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Restoring a 1935 Dunhill Shell – Andrew Selking

Blog by Andrew Selking

This is my second Dunhill Shell, but like everything it has been a learning experience. I saw this orphan about to expire on eBay without a single bid. As they say, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. I knew that it was a desirable patent-era Shell and from the markings it was made in 1935. I should have taken the time to look at a Dunhill shape chart, this pipe had been seriously topped. The good news is, I didn’t pay too much for it and it’s a handy little pipe, 4 15/16 inches long and .7 of an ounce! No wonder the stem didn’t have any tooth marks.

So here’s what the pipe looked like before the restoration.

The one thing that I really like about the Dunhill Shell pipes is the finish. The combination of deep reddish brown and darker brown/black is very pleasing to look at. That is why I treat rough finish pipes (rusticated, blast, fine line) differently than smooth finish pipes. I took a tip from Steve and use Murphy’s Oil Soap, which is made from vegetable oils and specifically formulated for wood. I took a small amount of the soap and applied it directly with a toothbrush.

As you can see the Murphy’s Oil Soap did remove some of the finish, but not nearly as much as the alcohol bath would have. The soap also removed the decades of accumulated grime. If you don’t take care to clean the outside of the pipe no amount of wax will make it shine.

My next step was to start the stem soaking in Oxyclean and soak the bowl with denatured alcohol. I packed the bowl with cotton balls, plugged the shank with some rolled up paper towel, and used an eye dropper to soak the cotton. After the cake loosened up, I reamed the bowl. This bowl is huge, I used my two largest reaming heads to clean it out.Instead of doing the retort multiple times, I used q-tips dipped in denatured alcohol followed by pipe cleaners. (I don’t technically use pipe cleaners. I use “fuzzy sticks”. That’s the innocuous name given to pipe cleaners used for crafts.) To maximize each cleaner, I used scissors to cut the dirty section off. As you can see I ended up with a decent size pile of q-tips and fuzzy sticks. Next I turned my attention to the stem. I did the retort first, then used pipe cleaners to finish the job. Fortunately since the stem is so short, it didn’t take long to clean. You will notice that I packed some paper towel into the end of the stem. Occasionally when you use the retort, the alcohol will boil over and spray everywhere. That does not endear you or your eccentric hobbies to your significant other, especially when the resulting mess makes the wall look like a Jackson Pollock painting.

I usually take extra time on stems as nice as this one. Instead of using 400 grit wet/dry I started out with 1000 grit wet/dry and water. It takes longer, but the last thing I want to do is change the profile of the stem or damage any of the details by using a lower grit sand paper. After the 1000 grit I used 1500-2400 grit micro mesh pads with water. While the stem dried, I began the staining/waxing process. In an attempt to replicate the Dunhill finish, I used the brown shoe polish followed by a thin layer of black shoe polish. The heat gun helps melt the wax so that it gets into all of the crevices and the brush brings out a nice shine.

Here is what the bowl looked like after the application of the second coat of wax and buffing with the brush.

Since shoe polish is a soft wax, I protect all of my rough finish pips with Halcyon II wax. I applied the wax with my finger tip (a little goes a long way) and let it dry for about 10 minutes. After the wax dried, I buffed it out with a soft cloth and applied a second coat. (The pipe cleaner is so I can hang the bowl up to dry.) Finally I finished sanding the stem, using a progression of micro mesh pads from 3200-12000 grit followed by a quick spin on the buffing wheel with some carnauba wax. Here is the finished pipe.

Reflecting on my Dunhill Collection

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Blog by Steve Laug

I am currently in the mode of cleaning up pipes in my collection. I have been polishing and giving them attention as well as taking the time to enjoy them by looking at them and handling each one. I have shown my John Calich and my Mark Tinsky pipes. This morning I am working through my Dunhills. As I went through them I have to say I am a bit surprised that I have so many of them. I figured there were a half-dozen or so but have never really looked at them all in one place. Laid out together there are eleven of them. I used to have a dozen I guess, but I sold one to a friend’s wife for her husband’s birthday – a 1973 Tanshell. So here are my eleven pipes.

The first group is the Shell or Shell Briars – I have five of them. They are beautiful sandblast pipes with a two-tone finish of dark and medium brown (or maybe dark brown with the high portions buffed lighter). The first of them is an old-timer. It is a bent billiard whose blast has been worn smooth over the years. I have had it dated to various times from mid 30’s to 1943.

