these early motorists required.</q> Dunhill, Mary, Our Family Business (The Bodley Head - Great Britain, 1979).</blockquote>
<blockquote><q>The business was the biggest of its kind in the country and Father, handicapped by lack of funds, was obliged to ask an associate to join him and form a limited company. This enabled them to extend the Euston Road premises and open two shops In Conduit Street, in the West End, which specialized in fur-lined coats, footmuffs, gauntlets, dust-veils, and all the other paraphernalia that these early motorists required.</q> Dunhill, Mary, Our Family Business (The Bodley Head - Great Britain, 1979).</blockquote>


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In a few years, the business has advanced, becoming a reflection in the market of luxury automotive accessories, resulting in the opening of two stores of Dunhill's Motorities in Mayfair, a central area of London, in the district of Westminster. At this point, Dunhill had become known not only for commercializing car parts, but also to provide clothes and other motoring accessories. The catalogue of the "Dunhill's Motorities " presented more than 1,300 items at the time.
In a few years, the business has advanced, becoming a reflection in the market of luxury automotive accessories, resulting in the opening of two stores of Dunhill's Motorities in Mayfair, a central area of London, in the district of Westminster. At this point, Dunhill had become known not only for commercializing car parts, but also to provide clothes and other motoring accessories. The catalogue of the "Dunhill's Motorities " presented more than 1,300 items at the time.
 
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In 1903, Alfred also ventured with timepieces. Dunhill were selling timepieces as early ago as 1903, explains Simon Critchell, the worldwide president of Dunhill. Typical of Alfred Dunhill’s ingenuity was the remarkable item known as Dunhill’s Speedograph. This highly specialised timekeeping instrument offered its user a sophis- ticated fly-back chronograph, the seconds hand of which made two revolutions per minute, thus enabling the user to count off fractions as small as a tenth of a second, while another feature enabled the user to read in miles per hour the speed of an object being timed. Such accuracy and function- ality would be remarkable on a mechanical timepiece today... not least in 1903. See the full article here: [https://pipedia.org/images/a/a6/Mechanisms_for_the_Modern_Dunhill.pdf "Mechanisms For the Modern" by Nicholas Foulkes, QP Magazine 2007].
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In 1904, another Dunhill's Motorities store is open on Conduit Street, N. 5. Also that same year, a department of wholesale and export was opened occupying two buildings on the Euston Road-359-361.
 
Still in 1904, after careful registration of patent, Alfred launches a pipe with a protective shield that aimed to combat the effects of the wind in open car - was the famous and iconic "Windshield Pipe".
 
<blockquote><q>The first wind-shield pipes were patented in 1904 and sold from 1904/05 onwards, while Alfred Dunhill operated his “Dunhill's Motorities business. The Duke Street tobacconist store did not exist yet, it only opened in 1907. Therefore, those early pipes, to my best knowledge, were stamped on the stem with DUNHILL’s over PATENT (patent number App 25261, applied in 1904, issued in 1905).</q> '''Hener''', K. S., Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site.</blockquote>
 
The promotion flyer said:
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'''''A Joy to Outdoor Smokers.'''''
 
'''''Is indispensable to the sportsman, the yachtsman, the automobilist, the billiard player. It is, indeed, a boon and comfort to every pipe smoker.'''''
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The following catalog pages are from this period:  
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"(...)hoping to combat some of the difficulties a smoker would face while driving. It was this sort of innovation in response to the customer’s needs that would make Dunhill Pipes the leader in its field. "Smokingpipes.com[http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/dunhill/history.cfm]
In 1903, Alfred also ventured with timepieces. Dunhill were selling timepieces as early ago as 1903, explains Simon Critchell, the worldwide president of Dunhill. Typical of Alfred Dunhill’s ingenuity was the remarkable item known as Dunhill’s Speedograph. This highly specialised timekeeping instrument offered its user a sophis- ticated fly-back chronograph, the seconds hand of which made two revolutions per minute, thus enabling the user to count off fractions as small as a tenth of a second, while another feature enabled the user to read in miles per hour the speed of an object being timed. Such accuracy and function- ality would be remarkable on a mechanical timepiece today... not least in 1903. See the full article here: [https://pipedia.org/images/a/a6/Mechanisms_for_the_Modern_Dunhill.pdf "Mechanisms For the Modern" by Nicholas Foulkes, QP Magazine 2007].[[File:Wspipebanner.jpg|thumb|right|150px| Windshield Pipe - flyer]]
[[File:Wspipebanner.jpg|thumb|right|150px| Windshield Pipe - flyer]]
[[File:WSpatent.jpg|thumb|right|150px| Wind-shield Patent]]
[[File:WSpatent.jpg|thumb|right|150px| Wind-shield Patent]]
<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, Alfred left the automotive business and opened another company for the development of patents, at Argyll Place, N.8 - London.
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<q>He turned his interest in gadgets and marketable ideas into a small but lucrative business. 'Little ideas properly worked bring fortunes' was the slogan in a press advertisement offering the public his opinion on the merits of minor inventions in return for a small cash payment.


