What did I just buy?

[Dubbya]

I went antique store surfing today and found another Kaywoodie. The other one I have is a good smoker, so I picked it up. I wiped the weird goo off of the outside of the bowl and found that this one is a Drinkless Kaywoodie.
Is there something special about this one?

 

[Carlos]

When you unscrew the stem, it should have a metal stinger with a ball on the end of it. That's part of their "Drinkless" system. If I remember right, there is 3 hole and 4 hole versions.

 

[Dubbya]

When you unscrew the stem, it should have a metal stinger with a ball on the end of it. That's part of their "Drinkless" system. If I remember right, there is 3 hole and 4 hole versions.

Yep. 3 holes in there. I didn't even look in there. Now, how do you clean that little booger? Those holes are tiny.

 

[Doc Manhattan]

You can jam a pipe cleaner through those little holes. You can also dip the whole metal stinger in a little of your cleaning alcohol of choice.

 

[btls1fn]

Nice score...

Kaywoodies are rare, here on the west coast. Enjoy!

Best,

 

[Mr_Jeff]

You just bought a great pipe. With luck and some elbow grease, it can be restored to its former splendor. A little info here.

 

[GarWood]

Early on in my pipe-smoking career, I somehow got hooked on Kaywoodies. Before I knew it (and more importantly, before my wife knew it) I had about 30 of them :face: I've narrowed the field down to around 12 or 15, but I still can't pass up a nice one on eBay... :cheers:

 

[Dubbya]

You just bought a great pipe. With luck and some elbow grease, it can be restored to its former splendor. A little info here.

Based on that, I have a pre '36 pipe. That article says that it smokes like a Dunhill of the same era and, while I have no Dunhills, I now want one if that's true. It really is a great smoker with absolutely gorgeous grain once I got all of the crap off of it. It looked and felt like somebody tried to use candle wax instead of butcher's wax as a wood polish.