The stamping is quite weak but under a bright light with a lense it reads as follows:
DUNHILL SHELL Made in England 3 (this three is the questionable issue – overstamped)
N52 PATENT NO. 417574/34

It is in good shape regardless of the age. The blast on the rim is worn but the stem is in good shape with minor tooth marks on the stem and the button surface. The white spot is darkened and appears to possibly be ivory though I am not sure.

The next two are Birth Year Pipes for me. They are both made in 1954. The first one is a Canadian that I picked up on EBay. I had been looking for a birth year pipe for quite a while and contacted Mike Hagley regarding one. I had heard he might have one that I could purchase. He sent me the link to this one on EBay. It was not in good shape and had a stem with a missing white spot. I bid and won the auction. I sent it to Dave Wolf at Walker Briarworks for cleaning and repair. Dave did a great job cleaning it up and repairing the stem for me. I have had it for quite a few years now and enjoyed smoking it on my birthday. The ultimate pleasure was smoking this 1954 Dunhill Canadian with some 1954 Dobie Four Square Green on my 54th birthday a few years ago.

The stamping on this one is:
EC F/T DUNHILL Made in England 4 with a 4 in a circle and an S
SHELL BRIAR Patent No. 417574/34

It is in great shape since Dave worked on it. The finish is beautiful and the blast has a mix of birdseye and cross grain. There are some deep craggy places in the blast and the blast on the oval shank is also well done. It is one of my favourite pipes in the collection.

The second birth year pipe is a billiard. I bought this one on EBay as well. Its condition is good. The finish on the bowl and shank is excellent and the blast is deep and craggy. Somewhere along the way I believe someone topped this pipe so it has a smooth, restained rim. One day I may send it out and have the rim reworked to match the rest of the pipe. Or maybe one day I will attempt it myself. The time just has not been right for me to do either one. The stem is in good shape with a few small tooth marks on the surface. It is also a pleasure to smoke. I find though that the smooth rim just makes me reach for it less than my other birth year pipe.

The stamping on this is:
K F/T DUNHILL SHELL Made in England 4 with a 4 in a circle
Patent No. 417574/34

The fourth Shell in my collection is moving into another decade. I have two Shells from the 1960 era. The first one is a Billiard that is in good shape. The finish on the bowl and shank is excellent though this pipe is nowhere near as craggy as the 1954 billiard. The blast is nice but not deep. Like the 1954 billiard this one has seen some work on the rim. It appears to have been lightly topped so much of the blast on the rim is gone leaving behind a few deeper spots. I found this pipe in a Value Village Thrift Shop (Rummage Shop) in a display case and bought it for the paltry sum of $12 CNDN. It has some ripples on the top of the vulcanite stem and some tooth marks on the underside.

The stamping on this one reads:
60 DUNHILL Made In 4 in a circle and S
SHELL BRIAR England 1

The last Shell is bent bulldog shaped pipe from 1966. It is actually one of my favourite Dunhill shapes. I have one in almost the exact shape that is stamped Parker. This pipe has an amazing deep blast that hearkens back to the earlier blasts on the Shells. The finish is in excellent shape with even the rim showing the blast. The diamond shank with a flattened bottom transitions nicely into the stem. The stem was in excellent shape, or at least I thought it was when I bought it off of Ebay. When I received it the top and sides of the stem were oxidized and there was a light tooth mark on top. When I turned it over there was a bite through on the underside next to the button. I cleaned it up and repaired it with a black superglue patch. The pipe stem looks quite clean and new now and there are not any bite through marks or tooth marks.

The stamping on this one reads:
P DUNHILL Made in 4 in a circle and S
SHELL BRIAR England 6

I have one Tan Shell in my collection. It is a little group 1 sized billiard with a saddle stem. I picked this up in an Antique Mall in Washington State. It was hidden stem down in a jar of old Dr. Grabows that were in rough shape and a few old corn cobs. I saw the sand blast and the shape and colour and could not believe it. I took the pipe out of the jar and sure enough it was a Dunhill. The price on it was $10 – an unbelievable deal. It was clean and the finish was slightly soiled. The rim had some darkening but the bowl was clean. The stem has a great fish tail look to it and was only oxidized. I have smoked this one quite a bit since the day I found it and it is a great smoking little pipe. It is on the small side for me but I reach for it for a quick smoke.

