GBD Shapes/Numbers
This is a work in progress, especially with regards to formatting...
The following article is work of Jerry Hanna and comes from his website, Peradua.net. Many thanks to Jerry for all the work, and for permission to adapt it for Pipeia
Introduction
Greetings to all GBD fans,
Finally finished an update to the GBD Shapes page, the number of shape numbers listed is now about doubled!
Remember that the descriptions are somewhat arbitrary on my part, your idea of what an 1/8 bent stem looks like may not be the same as mine!
I've had access to a couple of older catalogs recently and it is ocassionally difficult to describe some of the shapes that were made 80 years ago in modern(?) pipe terminology. For example, many of these older shapes seemed to have bowls that were angled slightly forward relative to the stem; some were only canted forward a few degrees while others had enough of a forward tilt that I felt that a reverse bend notation was required in the description.
One change I've made to the Shapes page is that I have deleted the example photos column. According to my server access records there just weren't enough people viewing the files to warrant the amount of server space they were taking up. What I may do in the future is move some of those example photos to the lines page, there I can select one example per finish instead of having multiple examples sorted by shape number.
This list is guaranteed inaccurate and incomplete !
I have tried to determine if there was some system behind the GBD numbering scheme and so far I can't find one. They are not entirely random but they don't seem to follow a pattern either. Maybe I don't have enough information yet to figure it out. One thing I feel confident about is that GBD used the same numbering system across all of their pipe lines, I have 3 or 4 GBD seconds that have the same model numbers as identically shaped firsts.
Note: A lot of this info is second-hand and as I have received conflicting descriptions for the same number so I do not guarantee that all of these are correct. Please feel free to correct me if you are positive that I have blundered! :-)
Like most people, I am liable to interpret shapes and angles differently than others might interpret them; again, correct me if I am totally off the mark!
This list is only a small percentage of all the model numbers. If you have any additional numbers or can fill in the "unknowns" please send me the information. If you do send information please try to limit it to the four key identifying items used in the list below. Bit information is not too relevant as GBD bits were not necessarily the same between lines and years for the same shape number. For example I have four 269 Bulldogs and between them there are three different shaped bits.
The shapes marked with a ? have conflicting descriptions, shapes with an * are non standard bowl shapes, and stem angles with a "rev" conotation refer to pipes with bowls that are canted forward.
Shapes and Numbers
Shape Number, Bowl/style, Stem Angle, Stem Shape
- 1 Canadian straight unknown
- 2 billiard straight round
- 13 oompaul full round
- 51 bulldog straight diamond
- 59 pot unknown unknown
- 73 bulldog straight diamond
- 81 apple one/half round
- 89 pot straight unknown
- 105 poker one/half round
- 106 billiard one/fourth unknown
- 110 pot straight unknown
- 120 billiard straight round
- 122 billiard straight round
- 123 billiard straight round
- 124 billiard straight round
- 126 bulldog straight round
- 127 bulldog/prince* straight diamond
- 128 bulldog straight diamond
- 130 bulldog one-eighth round
- 133 billiard straight round
- 135 billiard straight round
- 138 clay* straight round
- 139 prince one/fourth round
- 141 clay* straight round
- 142 bulldog straight round
- 173 billiard straight round
- 194 billiard straight round
- 206 bulldog straight diamond
- 233 bulldog straight diamond
- 251 billiard straight unknown
- 252 bulldog one-fourth diamond
- 253 bulldog one-fourth diamond
- 254 canadian straight oval
- 255 canadian straight oval
- 256 canadian straight oval
- 259 bulldog straight diamond
- 262 liverpool straight round
- 263 canadian straight round
- 269 bulldog straight diamond
- 277 billiard straight round
- 278 dublin straight round
- 287 dublin/billiard* straight round
- 290 billiard straight round
- 292 dublin straight round
- 293 dublin straight round
- 298 billiard straight round
- 310 apple straight round
- 311 apple straight round
- 312 apple straight round
- 315 apple straight round
- 316 prince straight round
- 326 dublin straight round
- 335 apple straight round
- 336 apple straight round
- 347 apple straight round
- 354 dublin unknown unknown
- 357 prince one-eighth round
- 362 prince unknown unknown
- 363 panel straight square
- 367 apple straight unknown
- 368 billiard? straight round
- 377 lovat straight round
- 378 lovat? straight round
- 392 billiard straight round
- 432 dublin rev_one/fourth round
- 465 canadian straight oval
- 470 prince straight round
- 471 prince straight round
- 507 billiard one/half round
- 508 billiard one/half round
- 510 billiard one/half round
- 522 apple straight round
- 529 apple one/half round
- 543 billiard one/half round
- 545 oompaul full round
- 549 bulldog one/fourth diamond
- 561 author straight oval
- 584 bulldog one/fourth diamond
- 601 poker straight unknown
- 602 liverpool straight round
- 652 apple three/fourth round
- 666 apple/dublin* one/half round
- 667 pear one/half unknown
- 676 panel straight round
- 682 apple straight round
- 686 rhodesian one/fourth round
- 687 rhodesian/poker* one/fourth round
- 701 billiard straight round
- 719 billiard one/eighth unknown
- 720 panel(3)* straight round
- 728 rhodesian/poker* straight round
- 753 author one-eighth round
- 760 dublin straight oval
- 788 apple one/fourth round
- 789 pot straight round
- 800 bulldog straight diamond
- 837 bulldog straight diamond
- 853 bulldog straight diamond
- 854 bulldog straight diamond
- 857 apple straight round
- 858 apple straight round
- 860 prince straight round
- 861 bulldog straight round
- 862 prince straight round
- 863 billiard straight round
- 864 dublin straight round
- 865 liverpool straight round
- 866 dublin straight round
- 867 billiard one/half round
- 886 canadian straight round
- 868 billiard straight round
- 872 prince straight oval?
