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<span style="font-size:small">'''Note:''' This guide is in permanent improvement. If you have any | <span style="font-size:small">'''Note:''' This guide is in permanent improvement. If you have any information to add or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me [[#Contact_information|here.]]</span> | ||
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== Patents Era == | == Patents Era == | ||
Among the brand | Among lovers of the Dunhill brand, the Patent Era pipes are the ones most sought after. | ||
Alfred began the | Alfred began the Patent Era when he registered his first patent in 1904. It was for the Windshield Pipe, at the time still under Dunhill Motorities. In 1906 he opened his patent office to manage his inventions. In was in 1907 that he opened his first tobacco shop in London at Duke Street-N.31A, which starts the rich history of the legendary Dunhill pipe. | ||
Since the first Dunhill patent stamped on a pipe was in 1905 (the year the patent was granted), we can say that '''Dunhill's | Since the first Dunhill patent stamped on a pipe was in 1905 (the year the patent was granted), we can say that '''Dunhill's Patent Era begins in 1905 and lasts until 1954'''. | ||
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=== Which one? === | === Which one? === |