The stamping on it reads:
576 F/T DUNHILL Made in 1 in a circle and T
TAN SHELL England 3 and slightly lower and offset 4
The date stamping makes me think that the pipe was made in 1963 and stamped or issued in 1964. I am never sure about the meaning of the double date numbers. I remember reading though something along what I mentioned above.

I have two Root Briar pipes both from 1961. The first of those is a large billiard that I purchased on Ebay with a burned through in the bottom of the bowl. Because of the damage it was very cheap. When it arrived I drilled out the burn through and repaired it with a briar plug. I have written about that repair on the blog earlier. The finish other than that burn through was in good shape with some cross grain on the sides of the bowl and birdseye grain on the front and back sides. The stem was clean except for some tooth marks on the top and bottom of the stem near the button. The pipe cleaned up well and is a good smoking pipe.

The stamping is on both sides of the shank. It reads:
On the left side:
59 F/T DUNHILL
ROOT BRIAR
On the right side:
Made in 4 in a circle and R
England 1

The second Root Briar is a 1961 straight shank bulldog. I picked this one up in a trade. It is a beautifully executed pipe. Dunhill makes some stellar bulldogs. The finish on this one was in excellent shape when it arrived. It matches the finish on the billiard exactly. There was some rim darkening but no serious damage to the rim. It has a mix of grains with nothing that truly stands out. The stem was in excellent shape with slight oxidation but no tooth marks or chatter. It is another great smoking pipe.

The stamping is on both sides of the shank. It reads:
On the left side:
OXS F/T DUNHILL
ROOT BRIAR
On the right side:
Made in 4 in a circle and R
England 1

The next pipe is a bit of a mystery. It does not have any date stamping on the shank. The shank is also repaired at the factory as the stamping goes over the shank splice. The shank is a separate piece of briar from the bowl. A response by Jacek Rochacki on a post I wrote yesterday on the addition of a shank extension made me think that possibly this pipe was made during the war years when briar was hard to come by. The factory thus spliced together two pieces of briar to make this pipe. The omission of the date stamp is still a puzzle so I may never know when the pipe was made. I have written previously about this pipe on the blog. It is a straight stemmed prince shape. It is definitely not one of my favourite shapes. I picked it up at an Antique Mall in BC quite a few years ago now. The seller had it priced at $20 Cndn so I did not ask questions and bought it immediately. The bowl finish was worn and the rim was badly beaten. I steamed the rim, topped it lightly and reshaped the bowl accordingly. The stem was in excellent shape with little oxidation. There were minor tooth marks near the button on the top and bottom sides of the stem.

The stamping is deep and legible on both sides and reads:
On the left
FET DUNHILL
BRUYERE
On the right
Made in 4 in a circle A
England (no date stamp following the D in England)

The last two pipes in my Dunhill collection are more current production models. The first is a bent Rhodesian with a Shell finish. This one does not have the old characteristic rich contrasting stain on the blast. It is stained black. It is well executed and comfortable to hold. The shank and the stem are on the chunky side, which I like. It is a nicely made taper stem. I bought this from a pipe dealer in Washington who had close out stock that he was moving.

It is stamped:
3108 dunhill in an oval Shell Grain over Made in England 01
The stamping dates this pipe as a 2001. I smoked it quite a bit and it is a great size for putting in my jacket pocket when I am out on a walk about.

The last pipe is an Amber Root apple. I loved the finish on this one when I saw and had to have it. I purchased it from the same dealer as the little Rhodesian above. It has a reddish finish and some stellar grain. The sides of the bowl and shank have straight or flame grain. The rim, top of the shank and the underside of the bowl and shank have beautiful birdseye grain. The stem is well made and comfortable. This pipe is also a great size for the pocket and smokes well.

It is stamped on both sides of the shank.
On the left it reads:
3101 dunhill in an oval
On the right it reads:
AMBER ROOT
Made in England 05
The stamping makes this a pipe made in 2005. As such it is the newest Dunhill pipe in my collection.

