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-First own partial (still using bowls shaped in France) production introduced in 1910. Initially, made from over century-old briar burls, classified by a "'''B'''" (denoted highest quality pipe); "'''DR'''" (denoted straight-grained) and an "'''A'''" (denoted first quality), until early 1915. After that, they became a high-end subset to the Dunhill 'Bruyere'. The DR and B pipes, a limited production, they should be distinguished as hand cut in London from burls as opposed to the Bruyere line which was generally finished from French turned bowls until 1917.
+First own partial (still using bowls shaped in France) production introduced in 1910.
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