The gadgets and the notions that poured into Argyll Street kept my Father in an element he loved. Cameras, gramophones, cine-projectors, piano-players, the latest in tin-openers - throughout his life he had to bring home every novelty he could lay hands on just as he had to have hobbies ranging from model trains to fishing and table tennis to acting.
In 1904, another Dunhill's Motorities store is open on Conduit Street, N. 5. Also that same year, a department of wholesale and export was opened occupying two buildings on the Euston Road-359-361.
<blockquote><q>In 1904, Dunhill's headquarters moved in a more fashionable direction along the Euston Road to an impressive corner site that incorporated showrooms, workshops and offices. Presumably it was where the chauffeurs and footmen came to try on their liveries.</q> Weird and wonderful - Telegraph by David Burgess-Wise in 16 Aug 2003.</blockquote>


And onto his desk, one day came that all-important pipe with a wind-shield which first turned his thoughts in the directions of the tobacco trade.</q> Dunhill, Mary, Our Family Business (The Bodley Head - Great Britain, 1979).
Still in 1904, after careful registration of patent, Alfred launches a pipe with a protective shield that aimed to combat the effects of the wind in open car - was the famous and iconic "Windshield Pipe".
<blockquote><q>The first wind-shield pipes were patented in 1904 and sold from 1904/05 onwards, while Alfred Dunhill operated his “Dunhill's Motorities business. The Duke Street tobacconist store did not exist yet, it only opened in 1907. Therefore, those early pipes, to my best knowledge, were stamped on the stem with DUNHILL’s over PATENT (patent number App 25261, applied in 1904, issued in 1905).</q> '''Hener''', K. S., Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site.</blockquote>
The promotion flyer said:
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<q>'''''A Joy to Outdoor Smokers.'''''<br>
'''''Is indispensable to the sportsman, the yachtsman, the automobilist, the billiard player. It is, indeed, a boon and comfort to every pipe smoker.'''''</q>
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"(...)hoping to combat some of the difficulties a smoker would face while driving. It was this sort of innovation in response to the customer’s needs that would make Dunhill Pipes the leader in its field. "Smokingpipes.com[http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/dunhill/history.cfm]
<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, Alfred left the automotive business and opened another company for the development of patents, at Argyll Place, N.8 - London. At the same time, other stores at Dunhill's Motorities have been opened in Edinburgh, Manchester, and the Cecil Hotel in London.
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<q>He turned his interest in gadgets and marketable ideas into a small but lucrative business. 'Little ideas properly worked bring fortunes' was the slogan in a press advertisement offering the public his opinion on the merits of minor inventions in return for a small cash payment.
 
The gadgets and the notions that poured into Argyll Street kept my Father in an element he loved. Cameras, gramophones, cine-projectors, piano-players, the latest in tin-openers - throughout his life he had to bring home every novelty he could lay hands on just as he had to have hobbies ranging from model trains to fishing and table tennis to acting.
 
