ssjones, The seller noted that there were problems of over-buffing and over-reaming. Just a few days prior a Heritage Antique in a Canadian shape went for $100.
wolfe64, That is a nice little Yello Bole Bulldog. It should be a handy nosewarmer pipe.
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wolfe64, That is a nice little Yello Bole Bulldog. It should be a handy nosewarmer pipe.
Thanks buroak, and from the perspective of a newbie, I though it smoked pretty good the first time I tried it.
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Mark, I am glad the pipe is working well for you. If it is the shape/size I think it is, it should be good flake pipe, too.
xrundog, That is very true. Had it been a 73S...
Two yello-bole imperials. One looks as though it may have only been smoked once. I'm guessing they are pre 1955 as they both still have the kbb logo. Not sure how else to date them.
These two are a kaywoodie custom grain and connoisseur. They have the white in black logo so that tells me they're 50s-60s
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They all still need to be cleaned and all that jazz.
These two are a kaywoodie custom grain and connoisseur. They have the white in black logo so that tells me they're 50s-60s
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very nice little KBB Dixie.
gambit88 - good looking Yello-boles and woodies. You are correct on your yello-boles they are pre-55 due to the KB&B logo. Any further dating would depend on nomenclature " Cured with real Honey" vs. Honey cured briar and stem material and so forth. One appears to have aluminum so probably post WWII between 46-55. I am sure they will all make great smokers. :puffpipe:
gambit88 - good looking Yello-boles and woodies. You are correct on your yello-boles they are pre-55 due to the KB&B logo. Any further dating would depend on nomenclature " Cured with real Honey" vs. Honey cured briar and stem material and so forth. One appears to have aluminum so probably post WWII between 46-55. I am sure they will all make great smokers. :puffpipe:
dixie, Thanks for adding you great KB&B find here.
gambit, I can really only add one thing to irish's comment. Namely, the stem of clover on the Kaywoodie large Bulldog appears to run parallel to the mouthpiece. If it does, that tells me yours is likely a post-WWII to early 1950s pipe.
gambit, I can really only add one thing to irish's comment. Namely, the stem of clover on the Kaywoodie large Bulldog appears to run parallel to the mouthpiece. If it does, that tells me yours is likely a post-WWII to early 1950s pipe.
Irish the smooth says honey cured briar and the rusticated says cured with real honey. Both stems look to be acrylic.
Buroak I figured they were both mid 50s. I know they changed the logo in the 60s to the white club but I've also read they used the other logo on some models in the 60s as well
Buroak I figured they were both mid 50s. I know they changed the logo in the 60s to the white club but I've also read they used the other logo on some models in the 60s as well
Pipes marked "honey cured briar" date to the early thirties, about 1933-1936. After that they switched to cured with real honey.
sjmiller, I think the date range for "Honey Cured Briar" may be earlier. I have seen pipes that from the 1933-1936 time period stamped "Cured with Real Honey".
I've been collecting pocket pipes, or "opera" pipes for awhile now and recently aquired this Kaywoodie Supergrain version.
Sjmiller, I am beginning to think that Yello Boles actually appeared somewhat earlier. My hunch is based on markings that just do not seem to mesh with the conventional timeline.
If it has the KBB stamped in the clover leaf it was made 1955 or earlier as they stopped the stamping after being acquired by S.M. Frank.
From 1933-1936 they were stamped Honey Cured Briar.
Pipes stems stamped with the propeller logo they were made in the 30s or 40s no propellers were used after the 40s.
Yello Bole also used a 4 digit code stamped on the pipe in the 30s.
If the pipe had the Yello Bole circle stamped on the shank it was made in the 30s this stopped after 1939.
If the pipe was stamped BRUYERE rather than briar it was made in the 30s.
From 1933-1936 they were stamped Honey Cured Briar.
Pipes stems stamped with the propeller logo they were made in the 30s or 40s no propellers were used after the 40s.
Yello Bole also used a 4 digit code stamped on the pipe in the 30s.
If the pipe had the Yello Bole circle stamped on the shank it was made in the 30s this stopped after 1939.
If the pipe was stamped BRUYERE rather than briar it was made in the 30s.
lifeon2, Do you know of any hard data pertaining to the year the Yello Bole line was introduced?
Are you referring to the inlaid yellow circle?
I own a dozen or so YBs, KBBs and Kaywoodies.... Most of them pretty standard fare though.
Here's one you don't see often...... It's an unsmoked 9108 with a "Two Way Bit":
Here's one you don't see often...... It's an unsmoked 9108 with a "Two Way Bit":
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