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John Loring, now a "broken pipe" was a leading authority on Dunhill pipes. His excellent book, "The Dunhill Briar Pipe - the patent years and after" [http://www.loringpage.com/attpipes/book.html], is an essential addition to any Dunhill collectors library. Mr. Loring also wrote several important articles, which he has graciously contributed to Pipedia, and will be added here: | '''Note:''' John Loring's website is currently down. His son, Michael Loring, reports that he is working to get the site back up and will be continuing to make it available. John Loring, now a "broken pipe" was a leading authority on Dunhill pipes. His excellent book, "The Dunhill Briar Pipe - the patent years and after" [http://www.loringpage.com/attpipes/book.html], is an essential addition to any Dunhill collectors library. Mr. Loring also wrote several important articles, which he has graciously contributed to Pipedia, and will be added here: | ||
'''Dunhill's guarantee''' is generally credited as the impetus for implementing the date codes, as well as establishing its reputation. Dunhill expert, John C. Loring has written an excellent article on the establishment and refinement of the [[THE DUNHILL WHITE SPOT GUARANTEE]]. | '''Dunhill's guarantee''' is generally credited as the impetus for implementing the date codes, as well as establishing its reputation. Dunhill expert, John C. Loring has written an excellent article on the establishment and refinement of the [[THE DUNHILL WHITE SPOT GUARANTEE]]. | ||