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| '''The genesis of the family business''': the Dunhill ancestors were small farmers and shopkeepers in Nottinghamshire, Thomas Dunhill, being the first to take a break from this part of the country. He left Newark-on-Trent early in the last century, at about the time of Waterloo, bringing his young bride to London where, in Oxford Street, on the site now occupied by Debenham's, he opened a draper's shop. He must have quickly realized that the vast number of horses in the London Streets offered him a better livelihood than the linen trade: possibly, from his country boyhood, horses were something he knew about. At any rate, he transferred his energies to building up a harness-making business in the Euston Road which, before a tablet in Islington Church commemorated his long years'enterprise, enable him to support a household of Victorian proportions, including seven sons and five daughters. This was the first Dunhill business of any consequence. Frederick Dunhill inherited it, passing it on to Henry Dunhill.
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| '''1861''': Frederick Dunhill (1807-1876) was a sacking manufacturer; his youngest son (of 5), Henry (1842-1901) was a commercial clerk. In 1870 at Frederick's death, Henry was in business as a dealer in sacking and he added an extra dimension to his business by selling canvas tarpaulins and shop-blinds. He also later became a dealer in pianos and music. The sacking business was run from Euston Road, which also made, among other things, accessories for horse-drawn vehicles. And this is where Alfred Dunhill begins his historic journey:
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| '''1887''': The third of Henry's son, Alfred, was apprenticed to his father's harness-making business.
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| '''1893''': At the age of 21, Alfred Dunhill starts managing the business with his father.
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| '''1895''': Alfred Dunhill married Alice Mary Stapleton.
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| '''1896''': Alfred Henry Dunhill born; Locomotives on Highways Act passed.
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| '''1897''': Henry Dunhill retired. Alfred Dunhill took over his father's business. A harness and motor accessory business opened at 145-147 Euston Road, London. Vernon Dunhill born.
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| '''1899''': John ("Jack") Dunhill born.
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| '''1900''': The Discount Motor Car Company (selling motor accessories by mail order) established at 145-147 Euston Road, and then expanded into 108 Euston Road, London.
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| '''1901''': Henry, Alfred Dunhill's father, died. Motor Mart Employment Agency, which serviced and repaired motor cars then became "Motor Mart Ltd" - established at 108 Euston Road, London.
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| '''1902''': In July, the first Dunhill's Motorities shop opened at 2 Conduit Street, London.
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| '''1902-6''': Alfred Dunhill designed and built houses in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.
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| '''1903''': Alfred Dunhill Ltd (the 'predecessor company') incorporated. Alfred Dunhill's first dashboard clock marks their entry into the timepiece arena
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| '''1904''': Dunhill's Motorities shop opened at 5 Conduit Street. Head office, wholesale and export departments opened in new buildings at 359-361 Euston Road - London. Application for “Windshield Pipe” patent.
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| '''1905''': Alfred Dunhill's Patent Development Company established at 8 Argyll Place, London. Dunhill's Motorities shops opened in Edinburgh, Manchester, within Hotel Cecil, London.
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| '''1906''': Mary Dunhill born.
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| '''1907''': First Dunhill tobacco shop opened (7 July or most likely, 9 or 10 September) on 31a Duke St. Late in the same year, My Mixture book was started.
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| '''1908''': Dunhill's Motorities shop opened in Glasgow. Cigarette manufacturing by hand begins.
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| '''1909''': Dunhill began an in-house pipe repair business.
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| '''1907-1910:''' Dunhill imported the bulk of his pipes from France. Unsatisfied with the quality of these, he also bought pipes from [[Charatan]] (1909/10) reportedly at exorbitant prices, to ensure he had some of the very best pipes for sale in England.
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| '''1910''': First known Dunhill catalog produced; Alfred Dunhill enticed Joel [[Sasieni]] away from Charatan and opened a small pipe workshop of his own at 28 Duke St. -- two rooms upstairs providing the humble beginning. The focus was to use the finest quality briar, and expert craftsmanship to make pipes that would provide a superior smoke, and last a lifetime. The cost would reflect these principals, which was against the current trend of inexpensive pipes of lessor quality; the Bruyere finish is first introduced.