And onto his desk, one day came that all-important pipe with a wind-shield which first turned his thoughts in the directions of the tobacco trade.</q> Dunhill, Mary, Our Family Business (The Bodley Head - Great Britain, 1979).
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[[File:Wspipe.jpg|center|250px| Dunhill Shell 4112 - ©Pfeifenkonsulat]]
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At the same time, other stores at Dunhill's Motorities have been opened in Edinburgh, Manchester, and the Cecil Hotel in London.
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<q>Since his apprenticeship to the family harness-making business, he had already built up and sold his interest in an enterprise called Dunhill's Motorities which had seized upon a market still in its infancy by selling special clothing and accessories to the earliest motorists.</q> Dunhill, Mary, Our Family Business (The Bodley Head - Great Britain, 1979).
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<q>Notwithstanding that lack of initial success, Alfred Dunhill sold his own car to raise the capital to open a tobacco shop at 31a Duke Street.</q> Loring, J. C., The Dunhill Briar Pipe - The Patent Years and After (self-published, Chicago, 1998).
<q>Notwithstanding that lack of initial success, Alfred Dunhill sold his own car to raise the capital to open a tobacco shop at 31a Duke Street.</q> Loring, J. C., The Dunhill Briar Pipe - The Patent Years and After (self-published, Chicago, 1998).
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[[File:Thetelegraph.jpg|thumb|left|120px| The Telegraph]]
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In an article called '''"Weird and wonderful"''' for The Telegraph, published By David Burgess-Wise in 16 Aug 2003 - It's a humorous and interesting historical summary.
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<blockquote><q>Today's drivers want CD players and sat-nav systems. But the motorists of yesteryear equally craved their 'toys'. David Burgess-Wise recalls the impact of Dunhill's stores for motorists.
True to its Edwardian slogan "Everything but the Motor", coined in the days when it supplied pioneering "automobilists" with a host of accessories for their horseless carriages, the luxury goods company Dunhill this year sponsored the Goodwood Festival of Speed's Soapbox Challenge, where motors are forbidden.</q> See the full article [https://pipedia.org/images/f/f7/Weird_and_Wonderful_-_Telegraph_Page.pdf here].</blockquote>
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<blockquote><q>A century after Alfred Dunhill opened his first pipe workshop, Dunhill pipes continue to be synonymous with English excellence. Guarding the flame a century after Alfred Dunhill provided the spark is Kalmon S. Hener, the general manager of Alfred Dunhill Ltd.’s smoking accessory division, now known as the White Spot Division; Stephen Wilson, the production manager who has been with Dunhill for more than 40 years; and approximately 20 employees who make pipes and leather goods at Dunhill’s legendary factory on St. Andrew’s Road in Walthamstow, an area in northeast London not far from White Hart Lane, home stadium to the English Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.<br><br>Dunhill’s position atop the pipe market is strong. According to Hener, 2009 sales in the United States alone were up by more than 60 percent, making it the top market for Dunhill pipes.</q> Pipes and Tobaccos - Fall 2010.</blockquote>
<blockquote><q>A century after Alfred Dunhill opened his first pipe workshop, Dunhill pipes continue to be synonymous with English excellence. Guarding the flame a century after Alfred Dunhill provided the spark is Kalmon S. Hener, the general manager of Alfred Dunhill Ltd.’s smoking accessory division, now known as the White Spot Division; Stephen Wilson, the production manager who has been with Dunhill for more than 40 years; and approximately 20 employees who make pipes and leather goods at Dunhill’s legendary factory on St. Andrew’s Road in Walthamstow, an area in northeast London not far from White Hart Lane, home stadium to the English Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.<br><br>Dunhill’s position atop the pipe market is strong. According to Hener, 2009 sales in the United States alone were up by more than 60 percent, making it the top market for Dunhill pipes.</q> Pipes and Tobaccos - Fall 2010.</blockquote>
* '''See the full article [https://pipedia.org/images/8/86/Pipe-Tobaccos-10-4Fall.pdf here], from page 8 to 11.'''  
* '''See the full article [https://pipedia.org/images/8/86/Pipe-Tobaccos-10-4Fall.pdf here], from page 8 to 11.'''  
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* The White Spot - Product News, July 2017 (2017-1) [https://pipedia.org/images/e/e4/ProductNews2017-1.pdf here].
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'''Note:''' Richard Dunhill, the grandson of the founder of Alfred Dunhill Ltd., died on August 26, 2016, at the age of 89, having been an employee for 68 years.<br>
'''Note:''' Richard Dunhill, the grandson of the founder of Alfred Dunhill Ltd., died on August 26, 2016, at the age of 89, having been an employee for 68 years. A son of Vernon Dunhill and grandson of Alfred Dunhill, Mr. Richard, as he was respectfully addressed by most staff, joined the Company in March 1948. He was appointed Executive Director in 1958, Full Director in 1961, Chairman of the Group in 1975 then President in 1989. He celebrated 50 years with the Company in 1998 and became its life-long honorary president.<br>
*See the full article here: [[Remembering Richard Dunhill]] By [[Ben Rapaport]].'''
*See the full article here: [[Remembering Richard Dunhill]] By [[Ben Rapaport]].'''


