Stanwell Shape Numbers and Designers

Introduction

" In my experience Bas Stevens is one of the foremost authorities on Stanwell pipes. Whenever I find a shape I need information on or a pipe that I need help identifying the shape or the carver I email Bas and he has the information readily at hand. I picked up this shape listing from him some time ago and it identifies the shape by number and by designer. I found it extremely helpful so I wrote Bas and asked if I could post it here. Bas granted gracious permission and below is what Bas has provided. "

- Steve Laug of rebornpipes.

This list of post-1948 Stanwell shape numbers is based on the dedicated work of notable Stanwell collector, Basil Stevens, who passed away a few years ago. Bas's list first appeared on rebornpipes.com, and appears here on Pipedia in a modified form courtesy of Bas and Steve at rebornpipes. As new Stanwell pipes have been released, and previously-unknown shapes have been unearthed, additions have been made to Bas's original list. Furthermore, Bas's descriptions of each shape have been modified for purposes of consistency and ease of identification for Stanwell owners and collectors. Despite these changes, Bas remains the primary author of the information gathered here. The corresponding author at this moment in time is Danish pipe enthusiast James McNally. Corrections are welcomed, and those without a Pipedia editor account can submit their corrections to aftersixten@gmail.com.

This article is dedicated to the memory of Basil D. Stevens.

List by shape number

A note on the text

A rare post-1948 (Reg. era) Stanwell shape 301, produced prior to the modern ascending shape numbering conventions of the Stanwell pipes listed here. Note the horn stem - a feature not used for Stanwell pipes since this period. Image courtesy Denver Boyd.

The following is a list of post-1948 Stanwell shape numbers and their corresponding pipe shapes. At the moment, it does not include shape numbers for Kyringe pipes, or for Stanwell pipes produced prior to what is commonly known as Stanwell's 'Registry era' (or 'Reg. era'), which began when the 'Stanwell' name was formally registered as a brand in 1948. It also does not include Stanwell sub-brands, such as Scandia or Danish Sovereign (a full list of which can be found on the main Pipedia entry for Stanwell), as these pipes employ a different set of shape numbers derived from the Stanwell shape list, and feature shapes which sometimes deviate from the Stanwell pipes they derive their numbers and shapes from.

Regarding Stanwell shape numbers and their corresponding pipe shapes, there are several problems that are encountered when creating a list of such. The first is that Stanwell has, at different times in its long history as a pipe manufacturer, used the same shape number for different pipe shapes. It is not uncommon to find the same shape number used for two completely different shapes by two different designers (such as Sixten Ivarsson's and Anne Julie's version of the '35'), or by the same designer (such as both '01' designs by Sixten Ivarsson). There are also recorded instances where a shape number has been used for three, or even four, completely different shapes. These are usually not due to stamping errors during production, but reflect Stanwell's relatively frequent overhauls of its catalog over the many decades of its existence. For practical purposes, in the following list, instances of a shape number being used for multiple, completely different shapes are designated alphabetically (e.g., 01a, 01b, etc.), as Stanwell rarely acknowledged design changes on the pipes themselves. Minor differences between iterations of the same shape design, such as the use of different stem configurations, are noted, but are not accorded separate alphabetical designations. Where possible, the designers of a given shape number have been listed. Additionally, dates for when a shape was first produced or exhibited in a catalog have, where possible, been included. Due to the difficulties in finding documented evidence on Stanwell pipe production, the information on designers and dates recorded here should not be considered exhaustive.

As for the descriptions of each shape, care has been taken to strike a balance between simplicity, accuracy, and generality. Stanwell pipe shapes from the 1950s onwards are often drastically distinct from those of traditional European shape charts, which leads to difficulties in finding the appropriate language to describe a given Stanwell pipe. The list is currently undergoing revision in order to standardize the syntax and terminology employed for easier use by readers. To further assist in the identification of Stanwell shapes, visual aids will be included in the list where possible, including pictures of particularly unorthodox shapes within the list. Scans of several Stanwell catalogs are also available to view at the bottom of this page.

The list

Stanwell stem types, compiled by J. McNally using images courtesy of SmokingPipes.com.

• 01. There have been two versions of this shape number:

a) Straight Dublin with a protruding heel, sloped rim, and stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s). This pipe was the first of the 'Nefertiti' design variations licensed to Stanwell by Sixten Ivarsson (see picture, right).

b) Bent pick-ax with a push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (1975).

A variation of the 'Nefertiti' design made by Sixten Ivarsson in 1960. Note the tall bowl with a protruding heel at its base, along with a long, stepped stem, which would become signature motifs of this design across its many iterations and variations. Sixten Ivarsson licensed several variations of the 'Nefertiti' to Stanwell, such as the original shape 01 (whose shaping is closest to the one pictured) and shape 43(a).Image courtesy Smokingpipes.com

• 02. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Straight pot with an oval chamber and a flush flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Bent egg with a sloped rim and tapered stem.