That is my entire Dunhill collection as it stands today. It spans a large part of history from either 1937/1943 to 2005. It has pipes with a variety of Dunhill finishes – Shell, Shell Briar, Tan Shell, Root Briar, Bruyere and Amber Root. Each pipe in itself is a well made factory pipe. The earlier pipes have some stunning blasts and finishes while the two newer ones also have some beautiful finishes that are unique to the newer lines. I cannot say that I am a Dunhill fanatic but having these pipes in my collection make me a small time collector that is for sure. I think the thing I enjoy about the Dunhill pipes is that they can generally be dated to a period of history. As one who enjoys knowing that kind of detail regarding the pipes I smoke I have to say that I am drawn to them. To this day I continue to check the display cases at thrift shops and antique malls in hopes of finding yet another old Dunhill. But I guess that finding four of them that way is not to bad a record.

Dunhill Pipe Shapes – collated by Eric W. Boehm

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Blog by Eric Boehm

This collated information was collected by Eric Boehm and Permission was granted to include it here on the blog. Many thanks to Eric for the information he has collected for us.

Briar & Leaf Followers,

For years, I have been interested in collecting and smoking Dunhill pipes. During this time, I have been an avid follower of the late John C. Loring, his collections, and his writings on the subject of Dunhill pipes. I have also tried to collect all of the published Dunhill catalogs. Despite the occasional listings of Dunhill pipe shapes in various catalogs, books and on the web, I had yet to come across a single complete list of published Dunhill pipe shapes. Thus, the impetus for the current listings.

The tables below follow a set pattern for each shape entry. First, the shape category is listed in bold, then, for each entry, I have provided the shape number, a short descriptor, group number estimate, size (inches), catalog presence, and the modern shape number equivalent.

Shape Descriptor Group Size Catalog(s) Modern #

Billiards

31 Billiard, tapered bit 1 4¾” 1928, 1950 3
32 Billiard, tapered bit 1 5″ 1928, 50, 60, 69 3
34 Billiard, tapered bit (Dental) 2 5½” 1928, 50, 60, 69 3
35 Billiard, tapered bit (Dental) 3 5½” 1928, 50, 60, 69 3
35 Airstream billiard, tapered 3 5″ 1950, 1969 3
39 Billiard, saddle bit 3 5½” 1950, 1969 3
41 Billiard, tapered bit 1928 3
44 Billiard, oval shank, tapered 3 5¾ 1928, 50, 60, 69 3
57 Army mount billiard 3 6½” 1928, 50, 69 3
59 Billiard, tapered bit 4 5¾” 1928, 50, 69 3
60 Billiard, tapered bit 4 5½” 1928, 50, 60, 69 3
59 Bamboo billiard 4 5¾” 1950, 1969 3
60 Bamboo billiard 4 5½” 1950, 1969 3
59 Airstream billiard, tapered bit 4 5¾” 1950, 1969 3
60 Airstream billiard (Dental) 4 5½” 1950 3
64 Billiard, tapered bit 1 5½” 1950, 1969 3
66 Billiard, tapered, stand-up 1928
70 Army mount billiard 2 1928, 50, 69 3
72 Billiard, canted, oval, tapered 1928
92 Army mount billiard 4 1950, 1969 3
94 Army mount billiard (Dublin?) 1928
104 Billiard, canted, oval, tapered 4 5½” 1928,1950, 1969 3
105 Billiard, tapered bit 1 5¼” 1950, 1969 3
111 Billiard, tapered bit 3 5¼” 1950, 1960, 1969 3
113 Billiard, long tapered bit 2 5½” 1928, 50, 60, 69 3
114 Billiard, extended tapered bit 1 5¼” 1928, 50, 69 3
116 Billiard, extended tapered bit 1928
126 Billiard, tapered bit 1928
131 Billiard, diamond shank, tapered 1928
164 Billiard, tapered, stand-up 1928
171 Billiard, tapered, stand-up 1928
196 Billiard, tapered bit 4 5½” 1928, 1950, 1969 3
197 Billiard, extended tapered bit 4 6½” 1950, 1969 3
248 Billiard, tapered bit 1 5¼” 1950, 1960, 1969 3
249 Billiard, tapered bit 1 5¾” 1950, 1969 3
250 Billiard, long tapered bit 2 5¾” 1960, 1969 3
250 The Windscreen Pipe 2 5¾” 1960 3
251 Billiard, tapered bit (Relief bit) 3 5¾” 1950 3
251 Airstream billiard, tapered bit 4 5¾” 1950 3
251 The Windscreen Pipe 5 5¾” 1950, 1969
252 Billiard, tapered bit 4 5¾” 1950, 1969 3
253 Billiard, tapered bit 4 57/8″ 1950, 1969 3
260 Billiard, tapered bit 2 5½” 1950, 1969 3
305 Riding or Sport 2 3¼ 1928, 1950, 1969 3
332 Billiard, canted, oval 1928
335 Billiard, canted, oval 1928
576 Billiard, saddle bit 1 5″ 1950, 1960, 1969 3
577 Billiard, saddle bit 2 4¾” 1950, 60 (5″), 69 3
632 Billiard, saddle bit 1 5¼” 1950, 1969 3
634 Billiard, saddle bit 2 5¼” 1950, 1969 3
635 Billiard, saddle bit 3 5¾” 1950, 1969 3
635 The Windscreen Pipe 3 1969 3
659 Billiard, saddle bit 4 5½” 1950, 1969 3
660 Billiard, saddle bit 4 5½” 1950, 1969 3
710 Billiard, tapered bit 4 5½” 1950, 1969 3
715 Scandinavian billiard 2 5″ 1950, 1969 3
LB Billiard, large, tapered bit 4 5¾” 1928, 1950, 1969 3
LBS Billiard, large, tapered bit 4 6½” 1950, 1969 3

