Kaywoodie is the name of a pipe fashioned by the Kaufman Brothers and Bondy Company, back in February 1919. Its popularity caught on, and soon the company changed its name to Kaywoodie, wanting to be recognized by the name of the item that led them to success.Pipesmokers who were born before 1950 have probably, at one time or another, smoked a Kaywoodie Pipe. As recently as the early 1970's, many local drugstores had extensive Kaywoodie Pipe displays much the like the one up for auction here. However, this Kaywoodie Display Unit is an original authentic early 1900's model with genuinely amazing pipes for the serious collector. Later Kaywoodies from the 1970's, for example, were generally lacquered "hand-burners" that probably did more to discourage pipesmoking than any recent anti-smoking campaigns. Unfortunately, it is this image of later Kaywoodies that is most prevalent with the majority of pipesmokers/collectors today. Contrary to this perception of all Kaywoodies as "drugstore pipes", many of the early Kaywoodie Pipes were quality briars that were available in an extensive range of shapes. And so, in recent years, many collectors have "re-discovered" Kaywoodie Pipes. Ads for Kaywoodies, and/or requests for information concerning these pipes, have appeared in pipesmoking and related journals with increasing frequency in recent years. . There is an increasing popularity of pipe collecting in this country and In its heyday, Kaywoodie Pipes was the world's largest consumer of briar and produced some extremely high quality smoking pipes Please note this lot is for the HOUSING only. The pipes in the box are not Kaywoodies, but are being presented to the winner nevertheless. You are bidding on the BOX, which is very old and very hard to find in this condition.

Excellent Unusued Condition

23.25 x 12 x 4.75 in