Kaywoodie Pipe Dating Help

[sablebrush52]

Algerian Bruyere

That's interesting. I did of a quick dive and so far, the "Algerian Bruyere" stamps I found were only on Suntans. The rest had the common "Aged Bruyere" stamping.

 

[crashthegrey]

Those Streamliners had the double bore to allow the front of the bowl to burn better. Why they put a carburetor in I don't know, but that is probably a C for carburetor and not U. This thing is mid-thirties more than likely. I know people are saying earlier but the Streamliner really didn't exist until the mid-thirties, and those earlier pieces were fit on pipes later.

 

[Briar Lee]

The Kaywoodie is listed as having a Suntan finish, so a darker and warmer stain, not light tan, counselor.

I would love to have a thirties Algerian Kaywoodie.

If they were the same grade of Algerian as Marxman they’d color like a Marxman.

That is a carburetor Kaywoodie and I have several.

I’ll bet it’s a wonderful smoker.

 

[sablebrush52]

I would love to have a thirties Algerian Kaywoodie.

If they were the same grade of Algerian as Marxman they’d color like a Marxman.

That is a carburetor Kaywoodie and I have several.

I’ll bet it’s a wonderful smoker.

Kaywoodie, at that time, used some of the best available briar on the market, including the Algerian briar.

 

[mingc]

Operas and streamliners had dual draft holes to compensate for the oval bowl.

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Learn something new everyday! How does it smoke? Does it gurgle?

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Those Streamliners had the double bore to allow the front of the bowl to burn better. Why they put a carburetor in I don't know, but that is probably a C for carburetor and not U. This thing is mid-thirties more than likely. I know people are saying earlier but the Streamliner really didn't exist until the mid-thirties, and those earlier pieces were fit on pipes later.

The carburetor and the opera are not the OP’s pipes they are mine and they are not the same pipe. I only posted a pic of the carburetor because the OP said their pipe had a U stamped on the bottom and I want to confirm that’s what it looked like.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Learn something new everyday! How does it smoke? Does it gurgle?

No more than any other pipe. It’s a very small bowl, so it’s a quick smoke.

 

[crashthegrey]

The carburetor and the opera are not the OP’s pipes they are mine and they are not the same pipe. I only posted a pic of the carburetor because the OP said their pipe had a U stamped on the bottom and I want to confirm that’s what it looked like.

You can understand my confusion with the lack of other pictures. Lol.

 

[Sobrbiker]

The Kaywoodie is listed as having a Suntan finish, so a darker and warmer stain, not light tan, counselor.

Not the counselor, but It’s my understanding that the “Suntan” is lighter tan marketed to go with the lighter colors worn in summer.
My 7204 is lighter than any of my other ‘woodies.
Now if the “darkening” with use of Algerian Bruyere is a thing I can see why we’ll smoked examples may be darker.