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A deep craggy sandblast with a black stain finish.


The documentary history of Shell's inception is essentially limited to patent applications — there are no pages in catalogues or advertisements promoting product blasting at the time. These requirements show that the preliminary application of the English patent (Patent No. 1484/17) was lodged on 13 October 1917, with a request completed half a year later, on April 12, 1918, followed by the granting of the English patent on October 14, 1918, shortly before the end Of the Great War on November 11th.
The documentary history of Shell's inception is essentially limited to patent applications — there are no pages in catalogues or advertisements promoting product blasting at the time. These requirements show that the preliminary application of the English patent (Patent No. 1484/17) was lodged on 13 October 1917, with a request completed half a year later, on April 12, 1918, followed by the granting of the English patent on October 14, 1918, shortly before the end Of the Great War on November 11th.
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[[Image:DunhillI.jpg|thumb|right|A 1937 Shell LB, G.L. Pease collection[http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=The_Mystery_of_the_White_Spot_-_Pipes_from_Dunhill]]]
[[Image:DunhillI.jpg|thumb|right|A 1937 Shell LB, G.L. Pease collection[http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=The_Mystery_of_the_White_Spot_-_Pipes_from_Dunhill]]]
A deep craggy sandblast with a black stain finish. See [[The Art of Sandblasting]], and by R.D. Field, for in depth look at Dunhill's revolutionary new finish. Concluding, the deepest and craggiest finishes were from Algerian briar, which is softer and yields more to the blasting. These are found in circa 1920's, 1940's, and 1960's Shells. The pipes were double blasted until the 1960's, and then the double blast technique resumed in the 1980's calling it the "Deep Shell" finish. During the 1960’s and 70’s Dunhill could not acquire the Algerian briar. Consequently, the company’s sandblast pipes were much shallower and less distinct. Once again Dunhill showed itself to be innovative, inventing the “double blast” technique to bring about a deeper blast even with harder briar. The black shell sandblast finish uses a stain the was developed for the color, not the taste. Some enthusiasts experience them having a more bitter taste, even when judiciously smoked.
See [[The Art of Sandblasting]], and by R.D. Field, for in depth look at Dunhill's revolutionary new finish. Concluding, the deepest and craggiest finishes were from Algerian briar, which is softer and yields more to the blasting. These are found in circa 1920's, 1940's, and 1960's Shells. The pipes were double blasted until the 1960's, and then the double blast technique resumed in the 1980's calling it the "Deep Shell" finish. During the 1960’s and 70’s Dunhill could not acquire the Algerian briar. Consequently, the company’s sandblast pipes were much shallower and less distinct. Once again Dunhill showed itself to be innovative, inventing the “double blast” technique to bring about a deeper blast even with harder briar. The black shell sandblast finish uses a stain the was developed for the color, not the taste. Some enthusiasts experience them having a more bitter taste, even when judiciously smoked.


In the decade of 90 there was a ransom of the values practiced in the first blasting. The pipes came to present  blasts of greater personality, but nothing compared to those of the past. The dyeing of this line was in dark wine shade, which exposed to light presented a typical reddish tone of the series. At some point in the decade of 60, this value was also altered, assuming a black coloration, but was rejected, making the original coloration also be rescued. Let's look at some examples of the mutations that the process has undergone over the years:
In the 90s there was a ransom of the values practiced in the first blasting. The pipes came to present  blasts of greater personality, but nothing compared to those of the past. The dyeing of this line was in dark wine shade, which exposed to light presented a typical reddish tone of the series. At some point in the decade of 60, this value was also altered, assuming a black coloration, but was rejected, making the original coloration also be rescued. Let's look at some examples of the mutations that the process has undergone over the years:
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File:DunhillD.jpg|Two very early examples. The top piece is from 1918, and carries the #24 stamp (the size of the “Inner Tube,” not the shape). This pipe would later be referred to as the “O” in the catalogue. The bottom pipe is a 1925 PO shape in exquisite condition. From the G.L. Pease Collection [http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=The_Mystery_of_the_White_Spot_-_Pipes_from_Dunhill]
File:DunhillD.jpg|Two very early examples. The top piece is from 1918, and carries the #24 stamp (the size of the “Inner Tube,” not the shape). This pipe would later be referred to as the “O” in the catalogue. The bottom pipe is a 1925 PO shape in exquisite condition. From the G.L. Pease Collection [http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=The_Mystery_of_the_White_Spot_-_Pipes_from_Dunhill]
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