I saw this Kaywoodie Relief Grain 51 on Ebay while i was searching for another pipe.

Being a fan of the 51 shape i went ahead and bid on  it. It looked in excellent shape. I have noticed that some relief grains are stained red like this one. The ones i have are a darker natural , which i prefer over the stained ones.

The pipe arrived a few days later and was pleasantly surprised to find the pipe had not even really been broken in. Maybe one or two bowls had been smoked in it. The 51 shape was not made past 1966 making the pipe at least 49 years old. Being a three hole stinger it’s from early-mid  1950’s to 1966.

I was disappointed though that  the shape was not closer to my 1930’s 5051 push stem .

This one was longer and just not as just not as pleasing…

I acquired this unrestored Kaywoodie  76B Relief Grain from my friend Shae who runs  Vintage Pipes on Etsy. Thank you Shae.

Visit his shop sometime and look around .He has some fine pipes and pipe accessories for sale.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintagePipes

This was a  Kaywoodie shape i have in a Super Grain and its a favorite of mine .I wanted to also add one to my sandblast Relief Grain collection.

The pipe other than faded and dirty was in excellent condition.

When i went to unscrew the stem the metal collar had stuck to the tenon stinger and unscrewed from the pipe. 

This is a result of sitting uncleaned for a long period of time and or sitting too tight allowing corrosion to build up from moisture left in the pipe. Its a easy fix though.

I was pleased its a early Relief Grain 4 hole stinger model. Relief Grain’s were first introduced in…