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| '''1912''': Alfred Dunhill becomes Alfred Dunhill Ltd; Herbert Edward Dunhill (1884-1950) joined his brother in the business; The "White Spot" trademark first appeared on pipes. The famous white spot was introduced so customers would know which way to insert the handmade vulcanite mouthpieces on straight pipes (the spots face up). Pipe-making moved to Mason's Yard, London.
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| '''1913''': Vernon Dunhill (father of Richard Dunhill) joined the business.
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| '''1914''': First World War begins; Alfred Henry Dunhill leaves the business and joins the war effort.
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| '''1916''': Shop address becomes 30 Duke Street; factory and offices purchased in Notting Hill Gate, London (the pipe-making operations are transferred there);
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| '''1917''': Shell Briar pipe patented; Alfred Dunhill created his sandblasted pipe, and first introduced the "Shell" Finish. Dunhill developed the oil curing process at this time, which many feels contributes significantly to Dunhill's excellent smoking qualities.
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| '''1918''': Alfred Henry Dunhill won the Military Cross (MC at Frégicourt 1 Sep 1918 - 31158/1 Feb 1919), 7th Bn Royal West Surrey Regiment - World War I.
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| '''1919:''' Alfred Henry Dunhill rejoined the business; factory and offices purchased at 20 Pancras Road, London; fire at Notting Hill Gate pipe factory; Dunhill and [[Sasieni]] part after serious conflicts. Dunhill stopped buying bowls turned in France in favor of those turned in London at Notting Hill Gate pipe factory.
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| '''1920''': Wholesale and export departaments moved to Notting Hill Gate.
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| '''1921''': Alfred Dunhill of London Inc. formed in New York; First registration of "Alfred Dunhill" signature as a trademark; First Royal Warrant received, as Tobacconist to Eduard, Prince of Wales. 276,000 pipes were sold in the Duke St. Shop. Dunhill formally instituted a one-year pipe guarantee (the "White Dot Guarantee") and in conjunction with that guarantee a date code system to date the year a pipe was offered for sale.
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| '''1922''': Alfred Dunhill of London Inc. formed in Toronto; first New York shop opened; The Parker Pipe Company Limited formed, to become a subsidiary of Alfred Dunhill Limited.
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| '''1923''': Alfred Dunhill Limited formed, with an initial authorized share capital of £300,000 (Alfred and his brother Herbert served as directors); "White Spot" trademark registered; shop opened at 27b Throgmorton Street, London.
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| '''1924''': Mary Dunhill joined the company; Société Anonyme Française Alfred Dunhill (SAFAD) formed; shop opened at 15 rue de la Paix, Paris; The Pipe Book by Alfred Dunhill published; Unique lighter introduced.
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| '''1926''': Shop opened in Toronto; Mary Dunhill Limited Formed (shop opened in Bayswater); new cigar humidor room opened; watch lighter introduced; Richard Dunhill born.
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| '''1927''': Herbert E. Dunhill last attended a board meeting, but remained managing director until 1950. Alfred Dunhill launches the revolutionary Unique lighter, the first to be operated using just one hand.
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| '''1928''': Alfred Dunhill retires; Alfred Henry Dunhill succeeds him as chairman; first Dunhill clock introduced; Captive watch and Belt watch introduced. Alfred Dunhill begins distributing the Namiki pen company's maki-e lacquered pens.
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| '''1930''': The Root finish is introduced. D.R. "dead root". Denotes Dunhill straight grain pipes. The Bruyere finish was used on these pipes through 1929; root finish was used thereafter. "D.R." stamped on the shank; leather factory opened in Notting Hill Gate; agreement signed with Namiki for the introduction of writing instruments.
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| '''1931''': French and Canadian Dunhill companies purchased. | Root Briar finish was introduced.
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| '''1932''': H. L. Savory & Co. Ltd purchased.
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| '''1933''': Stationery introduced in USA.
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| '''1934''': Registered office moved from 137 Notting Hill Gate to 30 Duke Street, St. James.
