To The Owner of a New Kaywoodie

[tuold]

I recently won an ebay auction for a Kaywoodie 91B "Handmade" Supergrain billiard with a four hole stinger. I'm very happy about that. But I'm also happy that in the original box with the pipe was the little brochure that pipe makers used to include on care and upkeep as well as listings of other pipe models. I want to share that with forum members. There are two ways to do it. one is to share the album I have Photobucket.com and the other is to do all the pages separately. I'll think I'll try the shared album method first.
Here is the link ---> Kaywoodie Brochure
This could already be out there on the Web somewhere but I haven't found this particular one yet.
I believe the pipe itself is pre-WWII or there abouts. I'll post pictures of that after I get it cleaned up this weekend. It needs just a little work.

 

[gregprince]

Thanks for sharing. That was a fun excursion down memory lane.

 

[ssjones]

I have the same brochure, that came with my late 40's era Churchwarden (and box/bag). Very cool!

 

[okiescout]

Thanks for sharing. That was a nice blurb about the briar.

 

[buroak]

tuold, I foolishly sold some NOS Kaywoodies without first scanning their brochures. Thank you for sharing your brochures here. Doing so is a wise and generous act. Old pipe literature (I think we can call it that) offers a precious glimpse into the pipe culture of bygone days. Your brochure looks to be from the late 1940s or early 1950s.

 

[tuold]

I'm building a time machine just so I can go back and get that matched grain seven day set!
Ebay has Streamliner auction ending in a few minutes but it looks like it will go over my budget pretty quickly.

 

[buroak]

Which listing?

 

[tuold]

I just bagged the Streamliner for $8.50. Here's the listing --->Kaywoodie Streamliner
Now all I need is a white tux with a red bow tie:

 

[davet]

I was watching that Streamliner glad I didn't go for it because I can't afford to spring for the tux

 

[chalbach72]

what a lovely reminder of times past! Interesting to see how pipe smoking has both changed and remained the same over the years :D

 

[tuold]

Here's the whole package. The box is a little worse for wear, but the pipe and brochure are in good shape.
Photographs turn up flaws I don't see otherwise. I'll take some more micromesh to that stem at some point. I was also thinking of doing some restaining and touch up work, but my approach is usually "less is more" when it comes to these old pipes. If it's clean and serviceable it's good enough for me.
Note the price on the box.

 

[ssjones]

That's terrific. I wouldn't feel compelled to do anything else to that one, but smoke it!

 

[lifeon2]

Love seeing that old stuff thanks for sharing

 

[buroak]

tuold, Nice work on that Streamliner! I would be interested to see how the bowl's heel looks once the old tobacco is gone. Owners of these often turned the twin draft hole set-up into one long draft hole.
That Hand Made Supergrain looks great. I imagine it is a surprising light pipe.

 

[shaintiques]

I have that same magazine clipping with the different seasons framed on the wall.

 

[tuold]

Buroak wrote:

That Hand Made Supergrain looks great. I imagine it is a surprising light pipe

Now that you mentioned it, yes, it is very light. Weighs in at about half an ounce.