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<blockquote><q>No doubt the Royal Patronage, first granted in 1921 largely through the custom of Edward, Prince of Wales, a keen pipe smoker, caught their attention just as it attracted members of other royal families. Actors, politicians, writers, lawyers - members of just about every profession were becoming regular customers.</q> Mary Dunhill <ref name=mary14>Dunhill, Mary (1979). Our Family Business (p. 67). Great Britain, The Bodley Head.</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote><q>No doubt the Royal Patronage, first granted in 1921 largely through the custom of Edward, Prince of Wales, a keen pipe smoker, caught their attention just as it attracted members of other royal families. Actors, politicians, writers, lawyers - members of just about every profession were becoming regular customers.</q> Mary Dunhill <ref name=mary14>Dunhill, Mary (1979). Our Family Business (p. 67). Great Britain, The Bodley Head.</ref></blockquote> | ||
*<span style="font-size:small">'''Note:''' Dunhill received it's first English Royal Warrant from Edward, Prince of Wales in 1921. Thereafter into the 1990's, a Royal Warrant has frequently been displayed in connection with pipes and pipe accessories (most notably pipe cases and tobacco tins) and can often be a useful dating tool. Loring.</span> | *<span style="font-size:small">'''Note:''' Dunhill received it's first English Royal Warrant from Edward, Prince of Wales in 1921. Thereafter into the 1990's, a Royal Warrant has frequently been displayed in connection with pipes and pipe accessories (most notably pipe cases and tobacco tins) and can often be a useful dating tool. Loring.</span><br> | ||
*<font size="3">See more about curiosities here: '''[[Dunhill Curiosities]]'''</font> | *<font size="3">See more about curiosities here: '''[[Dunhill Curiosities]]'''</font> | ||
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