• 03. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Slightly bent tall horn-bulldog hybrid with a diamond shank short tapered stem (early 1950s).

b) Straight billiard of medium size with a tapered stem.

• 03M: This shape is the same as 03(b) but with a vulcanite mount and push flared stem.
• 04. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Lumberman with a saddle, or saddle fantail, stem.

b) Quarter-bent apple with a sloping vulcanite ferrule and push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 05. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Zulu-style with an oval shank and a tapered stem (early 1950s).

b) Slightly bent Rhodesian with an oval shank and a tapered stem.

• 06. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Bent Dublin with a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (early 1950s).

b) Large bent brandy-style sitter with a saddle stem.

• 07. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Slightly bent Zulu-style with an oval shank and a short tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Bent apple with a triangular shank and saddle stem.

• 08. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Slightly bent forward-canted stack with a tapered stem (early 1950s).

b) Bent apple with a sloped vulcanite ferrule and push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 09. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Straight Dublin-Canadian hybrid with a short tapered stem (early 1950s).

Stanwell's first shape 09 designated an unusual triangular motif from rim to heel. Image courtesy Smokingpipes.com

b) Slightly bent brandy with a rounded triangular rim, protruding rounded heel, and flush flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (pictured, right).

• 10. Three versions of this shape number:

a) Slightly bent Dublin-Zulu hybrid with a strong forward cant and a tapered stem (early 1950s).

Stanwell's second shape 10 was yet another highly unique Sixten Ivarsson creation. Image courtesy Smokingpipes.com

b) Slightly bent tall acorn with a special stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s; pictured, right).

c) Bent acorn with a vulcanite ferrule and push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 11. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Slightly bent billiard with an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Slightly bent large pot with a concave rim and various possible stem configurations (typically saddle, but can also be military mount tapered, faux-spigot saddle, etc.), by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 

  Anne Julie's 11R bulldog for Stanwell showcases her characteristic fondness for adding long, sweeping curves to this traditional shape. Image courtesy Lunting Bear Pipe Restoration.
  11R. Tall bent bulldog with a diamond shank and long tapered stem, by Anne Julie (pictured, right).
• 12. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Straight billiard with a forward cant and tapered stem (early 1950s).

b) Large billiard with a tapered stem.

• 13. Three versions of this shape number:

a) Short cutty with a saddle stem (early 1950s).

Stanwell's second shape 13 featured another signature motif in Sixten Ivarsson's designs, a short bowl with a rounded rim that has come to be known as the 'pear.' Pear bowls can be found in a number of Stanwell designs by Sixten Ivarsson, perhaps most famously in the shape 71. Image courtesy Smokingpipes.com

b) Slightly bent pear with an oval shank and a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (pictured, right).

c) Large billiard with a saddle stem.

• 14. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Rhodesian-Zulu hybrid with a round shank and tapered stem (early 1950s).

b) Straight large billiard with a saddle stem.

• 15. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Quarter-bent footless cutty with a round shank and tapered churchwarden stem.

b) Bent apple with a triangular shank and saddle, or half-saddle, stem.

• 16. Straight stack-Canadian hybrid with a slightly bent tapered stem (early 1950s).
• 17. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Slightly bent Canadian with a tapered fantail stem (early 1950s).

b) Straight short-bowled billiard with a rounded rim and tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 18. Four versions of this shape number:

a) Straight billiard with a tapered stem (early 1950s).

b) Quarter-bent acorn with a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

c) Straight stack with a short tapered stem.

d) Tall slightly bent Zulu-style with a tapered fantail stem.

• 19. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Long straight footless cutty (early 1950s).

b) Bent Dublin with a round, or rounded-square, rim and saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 20. Three versions of this shape number:

a) Shorter version of 19a (early 1950s).

b) Quarter-bent 'boat' with a special stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (pictured, right).

c) Large bent Dublin with an ovular rim and a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 21. Three versions of this shape:

a) Bent Dublin with a round shank and tapered churchwarden stem (early 1950s).

b) Bent brandy with a flattened front side and saddle mouthpiece.

Stanwell's third shape 21, designed by Sixten Ivarsson, is a divisive one. A variation on Ivarsson's 'Potato Sack' design, the shape features a bowl whose ovular rim is angled 90 degrees away from the shank, and which appears to hang from the stem like a bag on a stick. Image courtesy Smokingpipes.com

c) Slightly bent 'Potato Sack' with a stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (pictured, right).

• 22. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Straight billiard with an oval shank and a tapered stem (early 1950s).

b) Bent apple-horn hybrid with a half-saddle stem.

