Dunhill Dating Guide: Difference between revisions

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Dunhill Dating Guide Based on Loring's and Field's guides. Organized by Yang Forcióri

Pre-Dating Code

1907- March 1910

Exclusively third party made pipes. Shape numbers running from 1 through 30 (but not only in this period) and probably, DUNHILL over DUKE ST. S.W stamps. Stamping in these years is presently unknown, but it should be something like that:

Dunhill Duke ST. S. W.	1-30	DR, B or A.	No Patent

1910-1917 (Pre-1918 - Smooth Only)

First own partial production introduced in 1910, but still using bowls shaped in France. In 1917 the Calabrian briar started to be used, but not completely. Only in 1920, Dunhill took the final step in its pipe making operation.

1910-1912
Dunhill Duke ST. S. W.	Shape N°, DR, B or A

1913-OCT 1918
Dunhill Duke ST. S. W.	Shape N°, DR, B or A	"Inner Tube" PAT.N°	5861/12 or 1169891/17

1915-OCT 1918 (Export US)
Dunhill Duke ST. S. W.	Shape N°, DR, B or A	"Inner Tube" 1130806/15	MADE IN ENGLAND

1914-OCT 1918 (Export Canada)
Dunhill Duke ST. S. W.	Shape N°, DR, B or A	"Inner Tube" 158709/14	MADE IN ENGLAND

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+<center>'''Pre-Dating Code'''</center>
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-<center>'''1907 - March 1910'''</center>
+<center>'''1907- March 1910'''</center>
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-Exclusively third party made pipes. Shape numbers running from '''1''' through '''30''' and probably, '''DUNHILL''' over '''DUKE ST. S.W''' stamps. (stamping in these years is presently unknown).
+Exclusively third party made pipes. Shape numbers running from '''1''' through '''30''' (but not only in this period) and probably, '''DUNHILL''' over '''DUKE ST. S.W''' stamps. Stamping in these years is presently unknown, but it should be something like that:
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
+|<center>'''Dunhill <br>Duke ST. S. W.'''</center>
+|1-30
+|DR, B or A.
+|No Patent
+|}
 ----
-<center>'''Pre-1918'''</center>
+<center>'''1910-1917 (Pre-1918 - Smooth Only)'''</center>
 ----
-First own production introduced in 1910. Initially, Dunhill made pipes was a limited production straight grain pipe hand-cut from over century-old briar burls. Classified by a "'''B'''" (denoted highest quality pipe) becoming a "'''DR'''" (denoted straight-grained) and a classification marked by an "'''A'''" (denoted first quality), until early 1915. After that, they became a high-end subset to the Dunhill 'Bruyere'.
+First own partial production introduced in 1910, but still using bowls shaped in France. In 1917 the Calabrian briar started to be used, but not completely. Only in 1920, Dunhill took the final step in its pipe making operation.
 {| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
-|+1907-1911
+|+1910-1912
 |<center>'''Dunhill <br>Duke ST. S. W.'''</center>
-|1-30
+|<center>Shape N°,<br>DR, B or A</center>
-|A or B (DR)
-|No Patent
 |}
 {| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
-|+1912-1915
+|+1913-OCT 1918
 |<center>'''Dunhill <br>Duke ST. S. W.'''</center>
-|1-30
+|<center>Shape N°,<br>DR, B or A</center>
-|A or B(DR)
+|<center>"Inner Tube"<br>PAT.N°</center>
-|PAT.N° 5861/12
+|<center>5861/12 or<br>1169891/17</center>
 |}
 {| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
-|+1915-1918
+|+1915-OCT 1918 (Export US)
 |<center>'''Dunhill <br>Duke ST. S. W.'''</center>
-|Ao and Ao(DR)
+|<center>Shape N°,<br>DR, B or A</center>
-|PAT.N° 5861/12
+|<center>"Inner Tube"<br>1130806/15</center>
+|MADE IN ENGLAND
 |}
-'''Bruyère''' line, shape numbers beginning with '''31'''. Generally finished from French turned bowls until 1920. Classified by an "'''A'''" (near the bowl to indicate first quality) on the side of the shank with an "Inner Tube" stamped.
 {| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;"
+|+1914-OCT 1918 (Export Canada)
 |<center>'''Dunhill <br>Duke ST. S. W.'''</center>
+|<center>Shape N°,<br>DR, B or A</center>
+|<center>"Inner Tube"<br>158709/14</center>
+|MADE IN ENGLAND
 |}
+----

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