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[[File:Sasieni-30s-40s-Stingers.jpg|thumb|Left-1930s four dot, right-late 30s early 40s four dot, rear-bent early 40s 8 dot. Note the very slight difference in the stingers. Courtesy Brian Robertson collection.]][[File:Sasieni-Friar-Stinger-Rum850.jpg|thumb|Sasieni Friar Stinger marked 'RUM 850', and shaped like a Rum bottle. Some Sasieni pipes were reportedly Rum cured. Perhaps this is from one of those? Courtesy Brian Robertson collection.]]The Sasieni Eight Dot is now the most collectible of all Sasieni pipes, due to both its scarcity and the fact that, unlike other Sasieni’s, the collector can be reasonably certain when the pipe was made. The Eight Dot made its debut in the late 1920’s or very early 1930’s, and was discontinued during W.W.II due to the inevitable shortages of supplies. Like the Four Dot, the Eight Dot had its logo made by individually inserting rods of blue plastic into pre-drilled holes in the stem, similar to the process used by Dunhill for their one white spot.

Finally, there are the dots. This may sound a bit silly to the non-Sasieni collector, but Sasieni collectors know exactly what I mean. Sasieni collectors have a fascination with the striking logo, which is both distinctive yet tasteful. Some would say it has an almost mystical quality about it. Over the years, the dots have changed both in size and color (although many of the seeming color “variations” are simply a result of aging.) Over the years the dots ranged in color from light blue to a vivid sky blue. Many collectors are as enthralled with the dot variations as with the pipe itself!