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== Dunhill Commercial ==
== Dunhill Commercial ==
[[File:S-l1600.jpeg|thumb|right|120px|Dunhill Flyer - 1983]]
[[File:S-l1600.jpeg|thumb|right|140px|Dunhill Flyer - 1983]]
<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>
<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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[[file:Thespot.jpg|thumb||right|The White Spot]]
Although Alfred Dunhill was brilliant, he certainly did not imagine that this indicative dot would become his trademark. In 1923, Dunhill had to go to the courts to defend his creation, which was being replicated by Vauen. Dunhill was successful, while Vauen had to restrict its use to the German and Austrian borders.
Although Alfred Dunhill was brilliant, he certainly did not imagine that this indicative dot would become his trademark. In 1923, Dunhill had to go to the courts to defend his creation, which was being replicated by [[VAUEN]]. Dunhill was successful, while Vauen had to restrict its use to the German and Austrian borders. The White Spot trade mark was first registered in 1923, eleven years after its introduction.


At first, this rounded marking was thinner and made in celluloid, a species of an acrylic predecessor, which was used until the mid-40s, when it was replaced by high-quality acrylic. Because of its appearance, it was defended for years and by many, that the point was made in ivory. However, that is a widespread legend that lasted for years, as evidenced by the information and tests executed in the Pipes Magazine Forum, in a post called "Dunhill White Spot Drama".  
<blockquote><q>(...)One small problem emerged, however, as customers could not tell which way up to insert the hand-cut vulcanite mouthpiece of straight pipes into the stems of the pipes. Alfred Dunhill therefore ordered white spots to be placed on the true upper sides of the mouthpieces, and thus a world-famous trade mark was created.</q> Balfour, Michael, Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (Weidenfield and Nicolson, London, 1992).</blockquote>
 
<blockquote><q>According to Bill Carter, the White Spot was introduced soon after the pipe-making unit was moved in 1912 from 28 Duke Street to 6 Mason’s Yard, about 40 yards down Duke Street on the left. Mason’s Yard is an interesting and ancient enclave. It was originally called St Alban’s Mews, after the Earl of St Albans, whose trustees were granted the freehold of the whole area in 1665 by the Crown. It was probably renamed after Richard Mason who, in the 1730s, was granted a victualler’s licence for the house that became the Mason’s Arms.</q> Balfour, Michael, Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (Weidenfield and Nicolson, London, 1992)</blockquote>
<blockquote><q>By the early 1920's the White Spot had become identified with Dunhill and a trademark for the same was obtained in 1922. In 1923 the company prevailed in enforcing the mark against the white dot of another pipe manufacture (Wolf), and about the same time in America (but not in Europe) against the blue dot of the then new Sassini pipe. On some bits however, mainly amber and ivory, the Dunhill White Spot is really a small black circle that effects the appearance of a White Spot.</q> Loring, J. C., The Dunhill Briar Pipe, The Patent Years and After (self-published, Chicago, 1998).</blockquote>
 
