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== Information tirée des catalogues Dunhill d’avant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. ==
== Information tirée des catalogues Dunhill d’avant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. ==


The first indication of a formal grading system is found  in the 1912 catalog which shows three grades priced in shillings at 21/, 50/ & 90/. This three grade system continued until 1923/1924 but there were at least two price changes prior to that time - around 1917 when the prices were increased to 42/, 63/ & 90/  and around 1920 when the prices again increase to 50/, 90/ & 130/.   In about 1925 a fourth grade was introduced with US dollar pricing for the four grades being $25, $45, $65 and $100. The large 1928 catalog shows the pricing in shillings for the four grades at 50/ 90/ 130/ & 210/. Note that the pricing of the first three of the four grades was identical to earlier years (i.e. 1920) with a huge price jump to the new fourth grade.  This can be taken two ways:
On trouve les premières indications d’un système officiel de gradations dans le catalogue de 1912 qui montre trois gradations coûtant respectivement 21, 50 et 90 shillings. Ce système de trois grades a continué jusque vers 1923/1924 mais au moins deux prix ont changé dans l’intervalle – autour de 1917 quand les prix ont grimpé à 42, 63 et 90 shillings et autour de 1920 quand les prix sont encore montés à 50, 90 et 130 shillings. Vers 1925 on introduisit une quatrième gradation avec un prix en dollars US pour les 4 grades : à 25, 45, 65 et 100 dollars. Le grand catalogue de 1928 fixe les prix en shillings pour les quatre gradations à 50, 90, 130 et 210 shillings. A noter que le tarif des trois premiers grades était identique aux années d’avant (c.a.d. 1920) avec une nette augmentation pour le 4e grade.  On peut l' interpréter de deux  manières :  
   
   
(i) either the introduction of a fourth grade was accomplished by debasing the earlier grading standards (i.e. a 1920 ‘grade 3’ DR was equal to a 1925/1928 ‘grade 4’ DR), or
(i) soit l’introduction d’un quatrième grade fut effectué en dépréciant des gradations précédentes (c.a.d. qu’un grade 3 DR de 1920 aurait été égal  à un grade 4 DR de 1925/1928) ou bien


(ii) the introduction of the fourth grade was simply a recognition of what likely had always been true, that occasionally very special pipes were produced that deserve very special pricing (i.e.  a 1920 ‘grade 3’ DR was equal to a 1925/1928 ‘grade 3’ DR and a 1925/1928 ‘grade 4’ DR was better then both).  
(ii) the introduction of the fourth grade was simply a recognition of what likely had always been true, that occasionally very special pipes were produced that deserve very special pricing (i.e.  a 1920 ‘grade 3’ DR was equal to a 1925/1928 ‘grade 3’ DR and a 1925/1928 ‘grade 4’ DR was better then both).  
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