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<blockquote><q>When something steeped in tradition and character is changed, one fears the worst. When I heard that the Alfred Dunhill Shop in London had undergone a dramatic redesign and that the popular tobacco desk had been moved ‘upstairs’, I hoped that the firm had embraced modernity without throwing away history. I travelled to London’s swish Jermyn Street to see the results of the change for myself. </q> Tim Rich. <font size="3">See the full article '''[https://pipedia.org/images/1/1e/The_New_Alfred_Dunhill_Shop_by_Tim_Rich_1997.pdf here]'''.</font></blockquote> | <blockquote><q>When something steeped in tradition and character is changed, one fears the worst. When I heard that the Alfred Dunhill Shop in London had undergone a dramatic redesign and that the popular tobacco desk had been moved ‘upstairs’, I hoped that the firm had embraced modernity without throwing away history. I travelled to London’s swish Jermyn Street to see the results of the change for myself. </q> Tim Rich. <font size="3">See the full article '''[https://pipedia.org/images/1/1e/The_New_Alfred_Dunhill_Shop_by_Tim_Rich_1997.pdf here]'''.</font></blockquote> | ||
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[[File:Danbruno-4010.jpeg|thumb|210px|My Mixture Moment by Dan Bruno.]] | |||
Since the founding of the company, My Mixture blends were available and the recipes were stored in a book. Beginning in the early 2000s, Dunhill ceased keeping records or recipes for custom blends in its shops. In 2005, Dunhill suspended the sale of tobacco-related products. | Since the founding of the company, My Mixture blends were available and the recipes were stored in a book. Beginning in the early 2000s, Dunhill ceased keeping records or recipes for custom blends in its shops. In 2005, Dunhill suspended the sale of tobacco-related products. | ||
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[[File:Kshws.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Hener, K. S. Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division.]] | [[File:Kshws.jpeg|thumb|right|200px|Hener, K. S. Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division.]] | ||
For some time, rumours have been spread about outsourcing the production of pipes and that they are manufactured in France - even today. Mr Hener assures that production is in-house - this is just unfounded rumours, as we can see in an article By Stephen A. Ross for the Pipes & Tobaccos Magazine. | For some time, rumours have been spread about outsourcing the production of pipes and that they are manufactured in France - even today. Mr Hener assures that production is in-house - this is just unfounded rumours, as we can see in an article By Stephen A. Ross for the Pipes & Tobaccos Magazine. | ||
<blockquote><q>While Hener and Wilson are both insistent that there is little in common between Parker, Charatan and Dunhill pipes, they more passionately refute reports that Dunhill pipes are made anywhere other than the factory on St Andrews Road. The rumours that our Dunhill pipes are made in St. Claude, France, are completely false,” Hener bluntly states. While conducting a tour of the factory floor, Wilson shows two employees working with band saws, cutting blocks and shaping them into rough bowls, and adds, I think that those | <blockquote><q>While Hener and Wilson are both insistent that there is little in common between Parker, Charatan and Dunhill pipes, they more passionately refute reports that Dunhill pipes are made anywhere other than the factory on St Andrews Road. The rumours that our Dunhill pipes are made in St. Claude, France, are completely false,” Hener bluntly states. While conducting a tour of the factory floor, Wilson shows two employees working with band saws, cutting blocks and shaping them into rough bowls, and adds, I think that those rumors started from other companies who are jealous of our position. They’re envious of our position and reputation in the market and they want to try to knock us down a little.</q> Pipes & Tobaccos. <ref name=pandt>Stephen A. Ross. Pipes and Tobaccos (Fall 2010), Vol. 15, No. 3. A century of excellence (pp. 9-10). USA: SpecComm International, Inc. [https://pipedia.org/images/8/86/Pipe-Tobaccos-10-4Fall.pdf P&T]</ref> | ||
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Seeking a better understanding of the current production, we talked to Chris Felts. He has been the U.S distributor since 2003 and he has managed all aspects of imported Dunhill smoker's products. He personally handpicks each pipe for the U.S every year, often making multiple trips to London to do so. | |||
