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'''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. 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. | '''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. 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. | ||
[[File:Thorndisplay.jpg|thumb|1930's Kaywoodie Thorn Display, Courtesy Fletcher Hiner]] | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=185 caption="1919 First Generation Kaywoodie Pipe, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist"> | <gallery widths="300" heights="185" caption="1919 First Generation Kaywoodie Pipe, courtesy Racine & Laramie Tobacconist"> | ||
File:Kaywoodie-1919Pipe.jpg | File:Kaywoodie-1919Pipe.jpg | ||
File:Kaywoodie-1919Stamp.JPG | File:Kaywoodie-1919Stamp.JPG | ||
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Produced 1919 until mid-1924 the earliest Kaywoodies are easy to identify. They have the inlaid Shamrock stem logo, somewhat elongated. Nomenclature is “Kaywoodie” in an arch over a cloverleaf outline with the initials KB&B, including the ampersand (&), inside the outline. They were inner tube pipes fitted with a removable aluminum tube. If a shape number was stamped it would be a 4 digit number always starting with 42. Most inlaid shamrocks were white, but other colors have been seen including red, blue and gold fleck. To quote Kaywoodie expert Dennis Moore: “The earliest Kaywoodies were top quality pipes of their day and featured excellent wood, top quality vulcanite and superior craftsmanship.” | Produced 1919 until mid-1924 the earliest Kaywoodies are easy to identify. They have the inlaid Shamrock stem logo, somewhat elongated. Nomenclature is “Kaywoodie” in an arch over a cloverleaf outline with the initials KB&B, including the ampersand (&), inside the outline. They were inner tube pipes fitted with a removable aluminum tube. If a shape number was stamped it would be a 4 digit number always starting with 42. Most inlaid shamrocks were white, but other colors have been seen including red, blue and gold fleck. To quote Kaywoodie expert Dennis Moore: “The earliest Kaywoodies were top quality pipes of their day and featured excellent wood, top quality vulcanite and superior craftsmanship.” | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="1st Generation Kaywoodies, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths="250px" heights="185px" caption="1st Generation Kaywoodies, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
File:KayOldSet01.jpg|An early 2 pipe set | File:KayOldSet01.jpg|An early 2 pipe set | ||
File:KayOldSet08.jpg|The Dublin | File:KayOldSet08.jpg|The Dublin | ||
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The corporate offices were relocated in 1936 to the International Building, Rockefeller Center, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York. The invitation to visit the new office reads, "Kaywoodie is now on display at the world's most famous address - Rockefeller Center. Here Kaywoodie takes its place among the leaders of industry and commerce." The move to Rockefeller Center coincided with The Kaywoodie Company's emergence as a subsidiary of KB&B . All of the pipes manufactured by KB&B including the Yello-Bole line were also on display here. By 1938 Kaywoodie had opened an office in London to meet worldwide demand. Kaywoodie of London was jointly owned with another famous pipemaker, Comoy's of London. | The corporate offices were relocated in 1936 to the International Building, Rockefeller Center, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York. The invitation to visit the new office reads, "Kaywoodie is now on display at the world's most famous address - Rockefeller Center. Here Kaywoodie takes its place among the leaders of industry and commerce." The move to Rockefeller Center coincided with The Kaywoodie Company's emergence as a subsidiary of KB&B . All of the pipes manufactured by KB&B including the Yello-Bole line were also on display here. By 1938 Kaywoodie had opened an office in London to meet worldwide demand. Kaywoodie of London was jointly owned with another famous pipemaker, Comoy's of London. | ||
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="Kaywoodie Air-Way (London, England) example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths="250" heights="185" caption="Kaywoodie Air-Way (London, England) example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
