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* Dunhill formally instituted a one-year pipe guarantee and in conjunction with that guarantee a date code system to date the pipes in 1921 (see [[#Notes|notes 6]]). | * Dunhill formally instituted a one-year pipe guarantee and in conjunction with that guarantee a date code system to date the pipes in 1921 (see [[#Notes|notes 6]]). | ||
* Possessive stamp: DUNHILL'S "SHELL BRIAR" did not have the "Made in England" (see [[#Notes|notes 7]]). | * Possessive stamp: DUNHILL'S "SHELL BRIAR" did not have the "Made in England" (see [[#Notes|notes 7 and 10]]). | ||
* Sometimes stamped '''119708/17.5861/12''' instead 5861/12.119708/17. | * Sometimes stamped '''119708/17.5861/12''' instead 5861/12.119708/17. | ||
* "MADE IN ENGLAND" stamped on pipes intended for export, in these cases, stamped DUNHILL'S "SHELL" (without "Briar"). | * "MADE IN ENGLAND" stamped on pipes intended for export, in these cases, stamped DUNHILL'S "SHELL" (without "Briar". See [[#Notes|notes 7 and 10]]). | ||
If it doesn't have the date code, it may be from before 1921. Check it out [[#Pre-Date-System|'''here''']]. | If it doesn't have the date code, it may be from before 1921. Check it out [[#Pre-Date-System|'''here''']]. | ||