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2 photographsArchive Record FUH-R9D2-PWAB-M
Dunhill Durbar Mixture Tobacco
undetermined
Dating: Owner-stated2 photographs
Reference example
This pipe is documented here as an example for study — it is a record in the archive, not an item offered for sale. Everything below is what the piece itself, and the evidence around it, will honestly support.
Attribute checklist
Original stem
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Stem replaced or re-cut
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Rim cleaned (no wood removed)
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Refinished
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Chamber reamed
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Smoked
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Facts, not a grade. We do not score a pipe out of ten: a number would rank a restored pipe above an honest one, and restoration is exactly what this hobby prices down. Every line above is checkable by anyone holding the pipe. Lines marked Faridunhill standing declaration rest on our published, dated statement of shop practice (v1.0, 2026-07-29) — not on an inspection of this individual pipe. It is one document, in public, that you can hold us to.
The entry
This archive entry documents Dunhill Durbar Mixture, a tobacco blend from the Dunhill house. The mixture combines Virginia tobacco with Latakia and oriental leaves, creating a complex smoking composition. The blend represents the traditional English mixture style for which Dunhill tobaccos are known, characterized by the interplay of sweet Virginia leaf with the smoky, leathery notes of Latakia and the spicy complexity of oriental varietals. The presence of multiple tins suggests this was a production offering rather than a custom blend.
The log
2021-12-06
Logged from the Faridunhill archive — photographed and posted on Instagram, 2021-12-06.
2026-08-27
6 checklist facts recorded under Faridunhill's standing declaration of shop practice (2026-07-29).
2026-08-28
Honesty pass: statements the source does not support were removed (1 unsupported/absence sentence(s) removed from the essay).
This record is append-only. Nothing is deleted — a correction is a new entry that supersedes the old one, and both stay visible.
What this record still doesn't carry
- Not yet measured on this example: length, bowl height, chamber depth, chamber diameter, bowl width, weight. Measurements are added to the record as examples are re-handled.
- The attribute checklist is open on: topped. These are facts, not opinions — anyone holding this pipe can close them.
- Stem material is still open on this example. Vulcanite and acrylic age differently, and it is the first thing collectors ask — if you own this model, tell us what yours carries.
- The stampings and attribution here are as reported with the piece. A second, independent source — a catalogue page, a dated advertisement, a hallmarked sibling — is what would raise this record.
- No factory date code or nomenclature stage has been read on this example, so the era stays deliberately wide rather than guessed at.
Nobody leaves empty-handed. If you hold the catalogue page, the dated advertisement, or a hallmarked sibling that closes one of these — or simply own this model and can measure yours — send it in. Contributions are checked, credited to you by name, and the record is updated with the date it changed.
The witness
Instagram post, 2021-12-06. Published to a third-party platform on that date and archived since — a timestamp we cannot move. It is evidence that this object existed and looked like this, then.
The photographs are the identity. 2 images of this pipe's grain, stamping and stem are held as its fingerprint. The handle above is only a handle: lose it, and the pipe can still be matched back to this record from its grain.
Handle FUH-R9D2-PWAB-MBrand DunhillDating Owner-stated