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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's tongue, previously thought to be due to the heat of the smoke (i.e. a "hot smoking pipe").
'''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's tongue, previously thought to be due to the heat of the smoke (i.e. a "hot smoking pipe").


[[File:Brigham Billiard318&2dotSportsmanBulldog.jpg|thumb|A 318 billiard and a 2-Dot Sportsman Bulldog, courtesy [https://dadspipes.com/2016/04/16/fixing-two-common-stem-fit-issues/ DadsPipes.com]]][[Image:Brigham Classic.jpg|right|thumb|Brigham Classic - Discontinued Line]][[File:Brigham Pipes.jpg|thumb|left|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]]He soon began manufacturing his own pipes, which were lightweight, yet featured a more rugged construction, strengthening the weak points observed in other pipes. The problem of tongue bite intrigued him, and he decided to make overcoming it a future goal.
[[File:Brigham Billiard318&2dotSportsmanBulldog.jpg|thumb|A 318 billiard and a 2-Dot Sportsman Bulldog, courtesy [https://dadspipes.com/2016/04/16/fixing-two-common-stem-fit-issues/ DadsPipes.com]]][[File:Brigham-patent1.jpg|thumb|Patent, Courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[Image:Brigham Classic.jpg|right|thumb|Brigham Classic - Discontinued Line]][[File:Brigham Pipes.jpg|thumb|left|Courtesy Doug Valitchka]]He soon began manufacturing his own pipes, which were lightweight, yet featured a more rugged construction, strengthening the weak points observed in other pipes. The problem of tongue bite intrigued him, and he decided to make overcoming it a future goal.


[[Image:Brigham 2005 Ltd Ed Volcano.jpg|thumb|2005 Limited Edition Volcano]]
[[Image:Brigham 2005 Ltd Ed Volcano.jpg|thumb|2005 Limited Edition Volcano]]