DUNHILL London Ao T35 (1933)

DUNHILL London Ao T35 (1933)

England, 1933

In the beginning Dunhill created Bruyere. And several years (1910-1917) it was the single brand made by the company of a firm and dense Calabrian briar. And though pre WWII “bruyeres” were marked just by a letter “A” instead of model (or Ao like in this case), the Bruyere series is the one of the oldest long-livers not only in the Dunhill family, but also among all pipes in general. A sound Dunhill billiard sitter pipe with a very unusual stem construction (Vernon system) from 1933!

​​The pipe markings are “DUNHILL \ LONDON”, “Ao”, “MADE IN ENGLAND 13”, “US.PAT. 1861910/32” (hardly visible), “T35”. The length is 13.1 cm (5.16″), bowl’s height is 4.3 cm (1.69″). External diameter of the bowl is  3.3 cm (1.3″),  internal diameter is 1.9 cm (0.75″). The depth is 3.8 cm (1.5″) and this pipe weights 30 gr. Briar, vulcanite stem, proprietary air cooler. The chamber has been protected with a break-in coat.


Similar Posts

  • DUNHILL Root Briar 572, (1960)

    England, 1960 A very fine example from the top-grade Dunhill series. Typically, the absence of the year suffix suggests that the pipe was manufactured in 1960, as indicated by some experts, unless it falls within a patent period. However, the most intriguing detail of this pipe is the expertly replaced shank. The quality of the…

  • DUNHILL Red Bark 53

    England, 1975 Red Bark is perhaps the best-known and valued Dunhill series among other “retired”. The Red Bark pipes were produced not for a long time – from 1972 to 1987, and in fact, they are traditional sandblasted Dunhills, but smokers and collectors are still attracted by these pipes and their unusual staining. By the…

  • DUNHILL Root Briar 53

    England, 1968 This is the top grade and middle size Dunhill Root Briar sample from 1968. The pipe was moderately and quite accurately smoked, but not always carefully handled: it seems the previous owner was at times not cautious with a lighter or put the pipe into an ashtray – there’s a small dark spot…

  • DUNHILL Shell Briar 3110

    England, 1996 This 1996 Dunhil Shell Briar pipe is one of the youngest pipes in our collection. Nevertheless Dunhill is allways Dunhill, stable quality and successful marketing made the company name iconic among pipes smokers around the Globe. Therefore no further explanations are necessary. The pipe didn’t need too much efforts, it was rather a…

  • DUNHILL Shell Briar 591

    England, 1956 An absolutely amazing highly collectable full bent (“Oom Paul”) pipe created by Dunhill carvers in 1956. The pipe is completed with two newly made stems: the canonical black vulcanite stem with the white spot according to Dunhill standards and the modernistic inversion white acrylic stem with the black spot. So you may choose…

  • DUNHILL Bruyere 44532

    England, 1970 In the beginning Dunhill created Bruyere. And several years (1910-1917) it was the single brand made by the company of a firm and dense Calabrian briar. And though pre WWII “bruyeres” were marked just by a letter “A” instead of model, the Bruyere series is the one of the oldest long-livers not only…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *