English Estates: Dunhill Red Bark (656) (4) (R/B) (1975) Tobacco Pipe

Product Number: 004-002-38863

Dated to 1975, this vintage "656" bent Billiard features a tall bowl and a willowy shank-and-stem arrangement. The dramatic upturn of the shank is followed by an arcing saddle stem of jet-black vulcanite, both working in concert to provide a comfortable, hands-free smoking posture and a reaching profile. The negative space between the low-set transition and the shank offers plenty of space to drape a thumb, and in Group 4 proportions the overall design remains quite handy. The stummel wears the crisp Ruby Bark sandblast, accentuating some nice birdseye on the left flank of the bowl.

Dunhill's Ruby Bark finish is one that's gone through a fairly extensive evolution since its inception in 1972. It began as the Redbark and has always remained a red-stained sandblast, but the color was brightened a few years after its introduction before Dunhill returned to the original, darker hue in 1976. Eventually, though, the Redbark was discontinued in 1987. After a hiatus of several decades, the same ruby-stained sandblast was reimagined in the form of today's Ruby Bark finish, adding to the rich aesthetic crisp accents of sterling silver for a colorful presentation that still retains a high level of formality.

--Davin Hylton

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CONDITION:
Minor Rim Charring Mild Chamber Carbonizing Chamber Slightly Out Of Round

STAMPING:
656
DUNHILL RED BARK
MADE IN ENGLAND 15
4(circled)
R/B
  • Length: 5.10 in./129.54 mm.
  • Weight: 1.41 oz./39.92 g.
  • Bowl Height: 1.85 in./46.99 mm.
  • Chamber Depth: 1.70 in./43.18 mm.
  • Chamber Diameter: 0.82 in./20.83 mm.
  • Outside Diameter: 1.40 in./35.56 mm.
  • Stem Material: Vulcanite
  • Filter: None
  • Shape: Bent Billiard
  • Finish: Sandblast
  • Material: Briar
  • Country: England
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