The Official Unofficial Brigham Shape Chart

Time for another Shape Chart update! Here is Version 2.0. (uploaded 13 Sept 2019).

Download a PDF of the Shape Chart Here

This updated features about a dozen new pipe shapes and a lot more pictures, thanks to submissions from readers like you!

Many thanks to fellow pipers Andrew Colman, Ian Campbell, Ryan Thibodeau, Blake Kaiser and Paul Jones for their contributions to the project, and a big thanks to the fine folks at Brigham Enterprises, especially Daniel More and Heather Balsillie, for sending me lots of historical catalogs to assist in the research.

Click on the shape number in the first column to view an image of that pipe shape, if available.

A Note Regarding Pipe Names: Early Brigham pipes were advertised by name instead of shape number. When the now-familiar three-digit series/shape codes were introduced, pipes were identified by both name and shape number but by about 1980, pipe names had been dropped, leaving the series/shape number as the sole identifier. Names included in the Shape Chart are only those which I can verify were assigned by Brigham. Pipe shapes introduced after about 1980 will have no official name.

Shape #	Name	Description	Size	Stem Type
01	Billiard	Straight Billiard	XS	Round Taper
02	Billiard	Straight Billiard	S	Round Taper
03	Billiard	Straight Billiard	M	Round Taper
03TT	Chimney	Straight Billiard, Stacked Bowl	M	Round Taper
04	Billiard	Straight Billiard	L	Round Taper
044	Billiard	Straight Billiard	XL	Round Taper
044T	Chimney	Straight Billiard, Stacked Bowl	XL	Round Taper
05	Dublin	Straight Dublin	S	Round Taper
06	Dublin	Straight Dublin	M	Round Taper
07	Dublin	Straight Dublin	L	Round Taper
08
09	Apple	Straight Apple	M	Round Taper
10	Apple	Straight Apple	L	Round Taper
11		Bent Egg		Round Taper
12	Prince	Bent Prince	M	Round Taper
13	Prince	Straight Prince	ML	Round Taper
14	Pot	Straight Pot	M	Round Taper
15	Pot	Straight Pot	L	Round Taper
16	Bulldog	Straight Bulldog, Diamond Shank	M	Diamond Taper or Saddle
17	Round Bulldog	Straight Rhodesian Shape, Round Shank	M	Round Taper
18	Pear	Straight Pear	L	Round Taper
19	Club	Lovat Shape, Round Shank	M	Round Saddle
20		Rhodesian/Dublin, Round Shank, Straight	L	Round Taper
21	Woodstock	Woodstock or Zulu Shape, Slight Bend	M	Round Taper
22	Poker	Straight Poker	M	Round Taper
23	Bent Billiard	Bent Billiard	M	Round Taper
24	Bent Billiard	Bent Billiard	L	Round Taper
244		Oversized Bent Billiard	XL	Fancy
25	Squat Bulldog	Squat Bulldog, Straight Shank	M	Diamond Taper
26	Bent Bulldog	Bent Bulldog	M	Diamond Taper
27		Straight Brandy Sitter	M	Round Taper
28		Bent Acorn	M
29	Author	Bent Author	M	Round Taper
30
31
32	Billiard Saddle	Straight Billiard, Saddle Stem	S	Round Saddle
33		Stacked Billiard, Saddle Stem		Round Saddle
34
35
36		Chunky Brandy, 1/4 Bent		Round Taper
37		Straight Saddle Dublin		Round Saddle
38
39
40		Straight Apple, Round Shank	L	Round Saddle
41 (a)		Bent Acorn, Oval Shank	M	Oval Taper
41 (b)		1/8 Bent Acorn, Round Shank	M	Round Taper
42		Bent Acorn, Oval Shank	L	Oval Taper
43
44
45		Straight Saddle Pot	XL	Round Saddle
46		Full Bent Short Calabash	L	Round Taper
47	Calabriar	Full Bent Tall Calabash	L	Round Taper
48		Strawberry, Straight Sitter	L	Round Saddle
49		1/4 Bent Apple	L	Round Taper
50
51		Squat Bent Dublin		Round Taper
52
53
54		1/4 Bent Pot	L	Round Taper
55	Pot	Straight Pot	XL	Round Taper
56
57
58	Irish Billiard	Tall, Forward-Canted Billiard, Round Shank	ML	Taper or Saddle
59		Bent Pear	ML	Round Taper
60		Acorn Rhodesian, Bent	M	Round Taper
61
62	Student	Straight Rhodesian, with or without bowl rings	ML	Round Taper
63		Full Bent Pear Sitter	L	Round Taper
64
65		Bent Egg, Round Shank	M	Round Taper
66
67	Bulldog	Tall Bulldog, Diamond Shank	ML	Diamond Saddle
68		Squat Round Bulldog		Round Taper
69	Hopper	Flat-Bottomed Dublin Bowl, Round Straight Shank	M	Round Taper
70
71
72
73 (a)		Panel Billiard, Square Shank	M	Square Taper
73 (b)		Panel Billiard, Round Shank	M	Round Taper
73 (c)		1/8 Bent Stacked Billiard, Angled Rim	ML	Round Taper
74
75
76 (a)	Tulip	Tulip Bowl,Straight Sitter	M	Round Taper
76 (b)	Tulip	1/2 Bent Tulip	M	Round Taper
77(a)		Bent Rhodesian, Round Shank		Round Taper
77 (b)		Full Bent Calabash	L	Round Taper
78	Townsman	1/8 Bent Stacked Billiard	ML	Round Taper
79	Statesman	1/4 Bent Stacked Billiard	ML	Round Taper
80	Fireside	Elongated Egg, Bent, Round Shank	ML	Round Taper
81
82		Bent Tankard, Round Heel, Round Shank	ML	Round Taper
83
84		Bent Brandy	L	Round Taper
85		Full Bent Brandy Sitter	L	Round Taper
86		1/8 Bent Poker Sitter	L
87		Bent Dublin, Round Shank	L	Round Taper
88		Straight Dublin, Flat Bottom Sitter		Round Taper
89		Bent Acorn	L	Round Taper
90	Canadian	Canadian Shape, Long Oval Shank	ML	Oval Taper
91		Lumberman Shape, Long Oval Shank	ML	Oval Saddle
92
93
94
95
96
97		Straight Dublin Sitter, Short Saddle Stem	ML	Round Saddle
98	Envoy	Barrel Bowl, Flat Bottom, Round Shank	ML	Round Taper
99		Lovat, Straight, Flat Shank Sitter	ML	Round Saddle
100
W2*	Norseman/Valhalla	Bent, Freehand Style Chimney, Plateau Rim, Round Shank	L	Fancy Taper
W3	Norseman/Valhalla	Bent, Freehand Style Chimney, Plateau Rim, Round Shank	XL	Fancy Taper
W4	Norseman/Valhalla	Bent, Freehand Style Acorn, Plateau Rim, Round Shank	XL	Fancy Taper
W5	Norseman/Valhalla	Bent, Freehand Style Dublin, Plateau Rim, Round Shank	XL	Fancy Taper
W6	Norseman/Valhalla	Bent, Freehand Style Sitter, Plateau Rim, Round Shank	XL	Fancy Taper
W7	Norseman/Valhalla	Bent, Inverted Pyramidal Bowl, Plateau Rim, Round Shank	XL	Fancy Taper
X1**	Experimental	Freehand Carved Straight Cauldron. Loose, Organic Shape.		Round Taper
X2	Experimental	Freehand Carved Straight Cauldron with Rim Detail, Round Shank. Much more refined shape than X1.		Round Taper
X3	Experimental	Best described as a cut section of tree trunk with branch stumps?		Round Taper
X4	Experimental	Freehand Carved Spiral Lattice Egg, Straight, Round Shank		Round Saddle
X5	Experimental	Freehand Carved Poker-ish Shape, Straight, with Flat Panel at Rear of Bowl.		Round Taper