- 873 dublin straight round
- 885 billiard straight round
- 886 liverpool straight round
- 886 liverpool straight round
- 887 billiard straight round
- 888 billiard straight round
- 895 billiard one/half round
- 897 bulldog straight diamond
- 900 bulldog straight diamond
- 1062 pot straight round
- 1331 billiard straight unknown
- 1344 poker straight round
- 1345 poker straight round
- 1350 dublin/apple* rev_one/eighth round
- 1351 stack_dublin* rev_one/eighth round
- 1352 apple one/half round
- 1353 dublin/apple* rev_one/fourth round
- 1354 dublin/bulldog* rev_one/fourth round
- 1451 canadian straight oval
- 1452 bulldog straight diamond
- 1482 urn one/half round
- 1534 pot one-eighth round
- 1637 poker one/eighth unknown
- 1648 canadian straight oval
- 1706 billiard straight oval
- 1960 freeform one/fourth round
- 1964 pot one/half round
- 2006 bulldog straight diamond
- 2007 bulldog straight diamond
- 2008 bulldog straight diamond
- 2117 doublebowl full unknown
- 2515 billiard straight round
- 2541 canadian straight round
- 2615 billiard straight unknown
- 2871 dublin rev_one/eighth round
- 3653 prince/author* one-eighth round
- 4072 billiard unknown unknown
- 4121 billiard straight round
- 5071 billiard one/half round
- 7002 dublin one/fourth round
- 7012 apple straight round
- 7019 billiard one/half round
- 7891 pot straight round
- 8641 billiard/dublin? straight round
- 9131 billiard straight unknown
- 9166 liverpool straight round
- 9240 squat bulldog straight diamond
- 9260 dublin straight round
- 9282 bulldog straight diamond
- 9435 billiard straight round
- 9436 billiard straight round
- 9437 pot straight round
- 9438 rhodesian one/half round
- 9442 pot straight round
- 9443 pot straight round
- 9447 billiard straight round
- 9448 barrel straight round
- 9454 apple? straight round
- 9456 apple three/fourth round
- 9457 lovat straight round
- 9463 billiard straight unknown
- 9464 lovat straight unknown
- 9465 liverpool straight round
- 9483 pot straight round
- 9486 panel straight square
- 9487 apple straight square
- 9488 pot straight square
- 9489 billiard straight square
- 9490 billiard three/fourth square
- 9491 billiard straight square
- 9493 pot straight round
- 9507 billiard unknown unknown
- 9534 apple/cav* three/fourth round
- 9552 Calabash full unknown
- 9553 dublin/poker? straight round
- 9557 poker straight round
- 9564 dublin unknown unknown
- 9566 bulldog straight unknown
- 9567 pot straight round
- 9573 acorn? unknown unknown
- 9578 cognac straight unknown
- 9609 pot three/fourth round
- 9618 apple/oompaul* full round
- 9619 barrel straight round
- 9621 cognac straight unknown
- 9624 dublin one/half round
- 9629 oval straight unknown
- 9634 billiard straight square
- 9639 urn? straight round
- 9640 canadian straight square
- 9641 urn? straight unknown
- 9642 freeform straight unknown
- 9645 freeform straight unknown
- 9649 poker straight round
- 9655 canadian straight square
- 9656 pot straight unknown
- 9658 lovat straight round
- 9660 brandy one/fourth round
- 9664 dublin one-eighth oval
- 9668 dublin straight unknown
- 9673 canadian straight unknown
- 9675 billiard? unknown unknown
- 9677 pot one/eighth round
- 9682 pot one/fourth round
- 9689 dublin straight unknown
- 9697 urn one/fourth oval
- 9699 canadian straight square
- 9889 dublin straight round