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*See more examples here: [[Dunhill Dead Root]]

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*See more about here: [[Dunhill Bruyere]]

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A deep craggy sandblast with a black stain finish (the color of stain used has varied over the years). Although there is some doubt as to them being the first to sandblast pipes, Dunhill's Shell pipes, and the sandblasting techniques developed to create them are considered one of Dunhill's greatest and most lasting contributions to the art of pipe making.

*See more about this incredible pipe here: [[The History of Dunhill's Shell]]

*See more examples here: [[Dunhill Shell]]

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Introduced in 1931 and highly prized because the grain is more pronounced in this finish. The Root Briar finish requires a perfectly clean bowl with excellent graining. Therefore, it is the most expensive of the Dunhill pipes. Corsican briar was most often used for the Root finish, since it was generally more finely grained. This is a rare finish, due to the scarcity of briar suitable to achieve it. These pipes are normally only available at Company stores, or at Principle Pipe Dealers.

*See more examples here: [[Dunhill Root Briar]]

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*See more examples here: [[Dunhill Tanshell]]

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Black Briar is a dark finish with vein contrasted in black, after the appearance of the dress finish in 1973 and due to its success this finish ended up disappearing.

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== Ruby Bark == <!--T:59-->

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Introduced in 1979. Cumberland is another sandblast with a brown stain and a brindle stem (the material is more commonly called ‘cumberland’ these days, thanks to Dunhill’s influence and the success of the finish over the past quarter-century). Originally, the Cumberland always featured a smooth brown rim, but in the current production the rim is sometimes smooth, sometimes sandblasted. Occasionally, a straight grain blast is finished with a Cumberland stain and a “Shilling Grain,” similar to the “Ring Grain,” resulting in a new variation on the traditional sandblast. The Shilling series is named for the British coin: the sandblast looks like a stack of shillings.  Named after the warehouse on Cumberland Road. The old pipes that inspired this finish were found there.

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Introduced in 1983 to commemorate the closing of the Cumberland Road warehouse. The same stain and stem material as used on the Cumberland, but on a smooth bowl.

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Introduced in 1986. A tan sandblast with a Cumberland mouthpiece. It has since been discontinued.   

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Having been introduced in December of 1988 and retired sometime in 2000. A medium reddish-brown stain and smooth finish that has since been retired.

<blockquote>"The Russet finish was introduced in the year 1988 and, according to our files, we used the Russet stamp last time in the year 2000. The Russet finish was discontinued as it was commercially not as successful as other finishes that existed at the time, so it was decided to be rationalized. Kalmon S. Hener. Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site."</blockquote>

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Dunhill manufactured a Gourd Calabash starting in the 1970's and up to the late 1990’s.  

*See more examples here: [[Dunhill Gourd Calabash]]

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"In some of its catalogs in the sixties and seventies, Dunhill did some promoting of the "DriWay". Essentially its an embedded clay filter that was referred to as "Kaoloid". The DriWay was only utilized in the Shell Briar series. If you collect Dunhill "Gadget" pipes, this would be a great novelty to consider. It's amazing that the briar cap screws off and the ceramic filter is in fine shape.

*See more about here: [[Dunhill Driway]]

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== Meerschaum ==

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