Where Did the High End Kaywoodies Go?

[Simmerdown☕️]

Chance has this looking pretty sweet about to expire….️

VERY MINT! PRE 1936 KAYWOODIE SUPER GRAIN CLASSIC BILLIARD AMERICAN Estate Pipe | eBay

EXCELLENT PRE 1936 MANUFACTURE KAYWOODIE SUPER GRAIN CLASSIC BILLIARD shaped estate pipe. This piece is an 90+ year old classic, with a 4 digit shape number and a 4 hole stinger and the rare, covetedON SHANK LOGO!

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[MattRVA]

Chance has this looking pretty sweet about to expire….️

VERY MINT! PRE 1936 KAYWOODIE SUPER GRAIN CLASSIC BILLIARD AMERICAN Estate Pipe | eBay

EXCELLENT PRE 1936 MANUFACTURE KAYWOODIE SUPER GRAIN CLASSIC BILLIARD shaped estate pipe. This piece is an 90+ year old classic, with a 4 digit shape number and a 4 hole stinger and the rare, covetedON SHANK LOGO!

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That’s a damn nice one, that price will definitely go up. Man I want that but I’m broke.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

That’s a damn nice one, that price will definitely go up. Man I want that but I’m broke.

Yeah, I’m thinking it hits $275 range. I’m not a Kaywoodie fella but it’s sure a pretty pipe. ️

 

[crashthegrey]

Until Bill got sick I had Connoisseurs and Hand Mades, not to mention Flame Grain and Unique, along with a few more high end lines. They did not go anywhere. Centennial was always meant to be a limited release. Like the Anniversary pipes I had made, only 100 of those.

 

[Peter Turbo]

My only Super Grain is from the 60’s

 

[Birddog66]

In 1947, after the war ended Kaywoodie introduced a $15, $20, and $25 line of pipes.

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One of the problems with a Kaywoodie is after they switched to a three hole stinger the quality went on a straight line downhill to mass produced drug store pipes, instead of luxury pipes only.

So if you see a Connoisseur, a Nintey Fiver, or Centennial for sale, was it made in 1947 or 1967?

I’ve never seen any of these three in person.

Wonder where they all went?

There are lots of high end Marxman pipes for sale.

I have two Centennial’s, one Connoisseur and two Straight grain’s. One Straight is a London made and is very inferior to the US version that I have. The Centennial’s are two of the finest pipes I own, absolutely exquisite in quality and as smokers. The bulldog is a four hole but the billiard has been neutered but I believe it was also a four hole as they are both of exceptional quality.

 

[Birddog66]

I picked up this Super Grain billiard on eBay and in the UK do it must have traveled from across the pond at some point. It came with the smallest Drinkless I’ve ever seen and the two were brought for the equivalent of $55. The Dublin below is a gift from my good friend, the little Drinkless is packed up to send as a gift for another forum member that was quite taken with it.

 

[Birddog66]

My two Centennial’s, I adore these pipes and will never part with them.

 

[Birddog66]

The Straight Grain, I’m pretty sure this is a custom made as it’s a stingerless push tenon. I understand the Straight and Bullseye were available custom made to the individual smokers preference. They sold at at far higher price than Dunhill’s were going for in the US at the time. I brought this NOS from the US and it was my most expensive piece at the time, about a year and a half ago.

I’m desperately searching for a Birdseye but I’ve never even seen one up for sale as yet. I’ve been looking for three years, I believe they are incredibly rare.

 

[LeafErikson]

For some reason I can’t view the original listing on eBay but a late 30s- mid 40s push stem Kaywoodie Super Grain in excellent condition just sold on eBay for $96.

If you adjust for inflation and assume that this was a $10 pipe in 1938, it would’ve cost around $215 in today’s money.