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Highly innovative, Alfred starts his new journey on 7 July 1907(most likely 9 or 10 September)<ref name=balfour7>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (p.44). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref>, exploring his other interests by opening a cigar and tobacco shop in London on Duke Street-31A. The Duke Street shop sold hand-blended tobaccos, cigars and Dunhill-made cigarettes. It would take three years for Dunhill to start his pipe manufacturing, in the meantime, he marketed third-party pipes (French or obtained from English wholesalers like [[Charatan]]). | Highly innovative, Alfred starts his new journey on 7 July 1907(most likely 9 or 10 September)<ref name=balfour7>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (p.44). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref>, exploring his other interests by opening a cigar and tobacco shop in London on Duke Street-31A. The Duke Street shop sold hand-blended tobaccos, cigars and Dunhill-made cigarettes. It would take three years for Dunhill to start his pipe manufacturing, in the meantime, he marketed third-party pipes (French or obtained from English wholesalers like [[Charatan]]). | ||
Alfred did not know much about the tobacco business but was learning as he dealt with his clients. Of keen sensitivity, he soon realized that most of the pipes available on the market were of low quality and that he could market better quality products at twice the price. In the early days, Alfred faced some financial problems, like most traders at the beginning of their ventures. His tobacco shop wasn't the only one in the area. There was strong competition, but his competitors lacked quality offerings. Alfred exploited this market deficiency, establishing a new standard of quality and service.<ref name=loring4>Loring, J. C. (the '90s). Dunhill Pipe Tobacco: 1907 – 1990. Chicago: Loring Page [ | Alfred did not know much about the tobacco business but was learning as he dealt with his clients. Of keen sensitivity, he soon realized that most of the pipes available on the market were of low quality and that he could market better quality products at twice the price. In the early days, Alfred faced some financial problems, like most traders at the beginning of their ventures. His tobacco shop wasn't the only one in the area. There was strong competition, but his competitors lacked quality offerings. Alfred exploited this market deficiency, establishing a new standard of quality and service.<ref name=loring4>Loring, J. C. (the '90s). Dunhill Pipe Tobacco: 1907 – 1990. Chicago: Loring Page [https://pipedia.org/wiki/DUNHILL_PIPE_TOBACCO:_1907_%E2%80%93_1990]</ref> | ||
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According to Balfour in: "Alfred Dunhill One Hundred Years And More", initially the Tobaccos were obtained from George Dobie & Sons, a manufacturer of blends located in Paisley, west of the Midland Valley in Scotland and also of some cooperatives producing Tobacco<ref name=balfour10>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (p.48). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref>). Creating blends is more than just mixing sheets in different proportions. There are techniques to develop a mixture, for example, cooking, roasting, pressing, mattering, etc. and can hardly be made at the shop counter. After five years, in 1912, his youngest brother, Herbert Edward Dunhill (1884-1950), joins the business<ref name=balfour11>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (p.47). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref>). He was an insightful merchant and is soon ahead of the company's financial issues (a function he exercises until his death on 8 November 1950<ref name=balfour12>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (p.150). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref><ref name=red>The Dunhill Medical Trust. Our History. Retrieved 2 March 2020 (CST) from [https://dunhillmedical.org.uk/about/our-history/ Dunhill Medical Trust]</ref>), allowing Alfred to give his creativity to the development of new products. | According to Balfour in: "Alfred Dunhill One Hundred Years And More", initially the Tobaccos were obtained from George Dobie & Sons, a manufacturer of blends located in Paisley, west of the Midland Valley in Scotland and also of some cooperatives producing Tobacco<ref name=balfour10>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (p.48). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref>). Creating blends is more than just mixing sheets in different proportions. There are techniques to develop a mixture, for example, cooking, roasting, pressing, mattering, etc. and can hardly be made at the shop counter. After five years, in 1912, his youngest brother, Herbert Edward Dunhill (1884-1950), joins the business<ref name=balfour11>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (p.47). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref>). He was an insightful merchant and is soon ahead of the company's financial issues (a function he exercises until his death on 8 November 1950<ref name=balfour12>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (p.150). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref><ref name=red>The Dunhill Medical Trust. Our History. Retrieved 2 March 2020 (CST) from [https://dunhillmedical.org.uk/about/our-history/ Dunhill Medical Trust]</ref>), allowing Alfred to give his creativity to the development of new products. | ||
Alfred was restless and always wanted to hone his products, taking him (in 1912) to leave the blends tailored in the background. This was when Alfred presented his own mixtures "in-house", they were: the "Royal Yacht" (Virginia), "Cuba" (Cigar Leaf) and "Durbar" (Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia). Products acclaimed up to the present day. | Alfred was restless and always wanted to hone his products, taking him (in 1912) to leave the blends tailored in the background. This was when Alfred presented his own mixtures "in-house", they were: the "Royal Yacht" (Virginia), "Cuba" (Cigar Leaf) and "Durbar" (Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia). Products acclaimed up to the present day<ref name=loring4>Loring, J. C. (the '90s). Dunhill Pipe Tobacco: 1907 – 1990. Chicago: Loring Page [https://pipedia.org/wiki/DUNHILL_PIPE_TOBACCO:_1907_%E2%80%93_1990]</ref>. | ||
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