Bent Billiards

50 Bent billiard army shank 1928 2
51 Bent billiard army shank 1928 2
52 Bent billiard, short cut bowl 1928 2
53 Bent billiard 3 5¼” 1928, 50, 60, 69 2
53 Bent Windscreen Pipe 3 1969
54 Bent billiard 2 4¾” 1928, 1950, 1969 2
56 Bent billiard 4 5½” 1928, 50, 60, 69 2
120 Bent billiard, large 4 6″ 1950, 1969 2
121 Bent billiard, oval shank 2
132 Bent billiard, straight sided bowl, 1928 2
306 Bent billiard, large round brandy 1928 2
321 Bent billiard, large flat bowl, 2
329 Bent billiard, large round apple bowl 1928 2
LC Bent billiard, very large, quaint shape 1928 2

Apples

67 Apple triangular shank stand-up, angled tapered bit 1928 1
85 Apple, round shank, reg. tapered bit 1928 1
97 Army mounts (silver) straight apple 1928 1
98 Army mounts (silver) straight apple 1928 1
107 Apple, tapered bit 3 5¼ 1928, 1950, 1969 1
110 Apple, long tapered bit 1 5½” 1928, 1950, 1960 1
112 Apple, tapered bit 2 5¾” 1928, 1950, 1960 1
115 Apple, canted, extended tapered 1928 1
191 Apple, beveled, short shank, extended tapered bit 1928 1
256 Apple, long saddle bit 2 5¼” 1950, 1960 1
308 Apple Army Mount (Silver) push bit 1928 1
309 Apple Army Mount (Silver) push bit 1928 1
310 Apple Army Mount (Silver) push bit 1928 1
311 Apple Army Mount (Silver) push bit 1928 1
376 Apple, bowl canted forward, extended tapered bit 1928 1
K Apple, tapered bit 4 5¼” 1950, 1960 1

Pots

463 Pot, long tapered bit 2 5¾” 1950, 1960, 1969 6
501 Pot, tapered bit 3 5¾” 1950, 1969 6
R Pot, tapered bit, “Quaint” 4 5¼” 1928, 50, 60, 69 6

Princes

258 Prince, apple-like, long straight
tapered bit 1 5¾” 1950, 1960, 1969 7
314 Prince, slightly bent tapered 2 6¼” 1950, 1969 7
315 Prince, straight tapered bit 2 6¼” 1950, 1969 7
FE Prince, large, squat apple-like bowl (Quaint in 1928) 4 6½” 1928, 1950, 1969 7
FET Prince (upright) large squat applelike bowl (Quaint in 1928) 4 6¼” 1928, 50, 60, 69 7

Canadians

335 Canadian, oval shank, short tapered bit 3 5¾” 1928, 1950, 1969 9
EC Canadian, oval shank, short tapered bit (Quaint in 1928) 4 5½” 1928, 1950, 1969 9
850 Canadian, over-sized OD850, Giant, short tapered bit 8¾ 1950, 1969 9

