KB&B Devonshire mission briar — 1940's

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MAKER

Kaufman Brothers & Bondy

COUNTRY

United States

SHAPE

small billiard
made of manzanita wood

YEAR

1940's (see notes)

HEIGHT LENGTH

1 1/2 inches

5 inches

BOWL WEIGHT

11/16 inch

18.3 grams

ACQUIRED

May 2008

NOTES:

Unavailability of briar during World War II led to American pipe makers using manzanita (mission briar) wood harvested from the American Southwest for stummels.

INSCRIPTIONS SHANK: "DEVONSHIRE," "MISSION BRIAR"
STEM: yellow pipe on top