help me identify this Dunnie please [ edited,pix fixed]

[yehang]

hi,gents,first of all thank for your warmhearted help for my Ida questoin. I start this thread for a Dunhill shell which my buddy is keen to pull the triguer but none of us can be fully convinced by the authentity of it since we're just at the apprentice stage. so we are badly in need of your help,help us, please, thank you in advance! sorry for the inconvinience but it seems i can't post the pix

ok, here we go! thank you, my brothers!

 

[Ocelot55]

Sorry, I can't see any of the photos from my computer.

 

[gravel]

I am not an expert. The following pages may help you make your own determination regarding this one's authenticity.
Shell Guide
Loring on Fakes

How much does the seller want?

 

[Ocelot55]

Looks kinda like a "5" after England to me. That would make it 1965. Looks like a legitimate Dunnie to me.

I'd definitely get a few more opinions on the date, but I think its authentic.

 

[docwatson]

Group 1 That is one small billiard!!!

 

[gravel]

Are there Dunhill pipes that are stamped as "shell" instead of "shell briar" in the post patent era?

I'm not trying to muddy the water on the issue of authenticity. I'm only curious.

 

[dshpipes]

I'm no Dunnie expert either, but it looks like it's got a metal stinger in there, which should help date it. Uh... pre '60s?

 

[dshpipes]

I'd contact Marty Pulvers: [email protected]

He'll be able to give you some pretty detailed info if you show him those two pictures. He'll probably also have some choice words about Dunhill, but at least you'll have your info. :lol:

 

[williamcharles]

It has the aluminum tube in it the older Dunhills had. The tube is long. It reaches from the draft hole almost half way way to the button of the stem. I've got one from the 1914-1918 era with the tube. Sure looks like the real thing to me.

 

[docwatson]

Are there Dunhill pipes that are stamped as "shell" instead of "shell briar" in the post patent era?

I'm not trying to muddy the water on the issue of authenticity. I'm only curious.

The post patent date Dunhill pipes that I have are stamped DUNHILL SHELL without any quotation marks.
The book published by John Loring will give you all the info you need. I'm sure google will give you a link.

Also, many Dunhill pipes still came with an aluminum inner tube even into the 1980's.

Hope this helps.

 

[skaukatt]

If that is indeed a "5", and I can't say that it is based upon the photo, then it is a 1965 Dunhill. From what I can tell, I do not see a patent stamp. According to Loring's fine book this pipe dates to 1965.

 

[skaukatt]

If that is indeed a "5", and I can't say that it is based upon the photo, then it is a 1965 Dunhill. From what I can tell, I do not see a patent stamp. According to Loring's fine book this pipe dates to 1965.

In fact looking at it again, it could be a "2" after and in line with the D in England which would date this pipe to 1962, but I thought the 2 should be raised and not in line with the D in England. I'll keep looking at references and see what I come up with.