* Norseman & Vahalla pipes share the same Shape #. Norseman stamped “9W2”; Valhalla stamped “AW2”, “BW2” or “CW2” depending on grade (ascending). Norseman pipes are rusticated, Valhalla pipes are smooth or mostly smooth with Plateau rim & shank face.

** X Shapes are rare experimental shapes released in limited numbers during the 1960’s to early 1970’s in response to the increased demand for freehand/non-traditional pipes. According to one catalogue dating from the late 1960’s, X-shape pipes were available in Executive (Vertical 3-Dot) Grade and higher.

Letter Code Shape Number Prefixes: From time to time, you will encounter Brigham pipes with a Letter Code Prefix to the standard 3-digit shape number. “P” = promotional pipe. “A” = superior briar grain (used mainly during the 1970’s when a 5-Dot pinning was the highest grade available. Therefore a pipe stamped A524 would, during another period, have been graded as a 6-Dot or 7-Dot.)

Many thanks to my fellow contributors: Andrew Colman, Ian Campbell, Ryan Thibodeau, Paul Jones & Blake Kaiser.

Release Notes:

v1.0 – An “as complete as it can be” first official version of the Shape Chart. More models and pictures to come in later versions as information is compiled.

v1.1 – Links to pipe images added to downloadable Shape Chart file

v2.0 – More pipe shapes and photographs added, including multiple versions of shape numbers.

Download a PDF of the Shape Chart Here. Note: image links in the PDF version will work as long as you have an internet connection.

4 thoughts on “The Official Unofficial Brigham Shape Chart”

Todd L. Platek says:

October 13, 2017 at 8:54 am

I congratulate you for your persistence and dedication.

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1. Charles Lemon says:
  
  October 13, 2017 at 8:55 am
  
  Thanks Todd. I think it may be pushing into obsession territory at this point! 😀
  
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rebornpipes says:

October 13, 2017 at 9:59 am

Reblogged this on rebornpipes and commented:
I thought this helpful research project on the Brigham shapes needed more exposure so I am posting it here on rebornpipes. If any of you can help Charles with information on the shapes that are missing send him a message.

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1. Charles Lemon says:
  
  October 13, 2017 at 10:00 am
  
  Thanks Steve!
  
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