• 23. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Straight billiard (early 1950s).

b)Freehand; bent acorn with a rounded rim and saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 24. Three versions of this shape number:

a) Straight forward-canted Dublin with a stepped stem (early 1950s), Similar to Peterson's 'Belgique' shape.

b) Slightly bent Dublin with a sharp forward cant, an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

c) Freehand; bent volcano, with saddle or push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 25. Three versions of this shape number:

a) Footed cutty with a tapered stem (early 1950s)

b) Same as 24(a) but larger, by Sixten Ivarsson.

c) Freehand; bent apple with a rounded and saddle stem.

• 26. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Freehand; Dublin-Zulu hybrid with an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Anne Julie.

b) Straight billiard with a slightly forward-canted bowl and stepped stem.

• 27. Quarter-bent billiard with a military-mount, or horn ferrule, and push flared stem.
• 28. Bent brandy with a saddle stem.
• 29. Straight billiard of medium size with a tapered stem.
• 

  A Sixten Ivarsson 'Peewit' from 1973. Ivarsson frequently returned to this design throughout his career as a pipemaker, licensing several variations to Stanwell, as well as continuing to make them under his own name. The Peewit would also come be reinterpreted by many artisan pipemakers, including in designs licensed to Stanwell by Tom Eltang, and Sixten's granddaughter, Nanna Ivarsson. Image courtesy The Danish Pipe Shop.
  30. Bent acorn with various possible stem configurations (thin stepped, thicker stepped, metal faux-spigot, horn ferrule with push flared stem, etc.), by Sixten Ivarsson. An example of Ivarsson's 'Peewit' design (see picture, right).
• 31. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Straight bulldog with a long shank and a short saddle stem.

b) Freehand; larger shape 30 but with a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 32. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Straight bulldog with a saddle stem; Stanwell’s first pipe shape (originally designed in 1942).

For Stanwell's second shape 32, Sixten Ivarsson combined his Peewit motif with elements of a more traditional bent Dublin, creating a shape which is at once simple and difficult to put into words. Thankfully, a picture has been provided courtesy of Yuri at Blaik Pipes.

b) Bent Dublin-acorn hybrid with a rounded rim and saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson. Redesigned by Tom Eltang in the early 1990s.

• 33. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Bulldog, bent, tapered stem (unconfirmed).

b) Quarter-bent tall bulldog with a diamond shank and push flared stem.

• 34. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Slightly bent Zulu-bulldog hybrid with a tall bowl, diamond shank, and tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s).

b) Slightly bent bulldog with a forward cant, diamond shank, and push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 35. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Freehand; bent strawberry 'Peewit' with a long stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s).

b) Freehand, bent, oval stem and mouthpiece, by Anne Julie.

• 36. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Freehand, slightly bent, oval stem and mouthpiece, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Freehand, bent, oval stem and mouthpiece, by Anne Julie – 1975.

• 37. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Rhodesian-Zulu hybrid with a churchwarden stem (late 1950s).

b) Freehand; bent volcano sitter with an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 38. Two versions of this shape number

a) Lovat, short saddle mouthpiece.

b) Small bent, short saddle mouthpiece.

• 39. Freehand; larger 35a, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s).
• 40. Small billiard, oval stem, saddle mouthpiece..
• 41. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Medium sized straight billiard with a military mount and tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s; last produced in 1980).

b) Bent apple with a concave rim and saddle stem.

• 42. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Billiard, slightly bent, long saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Freehand, full bent, rectangular stem and mouthpiece.

• 43. Two versions of this shape number:

a) A 'Nefertiti' variation; quarter-bent tall Dublin with a protruding heel and stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Bent, large squat tomato with a saddle stem.

• 44. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Small billiard, full mouthpiece.

b) Freehand, slightly bent, oval stem, short saddle mouthpiece. (1975)

• 45. Straight pot of medium size with a tapered stem (late 1950s).
• 46. Prince, medium size, full mouthpiece.
• 47. Freehand; small slightly bent scoop with an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Anne Julie (late 1950s).
• 48. Freehand, egg-shaped bowl with rounded rim, long saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 49. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Slightly bent Dublin with an oval stem and tapered stem (late 1950s).

b) Freehand, bent saddle mouthpiece.

• 50. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Bent Dublin with an oval bowl and saddle stem (late 1950s).

b) Large straight billiard with an oval shank and a tapered stem.

• 51. Small billiard, full mouthpiece.
• 52. Small billiard, full mouthpiece.
• 53. Medium size billiard, saddle mouthpiece.
• 54. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Freehand, large bent, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Medium size billiard, saddle mouthpiece.

• 55. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Oval bent Dublin, oval stem, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson. Designed and introduced in the late 1950’s to early 1960s.

b) Freehand, slightly bent, saddle mouthpiece.

