A shape made infrequently by Dunhill, the "57" bent Dublin Sitter offers a broad, flattened base for stability and a Poker-esque attitude of bowl, along with a wide transition to a shank extending at about 45 degrees up to the saddle stem. While distinctive and striking in profile, this shape is particularly practical, not only sitting wherever it's asked, but hanging from the jaw with comfort when not displaying its self-assured posture from a resting position.
When Alfred Dunhill released his patented Shell Briar, he forever changed the pipe smoking world at large. Dunhill has often been credited with being the first to offer sandblasted pipes (arguably the most popular finish today), and the Cumberland finish further displayed Dunhill's innovative spirit. Well received after its release in 1979, the Cumberland series was named for the English marque's warehouse on Cumberland road, and the line's signature, brindled vulcanite stem became so iconic, the warmly striated material is now referred to simply as "cumberland."
Measurements & Other Details
- Length: 4.88 in./123.95 mm.
- Weight: 1.30 oz./36.85 g.
- Bowl Height: 1.52 in./38.61 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.23 in./31.24 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.85 in./21.59 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.50 in./38.10 mm.
- Stem Material: Vulcanite
- Filter: None
- Shape: Bent Dublin
- Finish: Sandblast
- Material: Briar
- Country: England
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