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=== Early KB&B (non Kaywoodie) === | === Early KB&B (non Kaywoodie) === | ||
[[File:KB&B 1925-6 ad.jpg|thumb|1925-26 Ad in Merchandise Catalog]][[File:KB&BMeer.jpeg|thumb|KB&B Stained Meerchaum & Amber, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacoonist]][[File:KB&B.jpg|thumb|Early Brochure Page w/coupon pricing]]Kaywoodie was the name a pipe offered by Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy Company (KB&B), first appearing in February of 1919. The Dinwoodie pipe, also by | [[File:KB&B 1925-6 ad.jpg|thumb|1925-26 Ad in Merchandise Catalog]][[File:KB&BMeer.jpeg|thumb|KB&B Stained Meerchaum & Amber, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacoonist]][[File:KB&B.jpg|thumb|Early Brochure Page w/coupon pricing]]Kaywoodie was the name a pipe offered by Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy Company (KB&B), first appearing in February of 1919. The Dinwoodie pipe, also by KB&B, appeared in November of 1919. Other KB&B brandings included Ambassador, Heatherby, Kingston, Langley, Melrose, Hollywood, Paragon, Borlum, Sicilla, Cadillac, Capitol Extra, Times Square and Kamello. Sometime before 1924, the Dinwoodie had been discontinued and the Kaywoodie name was beginning to be used on an extensive line of pipes that ultimately would be the name of the company. The origin of the name Kaywoodie is a combination of the K from Kaufmann and wood, as in briar. Not much is known of the original KB&B company other than it was started in 1851 by the German born Kaufmann brothers when they opened a small pipe shop in the Bowery section of New York City. In the back room of this shop, they made their first pipes. From this meager beginning, the Kaywoodie name and organization was to emerge. | ||
When one of the men from the New York office got "gold fever" he carried a large supply of pipes with him to California that he sold along the way. This early "national distribution" did much to build the reputation of | When one of the men from the New York office got "gold fever" he carried a large supply of pipes with him to California that he sold along the way. This early "national distribution" did much to build the reputation of KB&B. By the late 1800's, branches of KB&B were opened in Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco and St. Louis with family and friends acting as agents. The trademarks, for the inlaid cloverleaf and the cloverleaf with the KB&B initials inside, were issued in 1881. KB&B's pipes became more popular and were in constant demand by the end of the century. Orders were streaming back east and KB&B needed to move to larger manufacturing facilities. By 1915 the move was made to larger facilities in the old Union Hill section of Union City, New Jersey. The salesroom offices were located at 33 East 17th. Street, New York. When the Kaywoodie pipe was first introduced by KB&B it came with a hand cut rubber mouthpiece fitted with an aluminum Inbore Tube. | ||
=== Pre-Kaywoodie KB&B === | === Pre-Kaywoodie KB&B === | ||
[[File:KB&B CPF.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Cpf.jpg|thumb|An interesting piece of | [[File:KB&B CPF.jpg|thumb|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:Cpf.jpg|thumb|An interesting piece of | ||
of historical swag, courtesy Eric Adams]][[File:Penacook 1.jpg|thumb|The Old New England Briar Pipe Company building in Penacook, now the Briar Pipes Appartments]][[File:KB&B-Bakelite.jpeg|thumb|KB&B Bakelite Pipe c. 1930, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]According to Hacker1, the firm of Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy (KB&B) began producing the Kaywoodie2 Pipe in 1915. Hacker notes that: "The company was originally started in 1851 in New York by two brothers named Kaufmann, who sold meerschaums and clays that a third brother sent them from Vienna. Business thrived and in 1854 the Kaufmanns took in a partner named Bondy. ... The three partners retired in 1898, but their relatives continued on with the firm, which had begun to manufacture their own briar pipes under the KB&B trademark. In 1915 the Kaywoodie brand was created as a marketing umbrella for a new briar pipe which the KB&B company introduced. ..." | of historical swag, courtesy Eric Adams]][[File:Penacook 1.jpg|thumb|The Old New England Briar Pipe Company building in Penacook, now the Briar Pipes Appartments]][[File:KB&B-Bakelite.jpeg|thumb|KB&B Bakelite Pipe c. 1930, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]][[File:KB&B01.jpg|thumb|Similar in design to the Bakelite pipe above, this Bulldog appears to have a Briar Bowl, and perhaps Bakelite shank, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:KB&B07.jpg|thumb|Bulldog detail, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]According to Hacker1, the firm of Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy (KB&B) began producing the Kaywoodie2 Pipe in 1915. Hacker notes that: "The company was originally started in 1851 in New York by two brothers named Kaufmann, who sold meerschaums and clays that a third brother sent them from Vienna. Business thrived and in 1854 the Kaufmanns took in a partner named Bondy. ... The three partners retired in 1898, but their relatives continued on with the firm, which had begun to manufacture their own briar pipes under the KB&B trademark. In 1915 the Kaywoodie brand was created as a marketing umbrella for a new briar pipe which the KB&B company introduced. ..." | ||