• 56. Canadian, full mouthpiece.
• 57. Small straight billiard with a tapered stem (late 1950s).
• 58. Small billiard, full mouthpiece.
• 59. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Freehand; slightly bent strawberry with a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s).

b) Canadian.

• 60. Straight chimney with a long saddle stem (late 1950s).
• 61. Small billiard, long 75mm full mouthpiece.
• 62. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Liverpool, medium size.

b) Freehand, Plateau top, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 63. Freehand, Plateau top, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 64. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Freehand, Plateau top, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Bent billiard, medium size, full mouthpiece.

• 65. Dublin, full mouthpiece.
• 66. “Chimney”, saddle mouthpiece.
• 67. Small oval bowl, slightly bent, full mouthpiece.
• 68. Poker, saddle mouthpiece.
• 69. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Dublin.

b) Same as shape 67 but larger.

• 70. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Freehand, slightly bent, sitter, oval stem and mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson – 1967.

b) Canted Billiard with pencil shank.

• 71. Freehand, rounded rim, oval stem, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 72. Billiard, medium size, full mouthpiece.
• 73. No shape
• 74. Canadian, medium size.
• 75. Freehand, slightly bent, oval stem & mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 76. Liverpool, medium size.
• 77. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Freehand; slightly bent skater-style with a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s).

b) Freehand, oval bowl, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 78. Freehand, oval bowl and stem, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson – 1950s.
• 79. Quarter-bent Dublin with a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s).
• 80. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Small billiard, saddle mouthpiece.

b) Large bent billiard.

• 81. Two versions of this shaper number

a) “Chimney”, saddle mouthpiece.

b) Large billiard, saddle mouthpiece.

• 82R. Large billiard, taper bit
• 83. Bent billiard of medium size with tapered stem (late 1950s).
• 83M. Same as 83 but with a military mount and tapered stem.
• 83R. Short and wide pot with a tapered stem.
• 84. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Dublin, slightly bent with oval stem.

b) Large bent, saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.

• 84R. Large Lumberman, Oval Shank and taper bit
• 85. Two versions of this shape number:

a) Freehand; tall bent egg with a stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s).

b) Bent Billiard saddle mouthpiece. (discontinued – 2006 and replaced with shape 246).

• 86. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Freehand, slightly bent, full mouthpiece by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Large billiard, full mouthpiece.

• 87. Four versions of this shape number

a) Large billiard, full mouthpiece.

b) Large “Chimney”, full mouthpiece.

c) Freehand, conical bowl, long saddle mouthpiece by Sixten Ivarsson.

d) Large ball, full mouthpiece.

• 88. Three versions of this shape number

a) Large “Chimney”, full mouthpiece.

b) Billiard, medium size, very short, full mouthpiece.

c) Billiard, full mouthpiece.

• 89. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Freehand, oval stem, short oval saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.

b) Large pot, thin, long saddle mouthpiece.

• 90. Freehand, ball shaped, saddle mouthpiece by Sixten Ivarsson – 1951.
• 91. Freehand, large flat bowl, saddle mouthpiece, “Ukulele” by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 92. same as shape 91 but smaller by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 93. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Small straight Dublin with a saddle mouthpiece (late 1950s).

b) Large Canadian.

• 94. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Egg-shaped bowl with oval stem.

b) Freehand, straight, oval bowl and stem – 1950s.

• 95. Two versions of this shaper number

a) “Chimney”, full mouthpiece.

b) same as shape 86 but larger by Sixten Ivarsson.

• 96. Freehand, oval bowl, long saddle mouthpiece by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 97. Two versions of this shaper number

a) “Chimney”, saddle mouthpiece.

b) Liverpool.

• 98. Two versions of this shaper number

a) Pot, saddle mouthpiece.

b) Lovat.

