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== Meerschaum == | == Meerschaum == | ||
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Apparently Dunhill made Meerschaum pipes in the late | Apparently, Dunhill made Meerschaum pipes in the late 1960s. Richard Esserman reports the NYC Dunhill store carried them (as we will see ahead, they were already manufactured in 1933). | ||
<center><font size="3">[[File:Aspas-copy.png|40px]]In the past we could obtain the raw material from Turkey. Nowadays, the Turkish government banned the export of Meerschaum as | <center><font size="3">[[File:Aspas-copy.png|40px]]In the past we could obtain the raw material from Turkey. Nowadays, the Turkish government banned the export of Meerschaum as raw material and only allows export of finished goods; that is why we stopped using this material and currently do not manufacture Meerschaum pipes.[[File:Aspas.png|40px]]</font> Hener, K. S., Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site.'''</center> | ||
'''Meerschaum Lined''' | '''Meerschaum Lined''' | ||
[[File:Dunhill-linedmeerschaum.jpeg|thumb|right|145px|]] | [[File:Dunhill-linedmeerschaum.jpeg|thumb|right|145px|]] | ||