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Following war’s end the supply of vulcanite and tooling freed up, but briar was not so readily available. Italian briar which Dunhill used for its smooth finished pipes didn’t become available in blocks suitable for larger pipes until 1948 and then initially only at very high prices. The supply of Algerian briar became available sooner but Dunhill used that briar only for its Shell finish pipes. Equally, if not, more importantly, there was a dramatic change in Dunhill’s customer base, in short for all practical purposes only Americans could afford to buy Dunhill pipes in any volume. Thus targeting the American market was of utmost importance. And in that latter regard, there was a particularly irksome development amongst the competition." '''J. Loring'''</blockquote> | Following war’s end the supply of vulcanite and tooling freed up, but briar was not so readily available. Italian briar which Dunhill used for its smooth finished pipes didn’t become available in blocks suitable for larger pipes until 1948 and then initially only at very high prices. The supply of Algerian briar became available sooner but Dunhill used that briar only for its Shell finish pipes. Equally, if not, more importantly, there was a dramatic change in Dunhill’s customer base, in short for all practical purposes only Americans could afford to buy Dunhill pipes in any volume. Thus targeting the American market was of utmost importance. And in that latter regard, there was a particularly irksome development amongst the competition." '''J. Loring'''</blockquote> | ||
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Here we have another curious example, but this time, a Shell. It is a wartime pipe with a rather interesting stem/tenon configuration. Don Giles (owner of the pipe) believe it is a modified Vernon tenon. | |||
<blockquote><q>That is an interesting part about this pipe. I believe this was just after the bombing and parts were scarce. I feel very lucky to have this piece as I am sure there is a story to the odd construction. I certainly cannot prove any of this, but it certainly is interesting.</q> Don Giles</blockquote> | |||
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