• 99. Liverpool
• 100. Small apple-shaped bowl, author bent.
• 101. 'Elegance' series; Quarter-bent acorn with an acrylic mount and long tapered stem. A reinterpretation of Sixten Ivarsson's shape 48.
• 102. 'Elegance'; Bent apple with a concave rim, acrylic mount, and long tapered stem.
• 103. 'Elegance'; Small billiard with an acrylic mount and a long tapered stem.
• 104. 'Elegance'; Quarter-bent wide Dublin with an acrylic mount and a long tapered stem. A reinterpretation of Sixten Ivarsson's shape 86.
• 105. 'Elegance'; Bent apple with an acrylic mount and a long tapered stem. A reinterpretation of Sixten Ivarsson's shape 08(b).
• 106. 'Elegance'; Quarter-bent tall Dublin with an acrylic mount and a long tapered stem. A reinterpretation of Sixten Ivarsson's shape 79.
• 107. Straight small billiard with a tapered stem.
• 108. Quarter-bent horn with a flush flared, or tapered fishtail, stem, by Tom Eltang.
• 109. Quarter-bent apple with a tapered stem, sometimes with an army mount. Reminiscent of the English 'banker' shape, or Savinelli's shape 320.
• 110. Bent Blowfish-style with a stepped/saddle hybrid stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 111. Quarter-bent Dublin with a tapered stem.
• 112. Freehand, slightly bent, short saddle mouthpiece.
• 113. Canadian with conical bowl.
• 114.
• 115. Same as shape 111 with push mouthpiece..
• 116. Pot with oval stem.
• 117. Canadian, full mouthpiece, slightly bent.
• 118. Freehand, slightly bent, saddle mouthpiece by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 119. Freehand, oval bowl, slightly bent, saddle mouthpiece.
• 119L
• 120. Large bent, conical bowl, full mouthpiece.
• 121. Large ball-shaped bowl, full mouthpiece.
• 122. Small Billiard, oval stem.
• 123. Small bent Billiard.
• 124. Freehand, long conical stem, short saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson & Lars Ivarsson in collaboration.
• 125. Freehand, slightly bent, saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.
• 126. Same as shape 125 but with plateau top by Tom Eltang.
• 127. Freehand strongly bent, saddle mouthpiece, similar to shape 39, by Sixten Ivarsson.
• 128. Freehand, slightly bent, ball-shaped, long saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.
• 129. Large, ball-shaped, strongly bent, long saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.
• 130. Freehand, bent with push/long saddle mouthpiece.
• 131. Straight squat apple/ball with a long round shank and saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• 132. Large Billiard.
• 133. Bent, ball-shaped with saddle mouthpiece.
• 134. Freehand, slightly bent, with push mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.
• 135. Freehand, slightly bent, saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang. .
• 136. Bent, sloping bowl, saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.
• 137. Small Dublin, sloping bowl by Tom Eltang.
• 138. Mid-Sized bent Freehand, Canted bowl round top rim by Tom Eltang, see example bellow.
• 139. Billiard, slightly bent, conical bowl, by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 140. Small freehand, slightly bent, full mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 141. Billiard, medium size, conical bowl, full mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 142. Freehand, bent, saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 143.
• 144. Freehand, large bent, plateau top, long saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 145. Freehand, sloping bowl, long stem, short saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 146. Freehand, oval stem saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 147. Small pot, oval stem, short saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 148. Canadian, short saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 149.
• 150. Special series, “Junior”, small shapes, filter only.
• 151. Same
• 152. Same
• 153. Same
• 154. Same
• 155. Same
• 156. Rhodesian by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 157. Freehand, slightly bent, full mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 158. Freehand, oval bowl, slightly bent, saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 159. Large Billiard, conical bowl by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 160. Large bent, conical bowl by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 161. Large bent Bulldog, saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 162. Calabash, with brass ring by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 163. Freehand, “Facet”, hexagonal, with brass ring by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 164. Freehand, “Trio”, with brass ring by Tom Eltang.
• 165. Large bent, full mouthpiece.
• 166. Large bent, “sitter”, saddle mouthpiece by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 167. Freehand, “Omega”, with brass ring by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 168. Freehand, “Golf”, with brass ring by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 169. Large Billiard, conical bowl, full mouthpiece by Bang – 1986.
• 170. Large “Rhodesian”, with brass ring, saddle mouthpiece by Bang.
• 171. Freehand “Hexagon”, large bent, with brass ring by Bang.
• 172. Freehand “Viking”, with brass ring by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 173. “Rhodesian”, with brass ring, full mouthpiece by Bang.
• 174. Liverpool.
• 175. Medium “Chimney”, full mouthpiece.
• 176. Small ball-shaped bowl, oval stem, short full mouthpiece.
• 177. Billiard, oval stem, short saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.
• 178. Billiard, conical bowl, oval stem with panels, full mouthpiece by Bang.
• 179. Same as shape 178 but slightly bent by Bang.
• 180. Freehand, conical bowl, oval stem, short saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.
• 181. Same as shape 180 but with Plateau top by Tom Eltang.
• 182. Same as shape 179 but larger and with filter only by Bang.
• 183. Large bent, oval stem with panels, saddle mouthpiece by Anne Julie
• 184. Quarter-bent volcano with a saddle stem.
• 185. Large bent, full mouthpiece.
• 186. Freehand, large bent, egg-shaped bowl, saddle mouthpiece.
• 187. Freehand, conical bowl, square stem, saddle mouthpiece.
• 188. Large bent Bulldog, saddle mouthpiece by Bang.
• 189. Freehand, “Rhodesian bowl”, oval stem with panels, saddle mouthpiece by Bang.
• 190. Billiard with hexagon stem, brass ring, full mouthpiece by Tom Eltang – 1992.
• 191. Small Rhodesian by Tom Eltang.
• 192. Large Pot with short saddle mouthpiece.
• 193. Apple, slightly bent, short saddle mouthpiece.
• 194. Freehand, “Facet” with panels, brass ring, full mouthpiece.
• 195. Large but short Billiard, full mouthpiece.
• 196. Large but short Apple, full mouthpiece.
• 197.
• 198. Freehand “Boa” with brass ring
• 199. Featherweight, Billiard with hexagon stem and brass ring by Tom Eltang.
• 200. Featherweight, Freehand, small shape 86.
• 201. Featherweight, Canadian.
• 202. Featherweight, Lovat.
• 203. Freehand “Diamond.
• 204. Freehand, slightly bent, square bowl and stem, saddle mouthpiece.
• 205. Freehand “Lotus” with brass ring.
• 206. Freehand “Lilje” with brass ring.
• 207. Poker, by Poul Winslow.
• 