File:KAirWa01.jpg | File:KAirWa01.jpg | ||
File:KAirWa07.jpg | File:KAirWa07.jpg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<gallery widths=250 heights=185 caption="Kaywoodie Continental, shape #106 (London, England) example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths="250" heights="185" caption="Kaywoodie Continental, shape #106 (London, England) example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
KContinent01.jpg | KContinent01.jpg | ||
KContinent04.jpg | KContinent04.jpg | ||
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Reiss-Premier Pipe Co. was also a pipe making concern that was part of the Kaywoodie organization. Pipes made by this company had the pipes name stamped inside an elongated diamond on the shank of the pipe. KB&B, Kaywoodie and Reiss-Premier were all located in the West New York manufacturing plant. Rudolph Hirsch, the first president of The Kaywoodie Company from 1936 until at least 1950, was also president of Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy when Kaywoodie was formed and was a vice president of Reiss-Premier. | Reiss-Premier Pipe Co. was also a pipe making concern that was part of the Kaywoodie organization. Pipes made by this company had the pipes name stamped inside an elongated diamond on the shank of the pipe. KB&B, Kaywoodie and Reiss-Premier were all located in the West New York manufacturing plant. Rudolph Hirsch, the first president of The Kaywoodie Company from 1936 until at least 1950, was also president of Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy when Kaywoodie was formed and was a vice president of Reiss-Premier. | ||
During World War II, getting briar imported into this country was not easy. Italian and French briar couldn't be had until very late in the war. Kaywoodie was able to import 1400 5-gross bags of briar (about 1,000,000 blocks) out of North Africa in 1943 after the German army was defeated there. Early in 1941, Kaywoodie embarked on a project of domestically grown briar wood, called Mission Briar or manzanita. This wood is botanically the same as Mediterranean briar. The Pacific Briarwood Company, a KB&B subsidiary, began harvesting the burl type wood growing on the slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. However, the smoking characteristics were not quite as good and the project was abandoned after the war. After the war, pipe production returned to new heights with many new pipe smokers coming out of the armed services. | During World War II, getting briar imported into this country was not easy. Italian and French briar couldn't be had until very late in the war. Kaywoodie was able to import 1400 5-gross bags of briar (about 1,000,000 blocks) out of North Africa in 1943 after the German army was defeated there. Early in 1941, Kaywoodie embarked on a project of domestically grown briar wood, called [[Mission Briar]] or manzanita. This wood is botanically the same as Mediterranean briar. The Pacific Briarwood Company, a KB&B subsidiary, began harvesting the burl type wood growing on the slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. However, the smoking characteristics were not quite as good and the project was abandoned after the war. After the war, pipe production returned to new heights with many new pipe smokers coming out of the armed services. | ||
<gallery widths="300" heights="200" caption="Custom Made Specimen Grain example and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
KCustom01.jpg | |||
KCustom07.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Early Kaywoodie examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths="250px" heights="185px" caption="Early Kaywoodie examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
File:KB&B4203KaywoodieA01.jpg|Shape 4203 | File:KB&B4203KaywoodieA01.jpg|Shape 4203 | ||
File:KB&B4203KaywoodieA05.jpg|Shape 4203 detail | File:KB&B4203KaywoodieA05.jpg|Shape 4203 detail | ||
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<gallery widths=300 heights=250 caption="1940 Brown University [[Kaywoodie]] Drinkless Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]] for more photos and informaion. | <gallery widths="300" heights="250" caption="1940 Brown University [[Kaywoodie]] Drinkless Class Pipe. See '''[[College Class Pipes]] for more photos and informaion. Courtesy Brian Robertson collection"> | ||
