In 1907, in London, Alfred Dunhill, a young man in his early 30s, opened his first tobacconist's shop. It was an instant success, custom blending individual tobaccos as well as carrying smokers' accoutrements. Dunhill began to develop a collection of pipes from around the world, which was then catalogued. From this emerged, in 1924, The Pipe Book, which has rarely been out of p...
In 1907, in London, Alfred Dunhill, a young man in his early 30s, opened his first tobacconist's shop. It was an instant success, custom blending individual tobaccos as well as carrying smokers' accoutrements. Dunhill began to develop a collection of pipes from around the world, which was then catalogued. From this emerged, in 1924, The Pipe Book, which has rarely been out of print since that date. This is an exact facsimile of the 1924 edition. Chapters: primitive makeshift, mound, and earthen pipes; modern briars, cobs, and meerschaums; water pipes, Far Eastern, Indian, and African pipes; and pipe mysteries, histories, and rituals. Contains B&W photos as well as line drawings of the vast variety of pipes available up to that time. "A remarkable reference work."
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PREFACEThe story of Ihe Pipe Book cannot be told separatelyfrom the story of the company Alfred Dunhill Limitedike most companies, ours had a romantic beginning,Alfred Dunhill, my grandfather, was born on 30September 1872 in Hornsey, north of London. HenryDunhill, his father, operated a piano warehouse as wellas a sack-making business, which expanded whileAlfred was a boy to include all manner of accessoriesfor horse-drawn vehicles, the dominant mode of transportation at the time
Alfred was apprenticed to his father in 1887, at theage of fifteen. Just a few years later, in 1892, a fire gutted the business, and at the age of fifty-one, Henry wasattracted to retirement. The next year, he handed overcontrol of the business to his son Alfred. who was amere twenty-one years old
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本书作者Alfred Dunhill是20世纪英国著名发明家、企业家、烟草烟斗商以及著名奢侈品公司Alfred Dunhill Ltd（登喜路公司）的创始人。Alfred Dunhill创办的Alfred Dunhill Ltd（登喜路公司）自1910年起就开始制售烟斗，迄今已有一个多世纪的烟斗制作历史与经验，其出产的烟斗产品更是享有“烟斗界的劳斯莱斯”的美誉。本书是Alfred Dunhill根... 本书作者Alfred Dunhill是20世纪英国著名发明家、企业家、烟草烟斗商以及著名奢侈品公司Alfred Dunhill Ltd（登喜路公司）的创始人。Alfred Dunhill创办的Alfred Dunhill Ltd（登喜路公司）自1910年起就开始制售烟斗，迄今已有一个多世纪的烟斗制作历史与经验，其出产的烟斗产品更是享有“烟斗界的劳斯莱斯”的美誉。本书是Alfred Dunhill根据其收藏制售烟斗经验撰写的经典烟斗文献，是烟斗收藏家和烟斗艺术爱好者的必读著作。 (展开)