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Mary also related that Micrometer measurements have established everything that they needed to know about the shapes and design of bowls<ref name=mary22>Dunhill, Mary (1979). Our Family Business (p. 42). Great Britain, The Bodley Head.</ref>. Every Dunhill pipe should have its own specially designed mouthpiece, hand-cut from the finest block vulcanite.  
Mary also related that Micrometer measurements have established everything that they needed to know about the shapes and design of bowls<ref name=mary22>Dunhill, Mary (1979). Our Family Business (p. 42). Great Britain, The Bodley Head.</ref>. Every Dunhill pipe should have its own specially designed mouthpiece, hand-cut from the finest block vulcanite.  


In an article, on fumeursdepipe.net called "Genèse et histoire de la société Adolph Frankau & Co Ltd" it is mentioned that Dunhill also used briar from other English wholesalers.  
In an article on Fumeurs de Pipe<ref name=fdp>Fumeurs de Pipe (May 2006). Genèse et histoire de la société Adolph Frankau & Co Ltd. Retrieved March 2020 from [http://www.fumeursdepipe.net/artbbb.htm?fbclid=IwAR3Qau72uD7Qkc4srlfoaOdOBbHTK9-p87zCBqMl_AZzIt3jgJHGSFp7dQM fumeursdepipe.net].</ref> , it is mentioned that Dunhill also used briar from other English wholesalers for his Magnums.  


<blockquote><q>Richard Esserman thinks that Dunhill subcontracted to BBB the manufacturing of the bowls for his Bent Magnums until 1923. In fact, when the companies of the CIL stopped fighting each other, all the bowls were turned in. The new factory was located in Stratford, Carpenters Road. CIL also bought Zuckerman machines as they were more efficient. The finishing workshops closed, and the pipes were finished at Aldershot and sometimes at Shoeburyness.
<blockquote><q>Richard Esserman thinks that Dunhill subcontracted to BBB the manufacturing of the bowls for his Bent Magnums until 1923. In fact, when the companies of the CIL stopped fighting each other, all the bowls were turned in. The new factory was located in Stratford, Carpenters Road. CIL also bought Zuckerman machines as they were more efficient. The finishing workshops closed, and the pipes were finished at Aldershot and sometimes at Shoeburyness.