1940BrownUniversityKaywoodiedDrinklessClassPipe.jpg | 1940BrownUniversityKaywoodiedDrinklessClassPipe.jpg | ||
1940BrownUniversityKaywoodiedDrinklessClassPipe2.jpg | 1940BrownUniversityKaywoodiedDrinklessClassPipe2.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=250 heights=185 | <gallery widths="250" heights="185" caption="Kaywoodie Signet, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
File:KSignet01.jpg | File:KSignet01.jpg | ||
File:KSignet07.jpg | File:KSignet07.jpg | ||
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<gallery widths=250 heights=250 | <gallery widths="250" heights="250" caption="Kaywoodie Thorn example, details, and brochure, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
Thorn01.jpg|Kaywoodie Thorn | Thorn01.jpg|Kaywoodie Thorn | ||
Thorn07.jpg|Thorn Detials | Thorn07.jpg|Thorn Detials | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<gallery widths="250" heights="250" caption="Cased Kaywoodie Thorn example, courtesy Fletcher Hiner"> | |||
Fhthorn.jpg|Thorn | |||
Fhthorn1.jpg|Detail | |||
Fhthorn2.jpg|Case | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery widths=300 heights=250 | <gallery widths="300" heights="250" caption="Kaywoodie Fit Rite example w/box, and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
File:FitRite01.jpg | File:FitRite01.jpg | ||
File:FitRite07.jpg | File:FitRite07.jpg | ||
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[[File:KCharacter16.jpg|thumb|Kaywoodie Meerschaum Character catalog page, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:KCharacter16.jpg|thumb|Kaywoodie Meerschaum Character catalog page, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Kaywoodie Character, carved wood example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths="250px" heights="185px" caption="Kaywoodie Character, carved wood example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
File:KCharacter01.jpg | File:KCharacter01.jpg | ||
File:KCharacter07.jpg | File:KCharacter07.jpg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<gallery widths="300" heights="250" caption="1932-38 Kaywoodie shank logo Super Grain, courtesy Fletcher Hiner"> | |||
Kwslsg.jpg|1932-38 Shank Logo Super Grain | |||
Kwslsg1.jpg|Detail | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery widths= | <gallery widths="300" heights="300" caption="Kaywoodie Mandarin examples, nomenclature, and catalog page, courtesy Doub Valitchka"> | ||
Kaywoodie-Mandarin01.jpg | |||
Kaywoodie-Mandarin07.jpg | |||
File:KayBamboo01.jpg | File:KayBamboo01.jpg | ||
File:KayBamboo08.jpg | File:KayBamboo08.jpg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Kaywoodie cased "Miniature" dating to the late 30's. Pipe is a fully functional briar and vulcanite pipe made in miniature. | |||
<gallery widths=400px heights=600px caption="An amazing Matched Grain Set of 31 pipes in a beautiful case, courtesy Michael DiCuccio collection"> | <gallery widths="250px" heights="185px" caption="Kaywoodie Miniature, courtesy Fletcher Hiner"> | ||
Minikw.jpg|KW Miniature | |||
Minikw1.jpg | |||
Minikw2.jpg | |||
Minikw4.jpg|Stampings | |||
</gallery> | |||
<gallery widths="400px" heights="600px" caption="An amazing Matched Grain Set of 31 pipes in a beautiful case, courtesy Michael DiCuccio collection"> | |||
File:2015-05-Briarshire 2-61.jpg | File:2015-05-Briarshire 2-61.jpg | ||
File:2015-05-Briarshire 2-122 (1).jpg | File:2015-05-Briarshire 2-122 (1).jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
<gallery widths=400px heights=275px> | <gallery widths="400px" heights="275px"> | ||
File:2015-05-Briarshire 2-78.jpg | File:2015-05-Briarshire 2-78.jpg | ||
File:2015-05-Briarshire 2-65.jpg | File:2015-05-Briarshire 2-65.jpg | ||
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[[File:KBB President 90232.jpg|thumb|400px|1933 Patent, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:KBB President 90232.jpg|thumb|400px|1933 Patent, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
[[File:Kaywoodie 600 Patent.jpg|thumb|400px|1957 Patent, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[File:Kaywoodie 600 Patent.jpg|thumb|400px|1957 Patent, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
