I have been on a self imposed hiatus from buying more pipes because I'm getting bored with a lot of pipes I see, and financially it didn't make good sense at the time.
But lately, PAD reared it leering face, and I've come across a few pipes I knew I couldn't resist. I've already posted about the ebay Ascorti I restored, but I've also found a couple of interesting pipes locally in the antique/junk shops. Usually the shops around here have little to offer, but once in a great while I find something.
This is for me an unusual old Kaywoodie. First the shape is one I've never seen on a Kaywoodie, as is the name. It's stamped "Kaywoodie-Hi-Bowl-Imported Briar". It also has a shape number of H3. It was in fairly clean condition, with just a little oxidation and chatter on the stem, very little cake, and just needed a good cleaning. From what I found out about this pipe, it was part of a series of pipes called Hi-Bowl that had 6 different shapes with different finishes. They were all small straight pipes of about 6 inches. Supposedly they were made between 1961-1966. That's what I've learned so far, and I'm not sure there's more to find on these pipes. This one has a nice square bowl of about 1 1/8" across, with a decent bore of 3/4" at the top, which makes for rather thin walls. The grain is a really nice flame grain on the sides, and there are no fills to be found. It has a 3 hole stinger.
I quite like the looks of this little pipe, but then there's that stinger.... sorry not a fan of stingers.
If I'm wrong about any of the facts above, I'd welcome some comments from the Kaywoodie fans here.
But lately, PAD reared it leering face, and I've come across a few pipes I knew I couldn't resist. I've already posted about the ebay Ascorti I restored, but I've also found a couple of interesting pipes locally in the antique/junk shops. Usually the shops around here have little to offer, but once in a great while I find something.
This is for me an unusual old Kaywoodie. First the shape is one I've never seen on a Kaywoodie, as is the name. It's stamped "Kaywoodie-Hi-Bowl-Imported Briar". It also has a shape number of H3. It was in fairly clean condition, with just a little oxidation and chatter on the stem, very little cake, and just needed a good cleaning. From what I found out about this pipe, it was part of a series of pipes called Hi-Bowl that had 6 different shapes with different finishes. They were all small straight pipes of about 6 inches. Supposedly they were made between 1961-1966. That's what I've learned so far, and I'm not sure there's more to find on these pipes. This one has a nice square bowl of about 1 1/8" across, with a decent bore of 3/4" at the top, which makes for rather thin walls. The grain is a really nice flame grain on the sides, and there are no fills to be found. It has a 3 hole stinger.
I quite like the looks of this little pipe, but then there's that stinger.... sorry not a fan of stingers.
If I'm wrong about any of the facts above, I'd welcome some comments from the Kaywoodie fans here.