  Tom Eltang's 'Sixtus' series for Stanwell comprised of six shapes, each featuring an eponymous hexagonal shank. Image courtesy James Finn at Premium Polished Pipes.
  208. Sixtus; Straight billiard with hexagonal shank, brass ring, and tapered stem, by Tom Eltang (pictured, right).
• 209. Sixtus, with hexagon stem and mouthpiece, brass ring, Apple by Tom Eltang.
• 210. Sixtus, with hexagon stem and mouthpiece, brass ring, Pot by Tom Eltang.
• 211. Sixtus, with hexagon stem and mouthpiece, brass ring, Freehand by Tom Eltang.
• 212. Sixtus, with hexagon stem and mouthpiece, brass ring, Freehand by Tom Eltang.
• 213. Sixtus, with hexagon stem and mouthpiece, brass ring, Freehand by Tom Eltang.
• 214. Freehand, slightly bent, square stem and mouthpiece.
• 215. Freehand, slightly bent, triangular stem, saddle mouthpiece by Poul Ilsted.
• 216. Cutty.
• 217. Freehand oval Horn by Jess Chonowitsch.
• 218.
• 219.
• 220. Liverpool.
• 221.
• 222.
• 223. Bent Billiard, 6-face panel shank, full mounthpiece.
• 224.
• 225. Freehand with oval shank.
• 226. Tulip.
• 227. Trim bent Dublin with saddle mouthpiece by Tom Eltang.
• 228. Dublin by Tom Eltang.
• 229. Bent brandy with half-saddle stem.
• 

  Though it is now a staple of artisanal pipemaking, the 'blowfish' shape, taken on here as a trade name for Stanwell's shape 230, is difficult to identify in its essence. Stanwell's 'blowfish' looks like a bent egg when viewed from the side, but a closer inspection reveals an ovular, sometimes concave, rim with partially-flattened sides at the front and back of the bowl, creating more of a disc-shape than the egg it appears to be. Image courtesy The Danish Pipe Shop.
  230.Quarter-bent 'blowfish' with a silver ring and push flared stem.
• 231. Slightly bent apple with a tapered stem.
• 232. Bent Billiard, sits on flat shank by Tom Eltang.
• 233.Quarter-bent apple with a saddle stem.
• 234. Billiard with oval shank by Poul Winslow.
• 235. Island Pipe, FANØ; Straight, short chubby billiard with a saddle stem.
• 236. Island Pipe, BORNHOLM.
• 237. Island Pipe, SJAELLAND.
• 238. Island Pipe, FYN.
• 239. 'Featherweight' series; Straight brandy with a short bowl and a tapered stem. Later adopted as a shape in other lines.
• 240. Featherweight; Quarter-bent Dublin with a tapered stem.
• 241. Featherweight by Tom Eltang – 2005.
• 242. Featherweight by Tom Eltang – 2005.
• 243. Featherweight by Tom Eltang – 2005.
• 244. Featherweight by Tom Eltang – 2005.
• 245. Featherweight by Tom Eltang – 2005.
• 246. Slimmed-down shape 86 – 2005.
• 247. Spring, by Poul Winslow – 2005.
• 248. Summer, by Poul Winslow – 2005.
• 249. Fall, by Poul Winslow – 2005.
• 250. Winter, by Poul Winslow – 2005.
• 251.
• 252.
• 253.
• 254.
• 255.
• 256. Statement Series by Tom Eltang.
• 257. Statement Series; Straight brandy with an oval shank and a trapezoidal saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• 258. Statement Series; bent brandy with an oval shank and a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• 259. Statement Series; Slightly bent horn with a triangular shank and saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• 260. Statement Series; Slightly bent apple with a triangular shank and a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• 291 1/8 bent Apple.
• B1. 'Bjarne Nielsen'; Straight, large billiard with a tapered stem, designed based on one of Bjarne Nielsen's pipes after his passing in 2008.
• Favorite 24. Slightly bent Dublin with a sharp forward cant, oval shank, and tapered stem. A reissue of Sixten Ivarsson's shape 24 (b).
• Favorite 71L. Straight pear with an oval shank and a trapezoidal saddle stem. A reissue of Sixten Ivarsson's 71.
• Favorite JM. Straight Dublin with an oval shank and a tapered stem. A reissue of what appears to be Tom Eltang's shape 228.
• N1. Bent wide, squat tomato with a white ring and push flared stem, by Nanna Ivarsson.
• N2. Quarter-bent squat calabash with a white ring and stepped/saddle hybrid stem, by Nanna Ivarsson.
• N3. Quarter-bent acorn with a silver ring and saddle stem, by Nanna Ivarsson. Reminiscent of Sixten Ivarsson's Peewit motif.
• N4. Slightly bent apple with a white band and saddle stem, by Nanna Ivarsson.
• 