<gallery widths=200 heights=300 caption="Ads and catalog pages, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | <gallery widths="200" heights="300" caption="Ads and catalog pages, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | ||
File:Kay Drinkless Reiss.jpg | File:Kay Drinkless Reiss.jpg | ||
File:Kay1924Ad.jpg|Circa 1924 | File:Kay1924Ad.jpg|Circa 1924 | ||
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In 1956, S. M. Frank purchased the New Jersey Briar Pipe Co., a pipemaker that produced mainly closeout and promotional pipes as well as private label. This company continued as a subsidiary until December 31, 1972. | In 1956, S. M. Frank purchased the New Jersey Briar Pipe Co., a pipemaker that produced mainly closeout and promotional pipes as well as private label. This company continued as a subsidiary until December 31, 1972. | ||
<gallery widths="300" heights="300" caption="A [[Kaywoodie]] pipe in a box including [[Yello-Bole]] and [[Medico]] brandaing, along with a K, Y, and M logo on the end, and also a display featuring all three brands Courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
KayYBMedico01.jpg | |||
KayYBMedico07.jpg | |||
KayYBMedico08.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
In 1957, S. M. Frank formed Medico Pipes (Canada) Ltd, to distribute Medico products in Canada. Offices were located in Toronto. In December of 1971, the subsidiary was renamed KYM Pipes (Canada) Ltd. and continued distributing all three lines there until it was sold to Brigham Pipes, Ltd. in 1985. Sometime in the early 1960's, another subsidiary was set up in Livorno, Italy called KYM (Europe) Srl. This location still operates today and acts as a warehouse and distribution facility of Medico products in Europe, Africa, and the Mid-East. | In 1957, S. M. Frank formed Medico Pipes (Canada) Ltd, to distribute Medico products in Canada. Offices were located in Toronto. In December of 1971, the subsidiary was renamed KYM Pipes (Canada) Ltd. and continued distributing all three lines there until it was sold to Brigham Pipes, Ltd. in 1985. Sometime in the early 1960's, another subsidiary was set up in Livorno, Italy called KYM (Europe) Srl. This location still operates today and acts as a warehouse and distribution facility of Medico products in Europe, Africa, and the Mid-East. | ||
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<gallery heights=165 widths=215 caption="1960's Kaywoodie Matched Grain Five Day Set, Courtesy Dennis Dreyer Collection"> | <gallery heights="165" widths="215" caption="1960's Kaywoodie Matched Grain Five Day Set, Courtesy Dennis Dreyer Collection"> | ||
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<gallery heights=115 widths=165 caption="Individual Pipes from Kaywoodie Matched Grain Five Day Set, Courtesy Dennis Dreyer Collection"> | <gallery heights="115" widths="165" caption="Individual Pipes from Kaywoodie Matched Grain Five Day Set, Courtesy Dennis Dreyer Collection"> | ||
Image:kbb5day10.jpg| | Image:kbb5day10.jpg| | ||
Image:kbb5day09.jpg| | Image:kbb5day09.jpg| | ||
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*[https://pipedia.org/images/6/61/Kaywoodie_1947.pdf 1947 Catalog] | *[https://pipedia.org/images/6/61/Kaywoodie_1947.pdf 1947 Catalog] | ||
*[https://pipedia.org/images/d/d0/Kaywoodie_1955.pdf 1955 Catalog] | *[https://pipedia.org/images/d/d0/Kaywoodie_1955.pdf 1955 Catalog] | ||
*[https://pipedia.org/images/e/ee/Kaywoodie_1964.pdf 1964 Catalog] | |||
*[https://pipedia.org/images/f/fa/Kaywoodie_1970.pdf 1970 Catalog] | *[https://pipedia.org/images/f/fa/Kaywoodie_1970.pdf 1970 Catalog] | ||
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== Offsite Links == | == Offsite Links == | ||
*Brian Levine interviews 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] | *Brian Levine interviews 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] | ||
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== Contact information == | == Contact information == | ||
<revive zone="11" align="right" caption="An excellent selection of new Kaywoodie pipes and merch is available at Greywoodie.com" /> | |||
'''S. M. Frank & Co. Inc.''' | '''S. M. Frank & Co. Inc.''' | ||
1073 Route 94, Unit #7 New Windsor, NY 12553 | 1073 Route 94, Unit #7 New Windsor, NY 12553 | ||