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Based on Loring's and Field's guides.
Organized by Yang Forcióri
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Revision as of 22:27, 25 August 2019
Dunhill Dating Guide
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:
Duke ST. S. W. |
(Pre-1918)
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 | Duke ST. S. W. |
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1913-OCT 1918 | Duke ST. S. W. |
PAT.N° |
1169891/17 |
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1914-OCT 1918 (for export - Canada) | Duke ST. S. W. |
158709/14 |
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1915-OCT 1918 (for export - US) | Duke ST. S. W. |
PATENTED MARCH.9.15 or 1130806/15 |
1917 | 3,4,12 (...) |
"PAT.PENDING" |
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these ancillary stamps, in fact, began as uptick work/quality/pricing codes. | |
was another pre-war stamping and meant 'Hand Worked'. |