At first, this rounded marking was thinner and made in celluloid, a species of an acrylic predecessor, which was used until the mid-40s, when it was replaced by high-quality acrylic. Because of its appearance, it was defended for years and by many, that the point was made in ivory. However, that is a widespread legend that lasted for years, as evidenced by the information and tests executed in the Pipes Magazine Forum, in a post called "Dunhill White Spot Drama". See the full article [http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/dunhill-white-spot-drama.62596/ here].
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*5861/12 was the first patent registered. However, there are other patents for these same tubes, with records in different countries. Examples: 1130806/15-158709/14-116989/17-1343253/20-197365/20-491232/19.
*5861/12 was the first patent registered. However, there are other patents for these same tubes, with records in different countries. Examples: 1130806/15-158709/14-116989/17-1343253/20-197365/20-491232/19.
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'''Note:'''<q> The aluminium tubes are still being manufactured (for straight pipes only) and can be purchased from authorised White Spot retailers worldwide. The product sku is PA3104 or now DUPA3104.</q> Hener, K. S., Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site.
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== About Sets - Pipe Cases == <!--T:50-->
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The first setup (see images on the right.) contains 7 pieces for the weekly rotation, where the days of the week related to each of the pipes, and others cases, including the "Book-Case" (with prices from the 1920's).
[[File:Case2.jpg|thumb|right|125px|© Alfred Dunhill Ltd.]]
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[[File:Case4.jpg|thumb|right|125px|© Alfred Dunhill Ltd.]]
The first setup (see images on the right.) contains 7 pieces for the weekly rotation, where the days of the week related to each of the pipes, and others cases, including the "Book-Case" (with prices from the 1920's).
In the following images (originally published in the United States Tobacco Journal, the most important in the tobacco industry) we have the Set which was presented by Alfred to the 29th president of the United States in 1921. Warren G. Harding was editor and owner of an important newspaper in Ohio, "the Marion Star ", as well as a member of the Senate before occupying the position of President.
In the following images (originally published in the United States Tobacco Journal, the most important in the tobacco industry) we have the Set which was presented by Alfred to the 29th president of the United States in 1921. Warren G. Harding was editor and owner of an important newspaper in Ohio, "the Marion Star ", as well as a member of the Senate before occupying the position of President.
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Next, a survivor Set - Alfred Era. It is a set of 3 pieces with a case, made from a single block of the best briar available at the time. Shapes: Billiard-60; Billiard-35; Dublin-42. Ao Series (Bruyère) introduced in 1910. It was the best-quality line, directed at the British nobility. On one side of the shank its stamped "Dunhill London", On the other side: "Inner Tube" Pat. No. 5861/12 5. This patent was used between 1913 and 1926. Therefore, these pieces are from 1925. On the stem: Reg. N °: 654638 and in the case: PAt. N °: 141486/19.
Next, a survivor Set - Alfred Era. It is a set of 3 pieces with a case, made from a single block of the best briar available at the time. Shapes: Billiard-60; Billiard-35; Dublin-42. Ao Series (Bruyère) introduced in 1910. It was the best-quality line, directed at the British nobility. On one side of the shank its stamped "Dunhill London", On the other side: "Inner Tube" Pat. No. 5861/12 5. This patent was used between 1913 and 1926. Therefore, these pieces are from 1925. On the stem: Reg. N °: 654638 and in the case: PAt. N °: 141486/19.
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== About Shapes == <!--T:51-->
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[[File:Tshapes1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|© Alfred Dunhill Ltd.]]
[[File:Tshapes1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|© Alfred Dunhill Ltd.]]
Currently 35 shapes. Occasionally a piece of briar is just asking to be carved into a different shape.
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*'''Here we can see a little bit about them: [[Dunhill Shapes]]'''
*'''If you want to see the finishes, click [https://pipedia.org/wiki/Dunhill#Finishes here]'''
*'''If you want to see catalogues, click [https://pipedia.org/wiki/Dunhill#Dunhill_Articles_.26_Catalogs here]'''
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The system of codes and acronyms was introduced in the early 1920's and remains to this day, however modifications have occurred over time.
The system of codes and acronyms was introduced in the early 1920's and remains to this day, however modifications have occurred over time.
 
