3.2 THE 1947 KAYWOODIE LINE OF PIPES
The 1947 Kaywoodie catalog shows 12 grades of briar pipes and introduces the Kaywoodie Block Meerschaum (Table 2). The briar pipes were available in 69 shapes (See Appendix). In addition to these individual pipes, the 1947 catalog shows two- and seven-pipe matched grain sets5.
The Block Meerschaums were available in straight or bent shapes and came in leather-covered cases. The Kaywoodie Block Meerschaums in the 1947 catalog were smooth pipes priced from $17.50 to $50.00, depending on size.The Ninety-Fiver and Centennial pipes were apparently "anniversary pipes" offered to commemorate the firm's 95th and 100th anniversaries, respectively6. The Ninety-Fiver and Centennial pipes both had wide metal bands and came in cases lined with velvet and satin. Both are highly-prized by collectors.
The Oversize Kaywoodies were, as the name implies, "Giants". Lowndes notes that these pipes were stamped simply, "Hand-Made". The pipes were all roughly "bulldog-ish" in appearance and were available in the following styles and grades7:
- Hand-carved "Colossus" ($10)
- Walnut finish, banded "Hercules" ($20)
- Hand-carved "John Henry" ($10)
- Virgin finish, specimen grain "Paul Bunyan"
- ($25)Virgin finish, banded specimen grain "Goliath"
- ($25)Walnut finish "Atlas"
- ($20)Hand-carved, Meerschaum-Inlaid "Samson" ($15)
The Meerschaum-Inlaid (typically flame grain grade with Turkish meerschaum inlaid bowl), Silhouette (black sandblast finish with wide band) and Flame Grain pipes were all comparable in quality. The Relief Grain, Super Grain, Hand-Made Super Grain, and Drinkless pipes rounded-out the 1947 Kaywoodie line of pipes.
Grade |
Price (1947) |
| Block Meerschaum | $17.50, $20, $25, $30, $35, $50 (According to size) |
| Centennial | 25.00 |
| Ninety-fiver | 20.00 |
| Oversize | 10.00, 15, 20, 25 (According to style and finish) |
| Connoisseur | 15.00 |
| Meerschaum Inlaid | 12.50 |
| Silhouette | 10.00 |
| Flame Grain | 10.00 |
| Relief Grain | 7.50 |
| Handmade (carved) Super Grain | 5.00 |
| Supergrain | 5.00 |
| Drinkless | 3.50 |
| Pupa | 3.50, 5, 1.50, 10 |
| Two-Pipe Matched Grain Setb | 25.00 |
| Seven-Pipe Matched Grain Setc | 125.00 |
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