Any Kaywoodie Fans?

[bron340]

Just wondering who likes their Kaywoodie Meeschaums? Here's mine...

 

[mso489]

There are some Kaywoodie collectors and historians on Forums. I only have my recent briar versions bought six or seven years ago, a Drinkless and a push-bit, and I like them a lot. Kaywoodie used to be the premium U.S. pipe, costing more than Dunhills on into the fifties. They are a moderately priced but still good pipe, and some of the older ones are spectacular.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I've got an unsmoked low end 500 from the 60s. I'll fire it up one of these days. user crashthegrey will likely be here shortly, he's the kaywoodie guru.

 

[bron340]

My best guess on this one is mid 50's, given the four hole stinger. The limited information on KW meers on the internet does not shed much light either.

 

[retrogrouch]

With the Kaywoodie club on top of the stem, it might be earlier than the ‘50s. I am not sure when it was moved to the side.

 

[weezell]

... :D

 

[bron340]

Wow...that's a true beauty. Exceptional pipe my good man.

 

[newbroom]

I have 2 or 3 'woodies' and the stingers are a drawback (no pun intended) for me.

I have some older Chicago made Grabows and their stingers are much more user friendly.

Any of these stingers could be eliminated, as have been on a few of the older Grabows I've acquired.

The older stems on these pipes seem to be very comfortable and made with some attention to detail.
On pipes I own that pass a cleaner, I seldom take apart. Those with stingers require that I do. At least most are screw in, so that repeated disassembly is not as life threatening to the stummel or the tenon.

LHS, Grabow/Linkman's, Kaywoodie.

 

[mso489]

I think the current push bits are serviceable little pipes with some of the good lineage of 'yore. I have to say, they aren't that available. The online sites that carry them are frequently out of stock, and I don't encounter them on major online retail sites, and never in pipe shops. I'm not sure what their sustaining customer base is, since they are still in business.

 

[disinformatique]

I have a Butera Bekler Collab Meer Cutty and 2 more meers on their way to restoration, sadly no KW Meers yet.
Cheers,

Chris :puffpipe:

 

[ashdigger]

I have a 1938 Kaywoodie Belge Shape Meer. I smokes very well especially since I cut the stinger out of it.

 

[weezell]

Thanks, bron...