We had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Hener, who is the product line director of The White Spot division (the Dunhill pipe part of the company), who kindly clarified some issues.
We had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Hener, who is the product line director of The White Spot division (the Dunhill pipe part of the company),  
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* '''See more about it here: [[Dunhill Shapes]]'''
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== About Dunhill in France == <!--T:52-->
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Dunhill had to diversify its offerings in order to enter the market in France due to a monopoly in the French tobacco industry. Alfred circumvented this challenge very cleverly, by diversifying his offerings (something that was previously practiced back with Dunhill's Motorities). Because the tobacco market was restricted, Dunhill positioned its tobacco offerings in the background of its advertising, while featuring male accessories in the foreground (valise, umbrellas, suits, etc.). Thus begins the new phase of Dunhill accessories, and its success entering the tobacco market in France. Some French Flyers:
Dunhill had to diversify its offerings in order to enter the market in France due to a monopoly in the French tobacco industry. Alfred circumvented this challenge very cleverly, by diversifying his offerings (something that was previously practiced back with Dunhill's Motorities). Because the tobacco market was restricted, Dunhill positioned its tobacco offerings in the background of its advertising, while featuring male accessories in the foreground (valise, umbrellas, suits, etc.). Thus begins the new phase of Dunhill accessories, and its success entering the tobacco market in France. Some French Flyers:
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*'''Note''': <q>DUNHILL PARIS</q>. During World War II Dunhill London was unable to supply the Paris retail shop. As a consequence it appears that the Paris shop sourced pipes during those war  years from French carvers, stamping the bit with a "D" inside a diamond (very much like the Parker bit stamp which is a "P" within a diamond) - Loring.
*'''Note''': <q>DUNHILL PARIS</q>. During World War II Dunhill London was unable to supply the Paris retail shop. As a consequence it appears that the Paris shop sourced pipes during those war  years from French carvers, stamping the bit with a "D" inside a diamond (very much like the Parker bit stamp which is a "P" within a diamond) - Loring.
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[[File:201911023498882077089214320.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Royal Warrant]]
 
[[File:Walesprince--pipe-smoking-cigar-smoking.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Prince of Wales]]
In 1921, only fourteen years after Alfred Dunhill opened his doors, his firm received its first Royal Warrant, as Tobacconist to Edward, Prince of Wales. To mark the happy and commercially valuable event, Alfred commissioned a new Shell Brair pipe shape, shape 314: it had an apple-shaped bowl and a slightly curved stem. Naturally, he named it the 'Prince'. Balfour, Michael, Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (Weidenfield and Nicolson, London, 1992).
In 1921, only fourteen years after Alfred Dunhill opened his doors, his firm received its first Royal Warrant, as Tobacconist to Edward, Prince of Wales. To mark the happy and commercially valuable event, Alfred commissioned a new Shell Brair pipe shape, shape 314: it had an apple-shaped bowl and a slightly curved stem. Naturally, he named it the 'Prince'. Balfour, Michael, Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (Weidenfield and Nicolson, London, 1992).
[[File:201911023498882077089214320.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Royal Warrant]]
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<blockquote><q>The Royal Warrant Holders Association was formed in 1840. Its main objective is to ensure the continued existence of the Royal Warrant as a treasured and respected institution. A Royal Warrant of Appointment is a mark of recognition of those who have supplied goods or services to the Households of HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh or HRH The Prince of Wales for at least five years, and who have an ongoing trading arrangement.</q> The Royal Warrant Holders Association.</blockquote>  
<blockquote><q>The Royal Warrant Holders Association was formed in 1840. Its main objective is to ensure the continued existence of the Royal Warrant as a treasured and respected institution. A Royal Warrant of Appointment is a mark of recognition of those who have supplied goods or services to the Households of HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh or HRH The Prince of Wales for at least five years, and who have an ongoing trading arrangement.</q> The Royal Warrant Holders Association.</blockquote>  
[[File:Walesprince--pipe-smoking-cigar-smoking.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Prince of Wales]]
<q>Dunhill's most important early customer was Edward, Prince of Wales and Dunhill maintained a 'Royal Drawer' in the Duke Street shop in order to have the Prince's usual requisites always at hand. In 1921 Edward gave Dunhill it's first English Royal Warrant and Dunhill proudly displayed the same on it's "About Smoke" catalogues and numerous pipe related accessories and packaging until 1936, when after briefly ascending the throne, Edward abdicated. Edward continued to be a life long customer but following abdication dealt with the Paris and New York shops.  
<q>Dunhill's most important early customer was Edward, Prince of Wales and Dunhill maintained a 'Royal Drawer' in the Duke Street shop in order to have the Prince's usual requisites always at hand. In 1921 Edward gave Dunhill it's first English Royal Warrant and Dunhill proudly displayed the same on it's "About Smoke" catalogues and numerous pipe related accessories and packaging until 1936, when after briefly ascending the throne, Edward abdicated. Edward continued to be a life long customer but following abdication dealt with the Paris and New York shops.  