  Stanwell's first Pipe of the Year was a relatively conservative design; a simple, but elegant, dress billiard. Its designer is unknown, but it is around the same length and weight as the 03(b) shape.
  Pipe of the Year 1979. Straight black dress billiard with a silver band and tapered stem (the first Pipe of the Year from Stanwell).
• PotY 1980. Straight billiard with a tapered stem.
• PotY 1981. Straight billiard with a tapered stem (the first POY to include dated silver plaque).
• PotY 1982. Straight billiard with an oval shank and tapered stem.
• PotY 1983. Straight pear with an oval shank and a trapezoidal saddle stem. A reproduction of Sixten Ivarsson's shape 89(a) design.
• PotY 1984. Straight billiard with a tapered stem.
• PotY 1985. Quarter-bent squat Dublin with a saddle stem, by Jess Chonowitsch.
• PotY 1986. Bent Dublin with a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 1987. Slightly bent Dublin with an oval shank and a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 1988. Straight apple with a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 1989. Straight brandy with a tapered stem, by Jess Chonowitsch. A reproduction of Jess Chonowitsch's shape 141 design.
• PotY 1990. Slightly bent forward-canted billiard with an oval shank and a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 1991. Straight pot with a tapered stem, by Jess Chonowitsch.
• PotY 1992. Zulu with a tapered stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 1993. Straight pear with an oval shank and a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson. A reproduction of Sixten Ivarsson's shape 71 design.
• PotY 1994. Conflicting sources; either a straight billiard with a tapered stem; or a straight billiard with a paneled oval shank and tapered stem.
• PotY 1995. Conflicting sources; either a quarter-bent wide Dublin with a square shank, by Tom Eltang; or a straight brandy with a saddle stem.
• PotY 1996. Straight apple with a tapered stem.
• PotY 1997. Straight Dublin with a tapered stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 1998. Straight billiard with a short tapered stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 1999. Qurter-bent pot with a silver mount and flush flared stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2000. Quarter-bent Dublin with a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang. Reproduction of shape 227, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2001. Straight Dublin with an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Tom Eltang. A reproduction of Tom Eltang's 228 design.
• PotY 2002. Conflicting sources; either a quarter-bent billiard with a silver faux-spigot and flare/saddle hybrid stem, by Tom Eltang; or a straight billiard with a saddle stem.
• PotY 2003. Straight billiard with an oval shank and tapered stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2004. Quarter-bent apple with an oval shank and a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2005. Slightly bent apple with a triangular shank and flare/saddle hybrid stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2006. Bent tall acorn with a saddle stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2007. Conflicting sources; either a straight squat Rhodesian with an oval shank and a tapered stem; or a slightly bent brandy with a concave rim and a flare/saddle hybrid stem.
• PotY 2008. Conflicting sources; either a slightly bent tall Rhodesian with an oval shank and tapered stem; or a bent billiard with two flush flared stems of differing lengths.
• PotY 2009. Conflicting sources; either a quarter-bent Rhodesian with an oval shank and a saddle stem; or a bent brandy with a silver faux-spigot and a flare/saddle hybrid stem.
• PotY 2010 Straight long 'Bing' billiard with a tapered stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2011. Quarter-bent scoop with a silver trim and saddle stem.
• PotY 2012. Straight billiard with a flared push stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2013. Slightly bent Rhodesian with a flared push stem, by Tom Eltang.
• PotY 2014. Quarter-bent scoop-Dublin with a triangular shank and tapered fantail stem, by Manduela Riger-Kusk.
• PotY 2015. Quarter-bent panel sitter with a green saddle stem.
• PotY 2016. Bent Dublin with an acrylic trim and a flared push stem.
• PotY 2017. Straight squat Dublin with a saddle stem.
• PotY 2018. Straight Dublin with a flush flared stem.
• PotY 2019. Straight brandy-lovat hybrid with a silver trim and saddle stem, by Johannes Gaarn Rasmussen (Suhr pipes).
• PotY 2020. Slightly bent Dublin with plateau top and saddle stem.
• PotY 2021. Quarter-bent apple with a saddle fantail stem, by Christian Noah Jeppesen
• PotY 2022. Quarter-bent apple with a tapered stem. Based on Anne Julie's shape 36(b) design.
• PotY 2023. Slightly bent cutty-egg hybrid with a tapered stem.