The "marketing umbrella" mentioned by Hacker included lower grade Kaywoodies that were later marketed under the "Yello-Bole" name. (According to a 1948 Yello-Bole catalog, "Yello-Boles have been on the market since 1933. About 25 millions of these pipes have been sold"). Hacker concludes his history of Kaywoodie Pipes by noting that: "The KB&B briar pipe brand existed from 1900 until just after World War I (with some overlapping with the Kaywoodie from 1915 -- 1917), and collectors refer to the KB&B as a Kaywoodie transition pipe. During the early years of the 20th century a number of filter systems were designed by the KB&B firm and incorporated into their Kaywoodie Pipes under the names of Synchro-Stem and Kaywoodie Drinkless filters. During the late 1920's and throughout the 30's the Kaywoodie became a highly respected pipe in spite of its filter system (which was popular among many smokers of the era) primarily due to the fine quality of the straight grain and the flame grain models. Unfortunately, the hard-to-get-briar years of World War II marked the decline of the Kaywoodie Pipe, a plummet from which it has never recovered as far as collectors are concerned...." | The "marketing umbrella" mentioned by Hacker included lower grade Kaywoodies that were later marketed under the "Yello-Bole" name. (According to a 1948 Yello-Bole catalog, "Yello-Boles have been on the market since 1933. About 25 millions of these pipes have been sold"). Hacker concludes his history of Kaywoodie Pipes by noting that: "The KB&B briar pipe brand existed from 1900 until just after World War I (with some overlapping with the Kaywoodie from 1915 -- 1917), and collectors refer to the KB&B as a Kaywoodie transition pipe. During the early years of the 20th century a number of filter systems were designed by the KB&B firm and incorporated into their Kaywoodie Pipes under the names of Synchro-Stem and Kaywoodie Drinkless filters. During the late 1920's and throughout the 30's the Kaywoodie became a highly respected pipe in spite of its filter system (which was popular among many smokers of the era) primarily due to the fine quality of the straight grain and the flame grain models. Unfortunately, the hard-to-get-briar years of World War II marked the decline of the Kaywoodie Pipe, a plummet from which it has never recovered as far as collectors are concerned...." | ||
The pre-Kaywoodie KB&B pipes were marked on the shank with a cloverleaf around KB&B. Some early Kaywoodies had this same marking on the shank, but the practice was dropped sometime prior to 1936. [[Yello-Bole]]s also had | The pre-Kaywoodie KB&B pipes were marked on the shank with a cloverleaf around KB&B. Some early Kaywoodies had this same marking on the shank, but the practice was dropped sometime prior to 1936. [[Yello-Bole]]s also had KB&B in the leaf on the shanks, but did not have the ampersand found on Kaywoodies. | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Examples and detail, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Examples and detail, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
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=== Brands === | === Brands === | ||
[[File:Kay & Yello bole displays.jpg|thumb | [[File:Kay & Yello bole displays.jpg|thumb|Catalog listing for various Kaywoodie and Yello-Bole Display racks]][[File:BB&B OldDisplayCase.jpg|thumb|Old KB&B Display case showing several brands and prices, courtesy [https://www.ebth.com/items/3875554-vintage-kb-b-pipes-shop-display ebth.com]]] | ||
* '''[[Ambassador (United States brand)|Ambassador]]''' — ? | * '''[[Ambassador (United States brand)|Ambassador]]''' — ? | ||
* '''Archer''' -ca. 1933 | * '''Archer''' -ca. 1933 | ||
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* '''Crosby''' — ? | * '''Crosby''' — ? | ||
* '''Dinwoodie''' — introduced in 1919; discontinued < 1924 | * '''Dinwoodie''' — introduced in 1919; discontinued < 1924 | ||
* '''Fairway''' -- see example bellow | |||
* '''Glosston''' -ca. 1933 | * '''Glosston''' -ca. 1933 | ||
* '''Good Night''' — ? | * '''Good Night''' — ? | ||
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* '''Heatherby''' — ? | * '''Heatherby''' — ? | ||
* '''Hollywood''' — ? | * '''Hollywood''' — ? | ||
* '''Imperial''' — [[Yello-Bole]] sub-brand, includes shank extension provided with a metal screw-on tenon (like the Pickwick). | |||
* '''Kamello''' — ? | * '''Kamello''' — ? | ||
* '''[[Kaywoodie]]''' — introduced in 1919, Hacker notes it as 1915 | * '''[[Kaywoodie]]''' — introduced in 1919, Hacker notes it as 1915 | ||
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* '''Melrose''' — ? | * '''Melrose''' — ? | ||
* '''Paragon''' — ? | * '''Paragon''' — ? | ||
* '''Pickwick''' — includes shank extension provided with a metal screw-on tenon (like the Imperial). | |||
* '''Remington''' | |||
* '''Rivoli''' — ? | * '''Rivoli''' — ? | ||
* '''Samson''' — ? | * '''Samson''' — ? | ||
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<span style="color: red">Please help to complete!</span> | <span style="color: red">Please help to complete!</span> | ||
<center><gallery widths=300 heights=300 caption="Example and details of KB&B 'Pickwick', showing the screwed on shank extension. This was also used in the 'Imperial'. Photos courtesy [http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/logo-kbb.html '''Pipephil.eu''']">. | |||
kbb-pickw1y.jpg | |||
kbb-pickw1b.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery widths=250 heights=250 caption="A 'Fairway' branded bent with a faux amber (likely bakelite) stem, Courtesy Brian Roberston collection"> | |||
KB&B-Fairway.jpg | |||
KB&B-Fairway2.jpg | |||
KB&B-Fairway3.jpg | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
<center><gallery widths=250 heights=250 caption="Remington example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:Remington01.jpg | |||
File:Remington07.jpg | |||
File:Remington08.jpg | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
<center><gallery widths=200px heights=165px> | <center><gallery widths=200px heights=165px> | ||