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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 (Bruyère 1965). The second, only with the seal.
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 (Bruyère 1965). 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>
<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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'''The White Spot Eiffel Tower Pipe'''
'''The White Spot Eiffel Tower Pipe'''


On 15th March 2007, Kalmon S. Hener began to sketch a pipe based on the Eiffel Tower. This project has taken more than six years to complete. the Smokers Division of Alfred Dunhill Ltd., the London luxury-goods maker, set out to create a pipe that would embody elegant living, high art, and fine craftsmanship. Kalmon Hener, the brand’s product line director, designed a singular piece based on the Eiffel Tower, and like the structure itself, it is a marvel of intricacy and engineering. The project was completed in 2013, as Dunhill renamed its Smokers Division the White Spot [http://www.whitespot.co.uk].  
On 15th March 2007, Kalmon S. Hener began to sketch a pipe based on the Eiffel Tower. This project has taken more than six years to complete. The Smokers Division of Alfred Dunhill Ltd., the London luxury-goods maker, set out to create a pipe that would embody elegant living, high art, and fine craftsmanship. Kalmon Hener, the brand’s product line director, designed a singular piece based on the Eiffel Tower, and like the structure itself, it is a marvel of intricacy and engineering. The project was completed in 2013, as Dunhill renamed its Smokers Division the White Spot [http://www.whitespot.co.uk].  
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* '''See more examples here: [[Dunhill Special Series]]'''


* '''See more examples here: [[Dunhill Special Series]]'''
* '''Note:''' <q>The first pipe stamped with “Alfred dunhill’s THE WHITE SPOT” (instead of the dunhill longtail logo in elliptical circle) was the now famous Eiffel Tower pipe (with the 3 lines all horizontal and parallel). For subsequent pipes, we made a new stamp, whereby “Alfred” and “dunhill’s” are arched and the “THE WHITE SPOT” stayed straight for other pipes. This stamp is in continuous use since March 2012.</q> Hener, K. S., Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site.
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== Period Guide (1910 - 2014) ==
== Period Guide (1910 - 2014) ==
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[[File:Oval logo.jpg|thumb|left|100px|'''1995''' - (oval) dunhill ('long tail' in an oval).]][[File:New logo.jpg|thumb|right|108px|'''2013''' - New phase: "Alfred Dunhill's - The White Spot".]]
[[File:Oval logo.jpg|thumb|left|100px|'''1995''' - (oval) dunhill ('long tail' in an oval).]]
[[File:New logo.jpg|thumb|right|108px|'''2012''' - New phase: "Alfred Dunhill's - The White Spot".]]
[[File:Dunnypipescatalog-1.png|thumb|left|100px|Standard]]
[[File:Dunnypipescatalog-2.jpg|thumb|right|108px|Selection]]
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Apparently Dunhill made Meerschaum pipes in the late 1960's, or had them made for them. Richard Esserman reports the NYC Dunhill store carried them.  
Apparently Dunhill made Meerschaum pipes in the late 1960's, or had them made for them. Richard Esserman reports the NYC Dunhill store carried them.  