[[File:Feltsand Hener.jpg|thumb|left|120px| Mr. Felts & Mr. Hener a few years ago at the IPCPR trade show.]] | |||
<blockquote><q>The current pipes are much higher quality than decades before whereas many, many years ago they had different grades of briar which they would use a letter code, i.e A/B and so on. These days they only use plateau grade briar, only this kind for all of their pipes, therefore you can trust that each pipe is the same high quality as the next pipe. Quality control is much higher than in previous decades. With a small number of people in the factory, each pipe is scrutinized under a microscope to ensure the best quality.<br><br>The the factory in London produces each mouthpiece from a solid vulcanite rod, initially carved down by a lathe, the white spot is installed by drilling the hole and inserting white spot from a solid rod, bent by hand (they put the straight mouthpiece in a type of heater, then bend by hand), then the multiple stages of handwork are done to finish each mouthpiece to include final polishing (not entirely by hand, a lathe must be used for the initial shape, much like a band saw is used in the initial stages of cutting the briar prior to it being shaped by hand using a sandpaper wheel. Each mouthpiece is tailor-made for each pipe. You can have two identical pipes, the same shape, the same size, but you cannot exchange mouthpieces with both of those pipes. Each mouthpiece is different from the next)</q>. July 8, 2020.<ref name=felts>Felts, Chris. (July 2020). Dunhill smoker's products U.S distributor. (email conversations).</ref></blockquote> | |||
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== | == Red Bark & Ruby Bark == <!--T:59--> | ||
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''' | '''Red Bark''': Introduced in 1972, the Red Bark is a reddish stained sandblast, and is the most famous of Dunhill’s retired finishes. Originally, the stain was a medium red. A couple of years later the stain was changed to a brighter red, almost pinkish in colour. The almost pink colour caused pipe sales to plummet. In 1976, the stain was changed back to the original darker medium red finish. The Red Bark finish was officially retired in 1987. The County and Russet finishes have also been retired. | ||
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*<font size="3">See more examples here: '''[[Dunhill Red Bark]]'''</font> | *<font size="3">See more examples here: '''[[Dunhill Red Bark]]'''</font> | ||
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[[File:Ruby Bark.jpg|thumb|right|145px|Rubybark]] | [[File:Ruby Bark.jpg|thumb|right|145px|Rubybark]] | ||
''' | '''Ruby Bark''': The Ruby Bark pipe is stained with a deep red colour to enhance the sandblasted finish. The finish disappeared, but was re-introduced a few years ago and is now one of the most popular finishes. Each pipe is adorned with a silver 6mm band for which there is no extra charge. The mouthpieces are a hand-cut black vulcanite stem. | ||
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[[File:DunVernon16.jpg|thumb|right|145px| Vernon Fitment]] | [[File:DunVernon16.jpg|thumb|right|145px| Vernon Fitment]] | ||
*Alfred Dunhill - Windshield Pipe (1904). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/2/24/WSpatent.jpg App 25261]; | *Alfred Dunhill - Windshield Pipe (1904). Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/2/24/WSpatent.jpg App 25261]; | ||
*Vernon Dunhill - | *Vernon Dunhill - Vernon Fitment (1932). US. Pat. No. [https://pipedia.org/images/9/9a/1861910.pdf 1861910]<br><span style="font-size:small">(British record as 10225/31 on 7 April '31. Applied right after with provisional patent protection,<br> (Prov. Prot.) N°:10225/31 and granted with final Nº: [https://pipedia.org/images/0/0a/GB363582A.pdf 363582] on 24 December 1931).<br> Canadian record as [https://pipedia.org/images/b/bc/CanadianVernon325090_.pdf 325090] applied on August 16, 1932</span>; | ||
*Alfred Dunhill - Inner Tube, CA (1914). Patented 1914 or 158709 [https://pipedia.org/images/c/cf/Patented_1914.pdf]; | |||
*Alfred Dunhill - Inner Tube w Flange, CA (1920). Pat. No. 197365 [https://pipedia.org/images/9/98/CA197365.pdf]; | |||
*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, 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 (1915). "Patented Mar. 9, 1915." No. [https://pipedia.org/images/f/fa/1130806.pdf 1130806]; | ||