Posted: 8/7/2024 5:58:17 PM EDT
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Was going through the gun safe the other day looking for some pistol mags and came across this pipe. I had forgotten I stuck it in there when my grandmother died. This was my granddads pipe, he died in 78. I was 4 at the time and I do have some memories of him but don’t remember seeing him smoking a pipe. I just remember this pipe always being in their house and pretending I was smoking it as a kid. As far as I know it hasn’t been smoked since he he died way back 46 years ago. I thought I’d clean it up and maybe try smoking with it. I am not a pipe smoker but the idea sounds cool, at least in my head. It’s a Kaywoodie Supergrain 42 I suppose. Anyone know any history on these? What’s a good pipe tobacco I could buy locally to just try it out? I appreciate any advice or info Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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I have 2 Kaywoodie pipes that I inherited from my grandad, too. There was very little on the internet years ago when I researched them. They're great little pipes. Mine look almost new. Looks like your grandad enjoyed his. ETA: I may have even started a thread here asking about them, lol. |
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Stumbled across a Supergrain Kaywoodie at a flea market and was shocked to find out it was 70 years old. Paid a dollar. There is much history about these online, if you dig. I had mine restored. You might consider that for yours. My grandfather smoked cigars, so am jealous of your pipe. |
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Originally Posted By d4xycrq: Stumbled across a Supergrain Kaywoodie at a flea market and was shocked to find out it was 70 years old. Paid a dollar. There is much history about these online, if you dig. I had mine restored. You might consider that for yours. My grandfather smoked cigars, so am jealous of your pipe. There is now. These were called "drugstore pipes" . Great value now, if you can find them. I like mine because the bowls are small. Makes fir a light pipe. |
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Originally Posted By raygixxer89: . There is now. These were called "drugstore pipes" . Great value now, if you can find them. I like mine because the bowls are small. Makes fir a light pipe. Yep, this Supergrain of mine is relatively tiny. Octagonal #45. OP, forgot to mention; 1). Supergrain is a grading of the burl. Nothing to do with the style. 2). Let your fingers do the walking, find a local tobacconist. They will have a bewildering selection of tobaccos. Captain Black is an old time codger tobacco. Captain Black Royal is not bad. But you’ll rarely get two smokers to agree on a tobacco. 3). That pipe needs some work. It desperately needs to be reamed. The stem is repairable, believe it or not. Enjoy! |
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Originally Posted By d4xycrq: Yep, this Supergrain of mine is relatively tiny. Octagonal #45. OP, forgot to mention; 1). Supergrain is a grading of the burl. Nothing to do with the style. 2). Let your fingers do the walking, find a local tobacconist. They will have a bewildering selection of tobaccos. Captain Black is an old time codger tobacco. Captain Black Royal is not bad. But you’ll rarely get two smokers to agree on a tobacco. 3). That pipe needs some work. It desperately needs to be reamed. The stem is repairable, believe it or not. Enjoy! Thank you! |
"Skeletons aint got nowhere to stick their money, nobody makes britches that size" M. Cooley
"We can be friends or I can kick your ass, you decide" R. Connor
"We can be friends or I can kick your ass, you decide" R. Connor