Christmas Pipe
2014
This Christmas pipe continues the 12-year theme ‘The
Nutcracker and the Mouse King’, which began in 2011 and will end in 2022. It is
based on the characters of the children’s book ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse
King’ by German author Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann and the famous ballet ‘The
Nutcracker’ by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
This being the 4th pipe in the series, it depicts
Fritz Stahlbaum, the naughty brother who always plays tricks on his sister
Maria.
The pipe is a beautiful group 5 Diplomat (5128) in
Cumberland finish with smooth rim. It features a Sterling Silver band
intricately engraved with scrollwork and the name Fritz.
The impressive pipe tamper is 64mm long and crafted
from solid Sterling Silver. It depicts in great detail Fritz, who is hiding the
Nutcracker behind his back.
The highly collectable White Spot Christmas pipes and
tampers are presented in a leather-bound book held in attractive blue & red
colours with gold embossing to represent the uniform of the Nutcracker. Each set
is accompanied by its numbered limited edition certificate. This edition series
is strictly limited to annually only 300 pipes
worldwide.
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FEATURES |
BENEFITS
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| Subject ‘The Nutcracker’ |
Popular children’s story by German author E.T.A. Hoffmann
Famous & prolific ballet by Russian composer P.I.
Tchaikovsky. |
| Diplomat shape |
Shape 28 – Classic, quarter-bent pipe shape. Flat bottom allows
the pipe to sit (‘sitter’) |
| Cumberland finish |
- Brown sandblasted finish introduced in 1979
- Alfred
Dunhill invented the sandblasted pipe in 1917
- Sandblasting the pipe
substantially enlarges its surface; thus, the pipe becomes lighter and smokes
cooler than a smooth pipe and is more robust and offers a better
grip. |
| Cumberland mouthpiece |
Traditional taper mouthpiece individually cut, shaped, finished
and fitted from rough rod Cumberland material, the brownorange marbled variety
of our Vulcanite. |
| Size |
Gr. 5 – large size |
| Sterling Silver band |
- Sterling Silver – 92.5% pure Silver
- 10mm wide
-
Engraved with Fritz’s name and delicate scroll work. |
| Tamper |
- Fritz – delicately crafted from finest Sterling Silver
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height 64 mm
- weight approximately 40 grams |
| Book case |
Prestigious leather-bound presentation in blue & red
inspired by Nutcracker uniform. |
| Limited Edition |
Exclusive & collectable. Each pipe is one of only 300
worldwide. |
| Certificate |
Individually numbered between
1-300. |
Copyright © 2014 by TECON GmbH
with
friendly support of Alfred Dunhill LTD. London |