Liverpools

33 Liverpool, tapered 2 5¼” 1928, 50, 60, 69 10
36 Liverpool, large, tapered 4 5½” 1928, 50, 60, 69 10
331 Liverpool, long shank, tapered 3 6″ 1950, 1969 10

Lovats

37 Lovat, short, thick, saddle 1928 11
38 Lovat, long shank, saddle bit 3 4¾” 1928, 50, 60, 69 11
40 Lovat, long shank, saddle bit 4 5″ 1928, 1950, 1969 11
481 Lovat, long shank, saddle bit 1 5″ 1950, 1969 11

Dublins

42 Dublin, tapered bit 3 5½” 1928, 50, 60, 69 5
43 Dublin, tapered bit 2 4¾” 1928, 50, 69 5
65 Dublin, tapered bit 1928
73 Dublin, tapered bit 1928
77 Dublin, tapered bit 1928
130 Dublin, long tapered bit 1 6¼” 1928, 1950, 1969 5
137 Dublin, long tapered bit 4 6¼” 1950, 1969 5
140 Dublin, peg, round shank 1928
142 Dublin, tapered bit 4 5¾ 1928, 1950, 1969 5
143 Dublin, long tapered bit 1928
178 Dublin full bent 1928

Bulldogs & Rhodesians

45 Bulldog, ringed, diamond shank, straight saddle 1928 4
46 Bulldog, +/- ringed, diamond shank, straight tapered 2 5″ 1950, 1960, 1969 4
47 Bulldog, +/- ringed, diamond shank, straight tapered 3 5″ 1928, 1950, 1969 4
48 Bulldog, +/- ringed, diamond shank, straight saddle 4 5¼” 1928, 50, 60, 69 4
OX Bulldog, ringed, diamond shank, straight saddle 4 5¼” 1928, 50, 69 4
69 Bulldog, ringed, diamond shank, short saddle bit 1928 4
88 Bulldog, non-ringed, diamond shank, tapered bit 1928 4
146 Bulldog, ringed, diamond shank, slight bent tapered bit 1928 4
148 Bulldog, ringed, diamond shank, straight saddle 3 5¼” 1950, 1969 4
156 Bulldog, ringed, diamond shank, tapered bit 1928 4
189 Bulldog, non-ringed, large, tall bowl, diamond shank, tapered bit 1928 4
190 Bulldog, non-ringed, large, short bevelled bowl, diamond shank, tapered 1928 4
721 Scandinavian Bulldog, elevated bowl, 3-ringed, extended bent, saddle bit 5¼” 1950, 1969

?O Straight Rhodesian, ringed, diamond shank, tapered bit 4 5″ 1928, 50, 60, 69 17
P Bent Rhodesian, ringed, diamond shank, tapered bent bit 4 5¾” 1928, 50, 69 8
PO Rhodesian, slightly bent, tapered, non-ringed 3 51/2 ? ?
6P Bent Rhodesian, ringed, diamond shank, bent saddle bit 5½” 1960 8
145 Straight Rhodesian, ringed, short diamond shank, tapered bit 1928 17
334 Bent Rhodesian, ringed, diamond shank, bent saddle bit 1928 8
344 Rhodesian, ringed, squat bowl, diamond shank, extended bent tapered bit (Prince) 1928 7?
580 Straight Rhodesian, non-ringed, squat bowl, saddle bit 4 1969 17

Pokers

90 Poker “Stand-up” 2 4¾” 1928, 1950, 1969 22
95 Poker “Stand-up” Army bit 1928
475 Friendly 4 5½” 1960
6475 Friendly (=475?) 4 5½” 1950, 1969
483 Poker with cane stem 6½ 1960

Zulus

49 Zulu, straight round stem, tapered bit 1928 21
83 Zulu, oval shank, slightly bent tapered bit 3 5½” 1928, 1950, 1969 21

Miscellaneous

320 Evening Dress (Pot) 4 4½” 1950, 1960, 1969
misc. Dri-way billiard (screw bowl) 4 5¼” 1950, 1960
misc. Cavalier shape 4 6¼” 1950, 1960
misc. Calabash 7″ 1950
misc. Churchwarden 4 10¼” 1950, 1960
misc. “The Bamboo Bent”, bent saddle bit 7½” 1960
misc. “The Bijou”, small bowl, long tapered bit 5″ 1960
misc. Leather covered 4 1950, 1969

