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Brigham Pipe of the Year 2015: The Four Elements

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 Every year Brigham creates a new pipe of the year that aims to keep us thinking about what brings us all together. In the past we have done pipes that honor our heritage as a company and ones that honor our history as a country. This year we have chosen to go a different route, this year we have started our four year series about the four elements. Fire is the first element that comes to mind when we think about warmth and strength. To embody this we have created a modified Volcano Pipe with a straight grain that makes...

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The History of Brigham Pipes

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Roy Brigham, after serving an apprenticeship under an Austrian pipesmith, started his own pipe repair shop in Toronto, in 1906. By 1918 the business had grown to include five other craftsmen and had developed a reputation across Canada for the high quality of workmanship. After repairing many different brands of pipes over the years, Roy noted certain recurring complaints by pipe smokers, the most common referred to as "tongue bite". Tongue bite is a burning sensation on the smoker'’ tongue, previously thought to be due to the heat of the smoke (i.e. a "hot smoking pipe"). He soon began manufacturing...

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