Dunhill: Harry Houdini Shell Briar Dublin with Silver (4) (27/39) Tobacco Pipe

Product Number: 002-015-7753

Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz on March 24th, 1874 in Budapest in what was, at the time, the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1878, Houdini emigrated to America and later started a career as a magician in 1891, his card tricks and sleight of hand evolving into complex, daring escape attempts that would go on to earn him international acclaim. Houdini's work was typified by its routinely high stakes, with his death-defying escape artistry solidifying him as arguably the most famous magician ever to live. Houdini died on Halloween of 1926 at the age of 52, though his legacy is immortal and lives on in both contemporary pop culture and the acts of magicians that followed him.

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Houdini's birth, English marque Dunhill has crafted a special, limited-edition boxed set packaged inside one of the brand's iconic leather-bound book boxes. Centered around a singular, unique shape, each pipe in the series is a Quaint Dublin based on the brand's vintage "DD" profile in Group 4 size, affording these pieces more substance while keeping the weight light. The transition is wide, with ample space to drape a digit, and it gives way to a slim shank lined with four ridges in a diamond-shaped configuration. A broad band of sterling silver marks the junction to a sleekly tapering stem, and the accent itself is engraved with "Harry Houdini 1874-2024" in celebration of the anniversary. The ridges through the shank line the heel as well, firming up the lower walls of the bowl significantly before they flare out to a high-set waist marked with its own subtle ridge: defining a slight, rounded taper to the rim that's reminiscent of the Rhodesian. This particular piece is finished in the inlky sandblast of the Shell Briar finish, and it's serialized out of 39 total examples made with the finish.

The Shell Briar's addition to the Dunhill catalog was a pivotal moment in pipe-smoking history. Before 1917, pipes with sandblasted finishes had never been made, and Alfred Dunhill's innovative mind created arguably the most popular finish for pipes today when he unveiled the Shell Briar. With its dark, reserved color palette and delightful texture, it's no surprise that it's still wildly popular over a century later.

-John McElheny
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Measurements & Other Details

  • Length: 5.28 in./134.11 mm.
  • Weight: 1.02 oz./29.03 g.
  • Bowl Height: 1.87 in./47.50 mm.
  • Chamber Depth: 1.52 in./38.61 mm.
  • Chamber Diameter: 0.79 in./20.07 mm.
  • Outside Diameter: 1.27 in./32.26 mm.
  • Stem Material: Vulcanite
  • Filter: None
  • Shape: Dublin
  • Finish: Sandblast
  • Material: Briar
  • Country: England
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