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4 photographsArchive Record FUH-XH9Y-3M5G-3
early 20th century
Reference example
This pipe is documented here as an example for study — it is a record in the archive, not an item offered for sale. Everything below is what the piece itself, and the evidence around it, will honestly support.
Original stem
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Stem replaced or re-cut
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Rim cleaned (no wood removed)
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Refinished
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Chamber reamed
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Smoked
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Facts, not a grade. We do not score a pipe out of ten: a number would rank a restored pipe above an honest one, and restoration is exactly what this hobby prices down. Every line above is checkable by anyone holding the pipe. Lines marked Faridunhill standing declaration rest on our published, dated statement of shop practice (v1.0, 2026-07-29) — not on an inspection of this individual pipe. It is one document, in public, that you can hold us to.
This KBB Rocky Briar Featherweight Dublin (shape 1624B) is a trim, smooth-finished pipe with a slightly canted bowl and a lengthy vulcanite stem. It bears the stamp 'Reg U.S. Pat. Off 298978,' indicating its registration under that patent number, though the specific nature of the patent is not detailed here. The 'Featherweight' designation suggests a lightweight construction, suitable for extended smoking sessions. The shape is a classic Dublin, characterized by its conical bowl and upright posture. The stem is vulcanite, typical of the period, and the overall form is elegant and functional. Dating is based on the stampings and the historical context of the Kaufman Bros. & Bondy firm, which operated prior to the Kaywoodie brand's establishment under S.M. Frank in 1955. The 'Rocky Briar' line name is noted, though its meaning remains unclear given the smooth finish rather than a rusticated or sandblasted surface one might expect from such a name.
2020-08-17
Logged from the Faridunhill archive — photographed and posted on Instagram, 2020-08-17.
2020-12-31
Sold through eBay for USD 38. No buyer is recorded.
2026-08-27
6 checklist facts recorded under Faridunhill's standing declaration of shop practice (2026-07-29).
This record is append-only. Nothing is deleted — a correction is a new entry that supersedes the old one, and both stay visible.
USD 38sold 2020-12-31 · eBay
From 1 recorded sale — this pipe, this day. A single transaction is not a market price, and we will never print one as if it were.
The date shown is the date of sale, not the date this page was published. Our own transaction record, published free. No buyer appears here — not a name, not initials, not a country. Counted across both of our channels — eBay 2015–2022 and Etsy 2022–2026 — so the series is continuous and a change of marketplace is never read as a change in price.
Nobody leaves empty-handed. If you hold the catalogue page, the dated advertisement, or a hallmarked sibling that closes one of these — or simply own this model and can measure yours — send it in. Contributions are checked, credited to you by name, and the record is updated with the date it changed.
Instagram post, 2020-08-17. Published to a third-party platform on that date and archived since — a timestamp we cannot move. It is evidence that this object existed and looked like this, then.
The photographs are the identity. 4 images of this pipe's grain, stamping and stem are held as its fingerprint. The handle above is only a handle: lose it, and the pipe can still be matched back to this record from its grain.