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| '''1935''': Duke Street, St. James, shop extension commenced.
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| '''1936''': Large shareholding in [[Hardcastle]] Pipes Ltd purchased after a ten-year relationship; the factory was in Walthamstow. The famous Facet timepiece, based on Alfred Dunhill's car head-lamp designs, is launched.
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| '''1938''': Royal Warrant received from George VI; Vernon Dunhill, Richard Dunhill's father died. Dunhill bought Savory’s.
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| '''1941''': Duke Street shop bombed; it was extended and rebuilt in the 1950s and recently renovated.
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| '''1943''': Mary Dunhill appointed director.
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| '''1944''': Alfred Dunhill Limited purchased Mary Dunhill limited; the business of Wise & Greenwood purchased.
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| '''1946''': [[Parker]] Pipe purchased, [[Masta Patent Pipe Company]]; new pipe factory opened in Plaistow.
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| '''1948''': Richard Dunhill joined the company.
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| '''1949''': D.Rs are graded with ascending letters "A" to "J".
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| '''1950''': Herbert E. Dunhill died, Mary Dunhill succeeded him as managing director. | DRs became associated with Root Briar finish, were stamped DRR.
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| '''1951''': Shop opened in Beverly Hills, CA.
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| '''1952''': The Tanshell finish is introduced. | The number/letter shape code has been introduced.
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| '''1953''': Duke Street shop was finally completely rebuilt after being bombed in 1941.
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| '''1954''': The Gentle Art of Smoking by Alfred H. Dunhill is published.
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| '''1955''': Alfred H. Dunhill elected Master of The Worshipful Company of Tobacco, Pipe Makers, and Tobacco Blenders.
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| '''1956''': Rollagas lighter introduced.
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| '''1957''': New headquarters and shop opened on Duke Street, St. James, 50 years after the first shop opened; "Bill" Carter completed 50 years of service.
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| '''1959''': Alfred Dunhill, the founder of Alfred Dunhill Limited, died on January 2. Bill Taylor starts working for Dunhill as a boy
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| '''1960''': Shop opened in Philadelphia.
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| '''1961''': Alfred Henry Dunhill retired as chairman; appointed president and succeeded as chairman by Mary Dunhill; Richard Dunhill appointed director; shop opened in San Francisco; Alfred Dunhill Tobacco Ltd formed (factory in Plaistow).
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| '''1963''': Dunhill Toiletries Ltd formed; Royal Warrant received from Queen Elizabeth.
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| '''1965''': Interest in the company acquired by Carreras Ltd; silk ties introduced.
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| '''1966''': Shop opened in Hong Kong; Queen's Award for industry received for export achievement.
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| '''1967''': [[Hardcastle]] is merged with [[Parker]] and becomes Parker-Hardcastle Ltd; Alfred Dunhill of London Inc., New York, acquired from Dunhill International Inc. Carreras Ltd (now Rothmans International) purchased 50% of the Dunhill capital from the company and from members of the family and three of their directors joined the Dunhill board.
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| '''1968''': Hong Kong company formed; shop opened in Sydney; controlling interest in Molyneux purchased (sold in 1970); shop opened in Düsseldorf, West Germany.
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| '''1970''': Shop opened in Kuala Lumpur
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| '''1971''': Alfred Henry Dunhill died; shop opened in Singapore.
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| '''1972''': Carreras renamed Rothmans International; the Redbark finish is introduced. ('''''Pipedia Sysop note:''''' Some sources indicate the Redbark was introduced in 1973 while other sources indicate the Redbark was introduced 1972 [http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Image:Dunhill72RB.jpg See example]).
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| '''1973''': Controlling interested in Richards & Appleby Ltd purchased; first Dunhill International Conference in London.
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| '''1974''': Mary Dunhill celebrated 50 years of service to the company; shop opened in Dallas, TX; Queen's Award for industry received for export achievement; Anthony Greener appointed as a managing director. | D.R. first stars appeared, but for group size.
