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 |
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01 |
Billiard |
Straight Billiard |
XS |
Round Taper |
Billiard |
Straight Billiard |
S |
Round Taper |
|
Billiard |
Straight Billiard |
M |
Round Taper |
|
Chimney |
Straight Billiard, Stacked Bowl |
M |
Round Taper |
|
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 |
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Apple |
Straight Apple |
M |
Round Taper |
|
Apple |
Straight Apple |
L |
Round Taper |
|
Bent Egg |
Round Taper |
|||
Prince |
Bent Prince |
M |
Round Taper |
|
Prince |
Straight Prince |
ML |
Round Taper |
|
14 |
Pot |
Straight Pot |
M |
Round Taper |
Pot |
Straight Pot |
L |
Round Taper |
|
Bulldog |
Straight Bulldog, Diamond Shank |
M |
Diamond Taper or Saddle |
|
Round Bulldog |
Straight Rhodesian Shape, Round Shank |
M |
Round Taper |
|
Pear |
Straight Pear |
L |
Round Taper |
|
Club |
Lovat Shape, Round Shank |
M |
Round Saddle |
|
Rhodesian/Dublin, Round Shank, Straight |
L |
Round Taper |
||
Woodstock |
Woodstock or Zulu Shape, Slight Bend |
M |
Round Taper |
|
Poker |
Straight Poker |
M |
Round Taper |
|
Bent Billiard |
Bent Billiard |
M |
Round Taper |
|
Bent Billiard |
Bent Billiard |
L |
Round Taper |
|
244 |
Oversized Bent Billiard |
XL |
Fancy |
|
25 |
Squat Bulldog |
Squat Bulldog, Straight Shank |
M |
Diamond Taper |
Bent Bulldog |
Bent Bulldog |
M |
Diamond Taper |
|
Straight Brandy Sitter |
M |
Round Taper |
||
Bent Acorn |
M |
|||
Author |
Bent Author |
M |
Round Taper |
|
30 |
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31 |
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Billiard Saddle |
Straight Billiard, Saddle Stem |
S |
Round Saddle |
|
Stacked Billiard, Saddle Stem |
Round Saddle |
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34 |
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35 |
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Chunky Brandy, 1/4 Bent |
Round Taper |
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Straight Saddle Dublin |
Round Saddle |
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38 |
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39 |
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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 |
|
Bent Acorn, Oval Shank |
L |
Oval Taper |
||
43 |
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44 |
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Straight Saddle Pot |
XL |
Round Saddle |
||
Full Bent Short Calabash |
L |
Round Taper |
||
Calabriar |
Full Bent Tall Calabash |
L |
Round Taper |
|
Strawberry, Straight Sitter |
L |
Round Saddle |
||
1/4 Bent Apple |
L |
Round Taper |
||
50 |
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Squat Bent Dublin |
Round Taper |
|||
52 |
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53 |
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1/4 Bent Pot |
L |
Round Taper |
||
Pot |
Straight Pot |
XL |
Round Taper |
|
56 |
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57 |
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Irish Billiard |
Tall, Forward-Canted Billiard, Round Shank |
ML |
Taper or Saddle |
|
Bent Pear |
ML |
Round Taper |
||
Acorn Rhodesian, Bent |
M |
Round Taper |
||
61 |
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Student |
Straight Rhodesian, with or without bowl rings |
ML |
Round Taper |
|
Full Bent Pear Sitter |
L |
Round Taper |
||
64 |
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Bent Egg, Round Shank |
M |
Round Taper |
||
66 |
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67 |
Bulldog |
Tall Bulldog, Diamond Shank |
ML |
Diamond Saddle |
Squat Round Bulldog |
Round Taper |
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Hopper |
Flat-Bottomed Dublin Bowl, Round Straight Shank |
M |
Round Taper |
|
70 |
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71 |
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72 |
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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 |
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75 |
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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 |
|
Townsman |
1/8 Bent Stacked Billiard |
ML |
Round Taper |
|
Statesman |
1/4 Bent Stacked Billiard |
ML |
Round Taper |
|
Fireside |
Elongated Egg, Bent, Round Shank |
ML |
Round Taper |
|
81 |
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Bent Tankard, Round Heel, Round Shank |
ML |
Round Taper |
||
83 |
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Bent Brandy |
L |
Round Taper |
||
Full Bent Brandy Sitter |
L |
Round Taper |
||
1/8 Bent Poker Sitter |
L |
|||
Bent Dublin, Round Shank |
L |
Round Taper |
||
Straight Dublin, Flat Bottom Sitter |
Round Taper |
|||
Bent Acorn |
L |
Round Taper |
||
Canadian |
Canadian Shape, Long Oval Shank |
ML |
Oval Taper |
|
Lumberman Shape, Long Oval Shank |
ML |
Oval Saddle |
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92 |
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93 |
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94 |
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95 |
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96 |
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Straight Dublin Sitter, Short Saddle Stem |
ML |
Round Saddle |
||
Envoy |
Barrel Bowl, Flat Bottom, Round Shank |
ML |
Round Taper |
|
Lovat, Straight, Flat Shank Sitter |
ML |
Round Saddle |
||
100 |
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W2* |
Norseman/Valhalla |
Bent, Freehand Style Chimney, Plateau Rim, Round Shank |
L |
Fancy Taper |
Norseman/Valhalla |
Bent, Freehand Style Chimney, Plateau Rim, Round Shank |
XL |
Fancy Taper |
|
Norseman/Valhalla |
Bent, Freehand Style Acorn, Plateau Rim, Round Shank |
XL |
Fancy Taper |
|
Norseman/Valhalla |
Bent, Freehand Style Dublin, Plateau Rim, Round Shank |
XL |
Fancy Taper |
|
Norseman/Valhalla |
Bent, Freehand Style Sitter, Plateau Rim, Round Shank |
XL |
Fancy Taper |
|
Norseman/Valhalla |
Bent, Inverted Pyramidal Bowl, Plateau Rim, Round Shank |
XL |
Fancy Taper |
|
X1** |
Experimental |
Freehand Carved Straight Cauldron. Loose, Organic Shape. |
Round Taper |
|
Experimental |
Freehand Carved Straight Cauldron with Rim Detail, Round Shank. Much more refined shape than X1. |
Round Taper |
||
Experimental |
Best described as a cut section of tree trunk with branch stumps? |
Round Taper |
||
Experimental |
Freehand Carved Spiral Lattice Egg, Straight, Round Shank |
Round Saddle |
||
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.
I congratulate you for your persistence and dedication.
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Thanks Todd. I think it may be pushing into obsession territory at this point! 😀
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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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Thanks Steve!
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