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„The best of its kind“

The brand Dunhill, founded by Alfred Dunhill in 1907, is one of the most famous, prestigious and luxurious in the world.

„It must be usable, it must work reliably, it must be beautiful and durable, and it must be the best of its kind.“ This was the motto of Alfred Dunhill, which continues to guide the production of all Dunhill products to this day and has become the company’s philosophy.

From 1893 Dunhill initially worked in his father's family business, but soon opened Dunhill Motorities in London, a distribution company for leather goods and automotive accessories. Later he founded a tobacco shop in the elegant Duke Street., In which he also sold pipes – at that time however, made by other pipe makers. The business became known primarily through Dunhill’s own mixed tobacco blends, whose recipes he adapted to suit the taste of each individual customer. The idea of producing pipes himself came to him after he had made a pipe with a windshield that could also be smoked in an open car. This pipe was even patented, but turned out to be a failure. In 1910 he opened a small pipe production facility within his shop, employing a pipe maker and an apprentice - with the mission to produce perfect whistles without regard to cost. His products were quickly twice as expensive as those of the competition and by 1912, two years after its opening, the tiny white dot became the trademark of the company. It was originally intended to simply indicate which side of the mouthpiece had to be facing upwards and was made from ivory until 1960. Today it is made from resin and much larger than before.

The Dunhill brand gained increasing prestige and remained a family business even after Alfred Dunhill's retirement in 1928; it continued to grow. In 1977, Dunhill Pipes Ltd. was founded. The company also includes the cheaper labels Parker and Hardcastle.

Dunhill pipes are characterized by classic English shapes with vulcanized rubber and Cumberland mouthpieces. Among the numerous finish variants are, among others, the Shell Briar (1917; the first sandblasted pipe), the Root Briar (1930), the Tanshell (1953), the Redbark (1973) and the Cumberland (1980).

Dunhill

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„The best of its kind“

The brand Dunhill, founded by Alfred Dunhill in 1907, is one of the most famous, prestigious and luxurious in the world.

„It must be usable, it must work reliably, it must be beautiful and durable, and it must be the best of its kind.“ This was the motto of Alfred Dunhill, which continues to guide the production of all Dunhill products to this day and has become the company’s philosophy.

From 1893 Dunhill initially worked in his father's family business, but soon opened Dunhill Motorities in London, a distribution company for leather goods and automotive accessories. Later he founded a tobacco shop in the elegant Duke Street., In which he also sold pipes – at that time however, made by other pipe makers. The business became known primarily through Dunhill’s own mixed tobacco blends, whose recipes he adapted to suit the taste of each individual customer. The idea of producing pipes himself came to him after he had made a pipe with a windshield that could also be smoked in an open car. This pipe was even patented, but turned out to be a failure. In 1910 he opened a small pipe production facility within his shop, employing a pipe maker and an apprentice - with the mission to produce perfect whistles without regard to cost. His products were quickly twice as expensive as those of the competition and by 1912, two years after its opening, the tiny white dot became the trademark of the company. It was originally intended to simply indicate which side of the mouthpiece had to be facing upwards and was made from ivory until 1960. Today it is made from resin and much larger than before.

The Dunhill brand gained increasing prestige and remained a family business even after Alfred Dunhill's retirement in 1928; it continued to grow. In 1977, Dunhill Pipes Ltd. was founded. The company also includes the cheaper labels Parker and Hardcastle.

Dunhill pipes are characterized by classic English shapes with vulcanized rubber and Cumberland mouthpieces. Among the numerous finish variants are, among others, the Shell Briar (1917; the first sandblasted pipe), the Root Briar (1930), the Tanshell (1953), the Redbark (1973) and the Cumberland (1980).

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„The best of its kind“

The brand Dunhill, founded by Alfred Dunhill in 1907, is one of the most famous, prestigious and luxurious in the world.

„It must be usable, it must work reliably, it must be beautiful and durable, and it must be the best of its kind.“ This was the motto of Alfred Dunhill, which continues to guide the production of all Dunhill products to this day and has become the company’s philosophy.

From 1893 Dunhill initially worked in his father's family business, but soon opened Dunhill Motorities in London, a distribution company for leather goods and automotive accessories. Later he founded a tobacco shop in the elegant Duke Street., in which he also sold pipes – at that time, however, made by other pipe makers. The business became known primarily through Dunhill’s self-mixed tobacco blends, the recipes for which he adapted to suit the taste of each individual customer. The idea of producing pipes himself came to him after he had made a pipe with a windshield that could also be smoked in an open car. This pipe was even patented, but turned out to be a failure. In 1910, he opened a small pipe production facility within his shop, employing a pipe maker and an apprentice – with the mission to produce perfect pipes without regard to cost. His products were quickly twice as expensive as those of the competition, and by 1912, two years after the opening, the tiny white dot had become the trademark of the company. It was originally intended to simply indicate which side of the mouthpiece had to be facing up and was made from ivory until 1960. Today, it is made of resin and significantly larger than before.

The Dunhill brand gained increasing prestige and remained a family business even after Alfred Dunhill's retirement in 1928; it continued to grow. In 1977, Dunhill Pipes Ltd. was founded. The company also includes the cheaper labels Parker and Hardcastle.

Dunhill pipes are characterized by classic English shapes with vulcanized rubber and Cumberland mouthpieces. Among the numerous finish variants are, among others, the Shell Briar (1917; the first sandblasted pipe), the Root Briar (1930), the Tanshell (1953), the Redbark (1973) and the Cumberland (1980).