<blockquote><q>In the past we could obtain the raw material from Turkey. Nowadays, the Turkish government banned the export of Meerschaum as a raw material and only allows export of finished goods; that is why we stopped using this material and currently do not manufacture Meerschaum pipes.</q> Hener, K. S., Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site.</blockquote>
* '''See more examples here: [[Dunhill Meerschaum]]'''
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* '''See more examples here: [[Dunhill Meerschaum]]'''
= Dunhill Patents - Archives =
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*Vernon Dunhill - Mouthpiece (1937). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/9/9a/1861910.pdf 1861910];
*Alfred Dunhill - Tobacco Pipe, Cigar Holder and The Like (1920). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/0/06/1343253.pdf 1343253];
*Alfred Dunhill - Tobacco Pipe (1915). "Patented Mar. 9, 1915." No. [https://pipedia.org/images/f/fa/1130806.pdf 1130806];
*Alfred Dunhill - Tobacco Pipe (1920). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/c/c6/1341418.pdf 1341418];
*Alfred Dunhill - Advertising Device (1906). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/2/2f/US812191.pdf 812191];
*Alfred Dunhill - APARATUS FOR SEASONING AND FINISHING TOBACO PIPES (1921). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/e/e6/US1383193.pdf 1383193];
*Alfred Dunhill - Tobacco Pipe (1923). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/4/4f/US1463684.pdf 1463684];
*Alfred Dunhill - MEANS FOR CHARGING SMOKING PIPES (1924). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/d/d9/US1490808.pdf 1490808];
*Alfred Dunhill - CASE FOR PIPES AND FOR CIGAR AND cIGARETre HOLDERS (1924). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/0/0c/US1503354.pdf 1503354].
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'''''We hope to uncover find more Loring articles. If you know where we can find any we're missing, please send them to sethile.pipes@gmail.com'''''
'''''We hope to uncover find more Loring articles. If you know where we can find any we're missing, please send them to sethile.pipes@gmail.com'''''


= Some Dunhill "gimmicks and oddities" =
= Miscellaneous =
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<center>'''A man looking for a Dunhill pipe'''</center>
<center>'''An elegant answer to a customer - Courtesy Carsten Andersen.'''</center>
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Image:Dun_Space.jpg|Space Shuttle
Image:Dun_Space.jpg|Space Shuttle
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<center>'''A man looking for a Dunhill pipe'''</center>
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<center>'''Old Dunhill Tobacco Brochure''', courtesy of John A. Gioannetti</center>
<center>'''Old Dunhill Tobacco Brochure''', courtesy of John A. Gioannetti</center>
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*'''Note''': Unfortunately, John passed away several years ago, and his website has disappeared. Fortunately, the all articles was saved here: [[John C. Loring]] with contributions by: Jean-Christophe Bienfait, Yang Forcióri and Doug Valitchka.  
*'''Note''': Unfortunately, John passed away several years ago, and his website has disappeared. Fortunately, the all articles was saved here: [[John C. Loring]] with contributions by: Jean-Christophe Bienfait, Yang Forcióri and Doug Valitchka.  
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= Pipedia in Press =
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The Nordic Smoker's Guild (NSG) in his last publication of the year, (December 2019 - its a quarterly publication), the "Piper & Tobak" (a Danish magazine) No. 165, did mention the work that is developed on this page.
<blockquote><q>Many people already know about www.pipedia.org, where all kinds of information about pipes are available. Some information needs a critical approach, but most often it is an excellent source of knowledge. If you are interested in Dunhill, a lot of new material has emerged thanks to a very enthusiastic young Brazilian named Yang Forcióri. Among other things, he has provided a lot of articles by the late John C. Loring, who was named the leading Dunhill authority.</q></blockquote>
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Our compliments to the editor, Mr. Carsten Andersen. "Relax with your pipe!" Tak!
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*[[Image:logoplm.gif]] '''[http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/index.html Dunhill markings] ''': Stampings pics from 1918 to now.
*[[Image:logoplm.gif]] '''[http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/index.html Dunhill markings] ''': Stampings pics from 1918 to now.
*[[Image:logoplm.gif]] '''[http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/cledat-en1.html Dunhill dating]''' Your pipe in one hand and the mouse in the other
*[[Image:logoplm.gif]] '''[http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/dunhill/cledat-en1.html Dunhill dating]''' Your pipe in one hand and the mouse in the other
*https://patents.google.com/patent/US1341418A/en?inventor=Alfred+Dunhill&page=1 U.S. Patent No. 1341418 (1920).
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