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| '''1975''': Mary Dunhill retired as chairman; Richard Dunhill succeeded her; Mary Dunhill appointed president;
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| '''1976''': H. Simmons Ltd, London, purchased; menswear department opened on lower ground floor at Duke Street, St. James; Brentford Distribution Centre opened; [[Lane, Ltd.]], New York, purchased together with subsidiaries F. [[Charatan]], [[Ben Wade]], and Grosvenor Pipe. {Dunhill allowed [[Holm, Preben]] to use the Ben Wade name until his death in 1989. Almost a decade passed before John Louis Duncan bought the name from Dunhill and relaunched the brand while still using the Dunhill factory at Walthamstow. The Ben Wade brand was subsequently sold to Mr Peter Wilson, in 1998 (John Duncan, a grandson of the founder John Louis Duncan, sold the firm to his brother-in-law Peter Wilson). The Lane, Ltd. was sold to the Scandinavian Tobacco Group in 1987. The Richemont group continue with manufacturing and selling the Charatan pipe brand nowadays (Dunhill and Charatan are still under the umbrella of them)}. | The number/letter shape code was discontinued and replaced by a 4 or 5 digits code.
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| '''1977''': Shop opened in Houston, TX; controlling interest in Montblanc-Simplo GmbH, West Germany, purchased; Dunhill pipes Ltd formed; Bill Taylor works as administrator and overseer in the Dunhill Factory.
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| '''1978''': Shop opened in Atlanta, GA; temporary controlling interest in Collingwood of Conduit ltd; Mary Dunhill retired from the board of Dunhill Toiletries Ltd. | Collector Series was introduced (001 nomenclature) | D.R last year using stars for group size and letters for the grade. Dunhill started again to hand-turn (HT) bowls (Collector and D.R series only).
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| '''1979''': Our Family Business by Mary Dunhill published; shop opened in Washington D.C. | Collector Series were stamped "002", and after 1979 this special stamp was dropped. D.R. series are graded with stars and also an “XL” stamp was added.
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| '''1980''': First Dunhill Pipe Dealer's World Conference, in London; the Cumberland finish is introduced; shop opened in Dubai; sponsorship of Alfred Dunhill Queen's Cup polo tournament commenced.
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| '''1981''': Shops-within-shops opened in Selfridges and Harrods, London; shop opened in Munich; tobacco manufacturing moved from Sewell Street to Murray Sons & Co. Ltd, Belfast; Dunhill Tobacco Ltd sold; Alfred Dunhill eyewear introduced.
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| '''1982''': Dunhill Holdings plc acquired Alfred Dunhill Limited under Scheme of Arrangement; Rothmans International plc controlled new holdings company; pipe manufacturing transferred to Walthamstow; shop opened in Melbourne; Alfred Dunhill Scotch Whisky introduced; shop opened at 14 Poultry, London.
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| '''1983''': Shop opened in Vancouver.
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| '''1984''': Edition of men's grooming products introduced; Bill Taylor leaves Dunhill to become Bill [[Ashton]]-Taylor | The 5 digit shape numbers ended[https://pipedia.org/images/4/41/7827681620420198400_n.jpg].
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| '''1985''': Inauguration of Alfred Dunhill Cup golf tournament; Dunhill Tailored Clothes Inc, New York purchased.
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| '''1986''': Shop opened in Montreal.
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| '''1987''': Redbark finish officially retired; shops opened at QE2 in Sloane Street, London; redesigned Duke Street shop opened.
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| '''1988''': Mary Dunhill died; The Englishman's Companion: Alfred Dunhill Exhibition in London.
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| '''1989''': Richard Dunhill appointed chairman; Michael Nicholson appointed managing director; shops opened in Costa Mesa, Honolulu, Tokyo, Osaka, and Wall Street.
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| '''1990''': New York shop relocated to 450 Park Avenue; shop opened in Hamburg; Alfred Dunhill Museum opened in Burlington Arcade, London.
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| '''1991''': Lord Douro appointed chairman of Dunhill Holdings plc, succeeded Edmund Skepper; shops opened in Boston and Seattle.
