PLEASE NOTE: The latest, most complete version (v3.0) of the Brigham Shape Chart can be found in my book, Brigham Pipes - A Century of Canadian Briar , and includes more pipe shapes and images than ever before. ***** Hi everyone, I'm putting out this short mid-week post to announce a new project - the… Continue reading Announcing the Brigham Pipe Shape Chart Project
I thought I'd switch things up a bit today with a look at the lighter side of Pipe History and some unique and sometimes bizarre inventions that pipers have seen over the years. I'll start off with this well-intentioned invention. We all know that pipe smoking can bring people together from all walks of life –… Continue reading A Wander Through the Lighter Side of Pipes
I recently had the opportunity to investigate a small collection of vintage Brigham Pipes advertisements that came to me from one of my brothers, along with one of my dad's Brigham pipes that my brother wanted me to clean up for him. I wrote about the pipe refurb itself here; in this post I'd like… Continue reading How a Real Dad’s Pipe and Some Old Phone Numbers Helped Date an Unexpected Trove of Historical Brigham Pipe Info
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