3. ANNOTATED CHRONOLOGY OF KAYWOODIE PIPES (1936-1969)
Throughout much of the 1940's, 50's and 60's, the Kaywoodie family of pipes consisted of 11 basic grades of briar pipes; though new grades were frequently added to the line and some older grades were discontinued or downgraded. These 11 basic grades of pipes, listed in ascending order of quality, were:
- Drinkless
- Hand-made Super Grain
- Super Grain
- Relief Grain
- Flame Grain
- Silhouette
- Oversize Kaywoodies
- Meerschaum Inlaid Kaywoodies
- Connoisseur
- Ninety-fiver
- Centennial
This Chapter presents a description of the grades that appeared in the Kaywoodie line of pipes for the period from 1936 through 1969. The information comes from Kaywoodie catalogs from 1936, 1947, 1955, and 1968-69. Four "undated" catalogs were also consulted as an aid in establishing the hierarchy of pipes in the frequently changing Kaywoodie line-up. Based on a comparison of prices in the 1955 and 1968-69 catalogs, these four undated catalogs appear to span the period from "after 1955" to "before 1968".
