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|<center>'''Collector'''</center> | |||
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In 1978 the Collector series was introduced. A free-hand pipe using the plateau in different finishes. | In 1978 the Collector series was introduced. A free-hand pipe using the plateau in different finishes. | ||
<blockquote><q>A line of well grained, almost "DR" quality 'root' finished pipes stamped "Collector". The pipes in this series are generally larger and usually much larger | <blockquote><q>A line of well grained, almost "DR" quality 'root' finished pipes stamped "Collector". The pipes in this series are generally larger and usually much larger than the typical "DR". They are often found in non-traditional 'Danish' style shapes and even when the shape is mostly traditional there is frequently a non-traditional touch. Larger Collectors are sometimes stamped XL.</q> Loring, J. C., The Dunhill Briar Pipe, The Patent Years and After (self-published, Chicago, 1998).</blockquote> | ||
*<font size="3">See more examples here: '''[[Dunhill Collector]]'''</font> | *<font size="3">See more examples here: '''[[Dunhill Collector]]'''</font> | ||
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|<center>'''Gourd Calabash'''</center> | |||
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Dunhill manufactured a Gourd Calabash starting in the | Dunhill manufactured a Gourd Calabash starting in the 1970s and up to the late 1990s. | ||
<blockquote>"We made Gourd Calabash pipes from the | <blockquote>"We made Gourd Calabash pipes from the 1970s up to late 1990s. | ||
As we could in the last years not obtain suitable Gourds in the quality required, we have not made them since. The White Spot Division."<ref name=hener>Hener, K. S. Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site. (Conversations held between 2019 and 2020).</ref></blockquote> | As we could in the last years not obtain suitable Gourds in the quality required, we have not made them since. The White Spot Division."<ref name=hener>Hener, K. S. Product Line Director - The White Spot Smoker's Accessory Division and Walthamstow site. (Conversations held between 2019 and 2020).</ref></blockquote> | ||
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|<center>'''Meerschaum'''</center> | |||
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Apparently, Dunhill made Meerschaum pipes in the late 1960s. Richard Esserman reports the NYC Dunhill store carried them (as we will see ahead, they were already manufactured in 1933). | Apparently, Dunhill made Meerschaum pipes in the late 1960s. Richard Esserman reports the NYC Dunhill store carried them (as we will see ahead, they were already manufactured in 1933). | ||