Limited Edition: 52 of 81 pieces made

FEATURES - SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS

Subject -The Dalmatian Dog -Dog breed, originally from Croatia / Dalmatian coast in 1600

Shape - Classic Billiard Shape (3103) Size - Group 3 - Medium size

Finish - Shell: black sandblasted finish with Ebonite mouthpiece - Shell finish was the first sandblasted finish, invented by Alfred Dunhill in 1917

Mouthpiece - Full Ebonite mouthpiece - individually cut and worked for each pipe

Army Mount - Made in Erinoide - Erinoide was the commercial name of Casein hardened with formaldehyde and patented in Great Britain in 1911. Casein is the main component of milk products.

Curapipe - In the shape of a Dalmatian - Approximately 63 mm long - Solid silver, weight approximately 42 grams

Packaging - Dalmatian themed book shaped leather packaging

Limited Edition - Edition limited to 101 pieces worldwide -

20 pipes in Black Briar finish

81 pipes in Certified Shell finishing

Individually numbered from 1 to 101

The Dalmatian dog (also known as the Carriage Dog, Spotted Coach Dog, Leopard Carriage Dog, or Firehouse Dog) is a breed originally used to run under or alongside horse-drawn carriages.

The first illustrations of this dog were found in Croatia and date back to the early 1600s, confirming its Dalmatian origin on the Croatian coast from which the name derives. Dalmatian dogs became a status symbol, were sought after by the nobility and high prices were achieved for this breed.

The Dalmatian breed became better known and more popular after the 1956 publication of the book "101 Dalmatians" by British writer Dodie Smith, which inspired several successful Walt Disney films.

Dalmatian pipes were created as limited edition pipes to honor this famous dog breed. Dalmatian pipes are classic group 3 Billiard pipes (3103) with particular Army mounts (or Military mounts) made with a material called Erinoide. The first plastic material used was cellulose nitrate, developed in the mid-19th century and which became popular for collars and cuffs.The second was Casein, a main component of milk and dairy products, hardened with formaldehyde and patented in Great Britain in 1911.

Plastic casein was produced under the brand name "Erinoide" at Lightpill Mills in Stroud, England for about 70 years from 1912 onwards. Unlike later plastics such as Bakelite, Erinoid could be dyed in many bright colors, could withstand washing and ironing, dry cleaning solvents, etc. And it has become popular for buttons and other household items. It was eventually replaced by oil-based plastics. A speckled variety of Erinoid was recently found in a small cache at the White Spot factory. Its resemblance to the Dalmatian's coat inspired this edition.

Each pipe is accompanied by a particular Dalmatian-shaped solid silver pipe cleaner. The Dalmatian pipe and the pipe cleaner are presented in a leather-bound themed book and are accompanied by a limited edition hand-signed and numbered certificate. This series is limited to only 101 pieces in the world: - 20 pipes in Black Briar - 81 pipes in Shell