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| '''1992''': Shops opened in Geneva, Madrid, and San Diego; Alfred's Dunhill business completed one hundred years of trading.
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| '''1993''': Alfred Dunhill celebrated it's Centennial worldwide; the Vendôme Luxury Group was created with Alfred Dunhill Ltd and Montblanc-Simplo GmbH as two of its principal subsidiaries; all tobacco interests sold to Rothmans International plc; the centenary watch range was introduced, inspired by Alfred Dunhill's watches of the 1930s; Alfred Dunhill opened its first store in China; the Alfred Dunhill Shooting Season was held in some of Europe's most prestigious locations; Alfred Dunhill Open Golf Championship held in Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium; François Poirel appointed managing director.
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| '''1994''': New store openings in Europe and Asia brought the total number of Alfred Dunhill stores to 96; Alfred Dunhill collection of humidors launched.
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| '''1995''': New retail outlets were established in Taiwan and distribution strengthened throughout the rest of the Pacific Region; Namiki lacquer writing instruments which originally appeared in the 1920s were reintroduced as a limited edition to considerable interest from collectors. | The pipes logo was changed: "Dunhill" inside an ellipse.
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| '''1996''': First Alfred Dunhill outlet opened in Russia and a new store opened in the city of London; Alfred Dunhill's headquarters relocated to 27 Knightsbridge in London.
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| '''1997''': Flagship store in Duke Street, London, refurbished and relaunched at 48 Jermyn Street incorporating the Alfred Dunhill Museum which is opened to the public for the first time; partnership with Aston Martin to design the limited edition Alfred Dunhill DB7 sports car; Callum Barton appointed chief executive.
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| '''1998''': Richard Dunhill celebrated 50 years with the company; Alfred Dunhill Museum acquired the last surviving Alfred Dunhill motor car, the "Tweenie", first sold in 1914 by Dunhill Motorities; Alfred Dunhill opened in the Czech Republic with stores in Prague and Carlsbad; 14th Alfred Dunhill store in China opened; Alfred Dunhill's largest store in Asia opened in Osaka, Japan; new stores opened in Bombay and New Delhi, India and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; number of stores stands at 160 in 26 countries. Alfred Dunhill Edition Aston Martin DB7 – 78 (of an announced 150) "Dunhill Silver platinum metallic" cars with a built-in humidor.
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| '''2005''': Dunhill suspends the sale of tobacco-related products in its shops. Savile Row tailor Richard James, watch dealer/designer Tom Bolt, casual-wear designer Nick Ashley, and leather-smith Bill Amberg are brought on board to help revitalize the brand.
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| '''2007''': First Home of Alfred Dunhill opens in Tokyo, Japan.
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| '''2008''': Alfred Dunhill announces the appointment of menswear designer Kim Jones as Creative Director, a role Alfred Dunhill has not offered before. Second Home of Alfred Dunhill opens in London, UK, in Bourdon House. Third Home of Alfred Dunhill opens in Shanghai, China, in The Twin Villas.
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| '''2010''': Fourth Home of Alfred Dunhill opens in Hong Kong, China, in Prince's Landmark.
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| '''2011''': First Voice campaign launched.
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| '''2012''': The pipes logo was changed to: "Alfred Dunhill's The White Spot" - March. Trafalgar by Alfred Dunhill is presented in Shanghai, China. For The Love film is released.
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| '''2016''': Richard Dunhill died on Aug. 26, 2016, at the age of 89, having been a Dunhill employee for 68 years.
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| '''2018''': Dunhill announced that it would no longer sell or market cigars and pipe tobaccos.
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| '''2019''': STG acquires the rights to reintroduces the old Dunhill blends under the Peterson brand umbrella, STG-Lane Ltd.
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| '''Note:''' Some of this information were extracted from '''One Hundred Years and More.''' <ref name=balfourchronology>Balfour, Michael. (1992). Alfred Dunhill, One Hundred Years and More (pp. 234-236). London, Weidenfield and Nicolson.</ref>
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| [[User:Yang|Yang]] ([[User talk:Yang|talk]]) 12:18, 2 January 2020 (CST)
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