Four Digit Kaywoodie with Push Stem. Original?

[Smoke Wagon]

The thread about carburetors elsewhere on the forum made me drag mine out and question why it has an unmarked push stem which appears to be made of plastic. Any idea if such a stem is original to this old pipe? All my other Kaywoodie pipes have a marked stem.

 

[Briar Lee]

I own a couple of push stem Kaywoodies, and both are identical to synchro stem models, using vulcanite stems and with white inletted shamrocks.

Original push stem Kaywoodies were called export models.

Look at the mortise.

My bet is a repairman put a dowel in the mortise and used a molded stem to make a replacement.

 

[Smoke Wagon]

I own a couple of push stem Kaywoodies, and both are identical to synchro stem models, using vulcanite stems and with white inletted shamrocks.

Original push stem Kaywoodies were called export models.

Look at the mortise.

My bet is a repairman put a dowel in the mortise and used a molded stem to make a replacement.

 

[anotherbob]

the stem just doesn't look right to me. Which doesn't mean much, but I do get a strong not original vibe off of it. The style just doesn't seem on brand.

 

[anotherbob]

want to add that the stem doesn't look bad and seems like a good pick for a replacement. But I wouldn't guess kaywoodie with it (though ever pipe maker has at least one or two pipes that don't fit in with their basic styles so...)

 

[MattRVA]

The thread about carburetors elsewhere on the forum made me drag mine out and question why it has an unmarked push stem which appears to be made of plastic. Any idea if such a stem is original to this old pipe? All my other Kaywoodie pipes have a marked stem. View attachment 189273View attachment 189274View attachment 189275

What are the markings on the pipe? I can’t quite make out the numbers.

 

[ashdigger]

Kaywoodie used push stems during WW2 because metals were used for the war effort.

They had loads of stummels floating around so there you go.

 

[sablebrush52]

That stem doesn’t look original to the pipe. Doesn’t line up, doesn’t continue the tapering established in the shank. Frankly doesn’t look like any Kaywoodie stem I’ve seen.
Interesting looking stem, whatever the source was.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

It’s not an original stem, but it’s probably an original push bit pipe. What’s the four digit number?

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I own a couple of push stem Kaywoodies, and both are identical to synchro stem models, using vulcanite stems and with white inletted shamrocks.

Original push stem Kaywoodies were called export models.

Look at the mortise.

My bet is a repairman put a dowel in the mortise and used a molded stem to make a replacement.

There were loads of non export push bit KW’s made in the four digit days. Export push bit pipes were more of a two digit thing.

 

[sasquatch]

As others here say, a push-bit kaywoodie is not in itself unheard of, there were various lines at various times, but that stem does not "look right" and in every picture, every angle, what I see is a little ground-off bevel at the end of the shank - shouldn't be there and it's indicative of a re-stem.