Rare Dunhill Pipe

This is a double bowl pipe and we cannot find another example of this type of pipe ever being made. The bowl has a cork on one side. (seems to be original). If you remove the cork, the bowls become a tube, in other words, you can see straight through it.

The information on the shank is as follows:

MADE IN ENGLAND
INNER TUBE
Pat No. 116989 / 17 7 To the right of the barrel is also S28 which we believe refers to "Shell".

On the reverse:

HWo [Next to] DUNHILL [Over] London



Note: H.W. "hand, worked" - A hand-carved (as opposed to machine-carved) pipe of classic design. "H.W." stamped on shank. Not made after 1930's.

Length 5 3/4" Bowl: 2 3/4" without cork. White dot on stem.


Maker: Dunhill
Origin: British
Date/Period: 1927 or 1928
Type: Double Bowl
Demensions: L 5 3/4"
Provenance: Hill House
Notes & Literature:
On Top

Condition Report Some markings are strong and some weak. With strong lighting and magnification, the markings noted above were discovered. Used. No defects noted.

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