Freehands

From time to time, Stanwell offered what may be called 'freehand' pipes (though this designation was absent on their stamping) which did not conform to Stanwell's shape codes and whose shaping was left to the whim of in-house carver, Poul Hansen. These 'freehand' pipes were similar in design philosophy to those of carvers such as Preben Holm; they were shaped in ways which emphasised natural grain patterns rather than established pipe forms. These pipes were offered in sandblasted or in smooth finishes and in a variety of stains. As it would be impossible to account for every 'free hand' shape Stanwell and Poul Hansen made, a selection of these pipes are pictured below.

A Reg. era freehand from Poul Hansen's tenure overseeing their production. Image courtesy Valeria Ebay.

'Bamboo' pipes

Stanwell 'Bamboo' pipes all feature a shank extension made from bamboo stems. Stanwell Bamboo pipes fall into two categories:

1. Numbered Bamboo pipes produced either between the late 1950s and 1970, or produced from the 1980s to the present. These pipes were, and are, produced according to shapes listed in contemporaneous Stanwell catalogs. As the Stanwell shape catalog has changed over time, so too have the pipe shapes in the Bamboo lines.
2. Non-numbered Bamboo pipes produced during the1970s, made by a Mr Larsen (exactly which Larsen - as there are many within Danish and Stanwell pipe history - is unknown). These pipes were shaped loosely around pre-existing shapes in the Stanwell catalog, but with variations in form allowed in order to produce pipes which best reflected the affordances of each individual bamboo piece, as well as the quality of individual briar blocks.

'Chess' pipes

A 'Rook' grade Stanwell from the Chess line. Image Courtesy DsTroveVintage.

In addition to the freehand shapes produced by Poul Hansen, Stanwell would later sell freehand-style pipes through the 'Chess' line, whose grading ran from Rook (lowest) to King (highest). The production of these pipes was originally overseen by Johann Larsen, before the task was handed over to Poul Winslow.

Non-numbered shapes

A few of Stanwell's post-1948 shapes have not been designated by numbers, but instead by names. These pipes are typically reissues of popular shapes with a few minor adjustments, with a notable exception being the Hans Christian Andersen line. Here they are listed alphabetically:

• Calabash
• Compact
• Facet
• Hans Christian Andersen No.1
• HC Andersen 2
• HC Andersen 3
• HC Andersen 4
• HC Andersen 5
• HC Andersen 6
• Hexagon
• Liverpool
• Lotus
• Rhodesian
• Tulip

List by designer

• Sixten Ivarsson: 01 (Nefertiti), 01 (Pick Ax), 02, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20 (Boat), 20 (Bent Dublin), 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 32 (Free Hand), 33, 34, 35 (Bent Free Hand), 37, 38, 41, 43, 48, 55, 59, 62, 63, 64, 70 (Free Hand Volcano/Sitter), 75 (Billiard w/oval shank), 79, 82, 85 (Bent e), 86, 87, 90, 91R, 95, 96, 105, 110, 119, 124, 2606, POY 1993.
• Tom Eltang: 32 (redesign), 84, 126, 129, 131,135, 136, 137, 138, 164, 177, 180, 181, 190, 204, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 227, 232, POY 1986, POY 1987, POY 1988, POY 1990, POY 1992, POY 1996, POY 1997, POY 1998, POY 2000, POY 2001, POY 2002, POY 2003, POY 2004, POY 2005.
• Jess Chonowitsch: 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162 (Calabash), 163 (Facet), 166, 167, 168, 171 (Hexagon), 172 (Viking), 217, POY 1985, POY 1989, POY 1991.
• Poul Winslow: 207, 234
• Anne Julie: 26, 35, 36, 183

• Bang: 169, 170, 178, 179, 182, 189, POY 1989
• Poul Ilsted: 215

Stanwell Catalogs Gallery

From an early 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From an early 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From an early 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From an early 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From an early 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

From a late 1950's catalog, courtesy DanishPipeMakers.com

Courtesy Doug Valitchka

Courtesy Doug Valitchka