Letter Shapes

SS “Quaint Shape” Billiard hexagonal shank & tapered bit 1928
EC “Quaint Shape” Canadian, oval shank, short tapered bit 1928
FR “Quaint Shape” Octagonal panel billiard, round shank, extended tapered bit 1928
OE “Quaint Shape” Octagonal panel billiard, square shank, angled tapered bit 1928
EK “Quaint Shape” Hexagonal panel billiard, square shank, angled tapered bit “Stand-up” 1928
VT “Quaint Shape” tirangular panel billiard, tirangular shank and bit “Stand-up” 1928
SA “Quaint Shape” octogonal tall panel billiard, hexagonal shank, angled bit “Stand-up” 1928
GD “Quaint Shape” Circular tall billiard, ringed low at bowl base, round shank and bit 1928
PK “Quaint Shape” Four sided panel billiard, diamond shank and bit 1928
PL “Quaint Shape” Four sided panel billiard,triangular shank and bit 1928
EL “Quaint Shape” Four sided panel billiard, triangular shank and bit 1928
FJ “Quaint Shape” Cutty, canted round bowl, extended tapered bit 1928
KS “Quaint Shape” Apple, flattened bowl support peg “Stand-up” 1928
K “Quaint Shape” Round Apple, converging rim, round shank, tapered bit 1928
FE “Quaint Shape” Apple, large squat bowl, round shank, extended tapered bit 1928
FET “Quaint Shape” Apple, large squat bowl, round shank, extended tapered bit 1928
E “Quaint Shape” Army mount (silver) large squat bowl, round shank, extended tapered bit 1928
ET “Quaint Shape” Army mount (silver) large squat bowl, round shank, extended tapered bit 1928
EK Paneled billiard 1950, 1969

343 Inverted low-slung bowl, narrow rim, round shank and tapered bit 1928

ODA Shapes (From: John C. Loring, http://loringpage.com/pipearticles/ODchart.htm)

801 Belge, Cocked bowl (5) large for shape – early dating, rare
802 Bent Antique, spur (4) ‘70s/’80s with non ODA #s – early dating, rare
803 Odd Bent (4) – early dating, rare
804 Odd Bent (4) – early dating, rare
805 Skater (4) CH shape – early dating, rare
806 Apple, Tapered Bit
818 Oom Paul (5) – early dating, rare
821 Danish Bent (4) ‘70s/’80s with non ODA #s – early dating, rare
824 Brandy Glass – early dating, rare
827 Rhodesian, Small – early dating, rare
830 Liverpool – early dating extremely rare
831 Bent, Cocked bowl (4) ‘70s/’80s with non ODA #s – early dating, rare
832 Lovat – early dating quite rare
833 Danish Style Bent – early dating, rare
834 Prince – early dating quite rare
835 Billiard, Tapered Bit
836 Square Panel
837 Bulldog
838 Straight Rhodesian – early dating, rare
839 Qtr Bent Rhodesian – early dating, rare
840 Bent Billiard – (= 846?) early dating, rare
841 Lovat – early dating, rare
842 Apple, Saddle Bit –early dating, rare- (later stamped 6806)
843 Billiard, Saddle Bit -early dating, rare – (later stamped 6835)
844 Poker – early dating , rare
845 Canadian, Large Bowl
846 Bent Apple, Saddle – (= 840?) early dating rare
847 Rhodesian, Quarter Bent, Round Shank – early dating, rare
848 Dublin
849 Stacked Billiard – less thin & shorter than 856 – early dating, rare
850 Canadian, Small Bowl
851 Canadian, Small Bowl, Extra Long – early dating, rare
853 Pot – early dating rare
854 Rhodesian, Full Bent – early dating, rare
855 Canadian, Large Bowl, Extra Long – early dating, rare
856 Stack Billiard – is thinner & taller then the 856 – early dating, rare
857 Bent Brandy – early dating quite rare
861 Angled Squat Panel Bowl, Tapered Square Shank – early dating, rare
862 Dublin Panel – early dating, rare
863 Squat Panel, Front Bottom Curve (4) – early dating extremely rare
865 Angled Convex Rectangular Panel (5) – ‘70s/’80s in Shell finish, rare
866 Square Bowl (4) – early dating, rare