The Heidelberg Pipe
	This magnificent pipe was made in the mid 1920s as a showpiece for Kaufman Brothers & Bondy, the founding company of Kaywoodie pipes. It has remained in the company archives, handed down from company president to president over the 75 years since it was made. To hold this pipe you'd be amazed. This is a jumbo pipe measuring 15" in length. The bowl is 4 3/8" tall, 2 3/4" across with a tobacco chamber that is 3 3/4" deep and 1 3/4" wide. Originally, the carving on the front of the bowl was thought to be of a hillside Mediterranean village, perhaps the actual carver's hometown. But at the April 2000 Chicagoland Pipe Expo, Mr. Frank Burla, identifed the scene as Heidelberg Schloss (Castle) in Heidleberg, Germany. In the photo of Heidleberg you can identify many of the feathres carved on the pipe. The tie to Germany no doubt goes back to Rudolph Hirsch, a German immigrant and first Kaywoodie President. The stem is hand cut rock ambera that is fitted to the briar with bone threads. A black Kaywoodie cloverleaf is inset on top of the stem. This pipe would certainly be tough on the teeth and jaw as it weighs a full pound, without the tobacco! It was made in the mid-1920's as a showpiece for Kaufman Brothers & Bondy, the original manufacturer of Kaywoodie pipes and has been handed down from company president to president over the 70 years since it was made.