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=== 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...." | ||
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File:Chesterfield07.jpg|Chesterfield Detail | File:Chesterfield07.jpg|Chesterfield Detail | ||
File:Chesterfield08.jpg|Chesterfield Detail | File:Chesterfield08.jpg|Chesterfield Detail | ||
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A rare example of a cased pair of KB&B LondonLike Handmade pipes with sterling silver bands, orific bits, and showing both C.P.F. and KB&B stamps.1917-19 | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="A Cased Pair of KB&B LondonLike Pipes, courtesy Fletcher Hiner"> | |||
Londonlike2.jpg|LondonLike | |||
Londonlike.jpg|Inner case lid | |||
Londonlike3.jpg|Stamping Detail | |||
Londonlike1.jpg|Bit detail | |||
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At that time KB&B produced their brands in Union City and in West New York, both New Jersey. Deviating from that, Yello-Boles were manufactured by '''The New England Briar Pipe Company''' in Penacook, New Hampshire to use this KB&B subsidiary to capacity. | At that time KB&B produced their brands in Union City and in West New York, both New Jersey. Deviating from that, Yello-Boles were manufactured by '''The New England Briar Pipe Company''' in Penacook, New Hampshire to use this KB&B subsidiary to capacity. | ||
As briar was hardly had during World War II, the KB&B Company embarked on a project of domestically grown briar wood, called Mission Briar or manzanita early in 1941. The | As briar was hardly had during World War II, the KB&B Company embarked on a project of domestically grown briar wood, called [[Mission Briar]] or manzanita early in 1941. The [[Pacific Briarwood Company]], a subsidiary founded for this purpose, began harvesting the burls growing on the slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Though this wood is botanically the same as briar form the Mediterranean countries, the smoking characteristics were not quite as good and the project was abandoned after the war. | ||
Was it for that reason? Advertising from the 1940's pictures the Yello-Bole "Honey Girl", who gently urges the pipe smoker to smoke the pipe with "a little honey in every bowl." In fact, honey was an ingredient of the material used to coat the inside of the bowl. It was said to provide a faster, sweeter break-in of the pipe. | Was it for that reason? Advertising from the 1940's pictures the Yello-Bole "Honey Girl", who gently urges the pipe smoker to smoke the pipe with "a little honey in every bowl." In fact, honey was an ingredient of the material used to coat the inside of the bowl. It was said to provide a faster, sweeter break-in of the pipe. | ||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Example of KB&B Standard, courtesy Fletcher Hiner"> | |||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Example of KB&B Sandy, from Tanzanian Briar, courtesy Charles Wilder"> | |||
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KB&B-Silverleaf16.jpg | KB&B-Silverleaf16.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="An unusual KB&B system pipes with a separate bowl, gold band, and Bakelite stem, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
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KB&B-SystemBakelite-11.jpg | |||
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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''' | * '''Remington''' | ||
* '''Rivoli''' — ? | * '''Rivoli''' — ? | ||
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<span style="color: red">Please help to complete!</span> | <span style="color: red">Please help to complete!</span> | ||
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<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''']">. | |||
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[[File:KB&B-ClassMonogramChart.JPG|thumb|Ad for Class and Monograms in a 1920's Kaufman Bros. & Bondy (KB&B) catalog, courtesy Gene Umberger (via Brian Robertson).]] | |||
<gallery widths=250 heights=250 caption="A 'Fairway' branded bent with a faux amber (likely bakelite) stem, Courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | |||
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<center><gallery widths=250 heights=250 caption="Remington example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:Remington01.jpg | File:Remington01.jpg | ||
File:Remington07.jpg | File:Remington07.jpg | ||
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File:1933 Ad 02.jpg|From a 1933 N. Shure Co. Chicago Catalog Showing Archer | File:1933 Ad 02.jpg|From a 1933 N. Shure Co. Chicago Catalog Showing Archer | ||
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*PDF copy of [https://pipedia.org/images/b/b2/KBB_Flyer_1935.pdf The Truth about Briar Pipes 1935 brochure], courtesy Michael DiCuccio | |||
*You may also enjoying listening to Brian Levine's interview of S. M. Frank president, Bill Feuerbach, on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-174/ Pipes Magazine Radio Show] | *You may also enjoying listening to Brian Levine's interview of S. M. Frank president, Bill Feuerbach, on the [http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/radio-talk-show/the-pipes-magazine-radio-show-episode-174/ Pipes Magazine Radio Show] | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]][[Category:Kaywoodie]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]][[Category: United States]][[Category:Kaywoodie]] | ||