Kaywoodie pipes
- Thread starter Etipton
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I have about 100. i restore mostly Kaywoodies and Grabows. They’re great. The collectors forum is slow but great info. Pipedia of course. Im sure others have said. I have a lot of 14 coming in on Tuesday and one is A Mandarin. Can’t wait for that. havent had one before. (bamboo shank). Don’t know if this actually answered anything. I see Kaywoodie and just have to say hi. Lol. Wife is talking to me and I’m having to pretend to listen while writing this. Caught. Damn. Bye.
Back in the 80s I bought a large pipe collection. Among the many cool pipes there was a Kaywoodie salesman's sample display. This was a small, kind of fan shaped (it would fit in the palm of your hand) black leather covered case with a hinged lid. When you opened it there were 12 different shaped miniature Kaywoodies. They were each about and inch long, smooth finish and exact in every detail. The stems ever unscrewed and had the plumbing inside. I sold it at a pipe show. It was one of the most unusual and neatest pipe items I ever had.
I have one. Got it a couple months ago by accident. I didn’t pay too much attention to the dimensions. Guy thought he was pulling on over on me. I was pretty happy. It’s even been smoked. Lmao!! I couldn’t believe that it was even possible. Yeah, has a stinger and all.
I love miniature stuff. I was tempted by a tiny Dunhill that was listed on eBay recenty, but it was way too rich for my blood. I'm going to have to look for this Kaywoodie set.
Guess I should have looked on line first. See what I found.... Ok, brown leather not black. But hey, it's been over 30 years!
I’ve come across some Kaywoodies at a antique store, but who ever smoked them chewed through the ends of the stems. They were screw in stems.
Not to be a thread necromancer here but I just ordered 2 brand new Kaywoodie pipes. They are both from the standard line which sports a smooth, light brown finish. One is a medium straight apple and the other is a medium straight billiard. I will post pics when they arrive.
Most all of mine date from the 1920's thru '30's and a couple are later, '60's. All smoke well.
I have a few Kaywoodies, some from the 30's and some new as well. Older ones with stingers and new ones without stingers.
I love them all, they all smoke very well and I will be adding more to my collection for sure.
I love them all, they all smoke very well and I will be adding more to my collection for sure.
Here are my two new Kaywoodie Standard pipes that I ordered. They both smoked cool and dry on their first bowl and I would not hesitate to add more new Kaywoodies to my pipe rack. I’m generally more of a sandblasted guy but these classical, smooth shapes really caught my eye. The apple shape had some cracking in the bowl coating at the heel of the tobacco chamber but it didn’t impact the smoke in any way. Overall, I’m elated with my purchase, especially when you consider the $47 price tag on these beauties.