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[[File:Stanwell stems legend.png|thumb|Stanwell stem types, compiled by J. McNally using images courtesy of SmokingPipes.com.]]
[[File:Stanwell stems legend.png|thumb|Stanwell stem types, compiled by J. McNally using images courtesy of SmokingPipes.com.]]
*01. There have been two versions of this shape number:
*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 - see catalogs below). This pipe was the first of the 'Nefertiti' design variations licensed to Stanwell by Sixten Ivarsson (see picture, right).
:a) Straight Dublin with a protruding heel, sloped rim, and stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s - see catalog below). 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).
:b)  Bent pick-ax with a push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (1975).
[[File:004-001-1571.jpg|thumb|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]]
[[File:004-001-1571.jpg|thumb|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]]
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:[[File:20230416 182528.jpg|thumb|Stanwell's shape 20(b) is one of Sixten Ivarsson's strangest - if not most un-ergonomic - creations. With a bowl shaped like a boat's hull and a rarely featured special stepped stem, it is as difficult to smoke and to maintain as it looks. On the other hand, it does ''look'' marvellous. Image courtesy James McNally.]]c) Large bent Dublin with an ovular rim and a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:[[File:20230416 182528.jpg|thumb|Stanwell's shape 20(b) is one of Sixten Ivarsson's strangest - if not most un-ergonomic - creations. With a bowl shaped like a boat's hull and a rarely featured special stepped stem, it is as difficult to smoke and to maintain as it looks. On the other hand, it does ''look'' marvellous. Image courtesy James McNally.]]c) Large bent Dublin with an ovular rim and a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
*21. Three versions of this shape:
*21. Three versions of this shape:
:a) Bent Dublin with a round shank and tapered churchwarden stem (early 1950s).
:a) Bent Dublin with a round shank and tapered churchwarden stem (early 1950s - see catalog).
:b) Bent brandy with a flattened front side and saddle mouthpiece.
:b) Bent brandy with a flattened front side and saddle mouthpiece.
:[[File:004-001-17189.9386.jpg|thumb|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).
:[[File:004-001-17189.9386.jpg|thumb|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:
*22. Two versions of this shape number:
:a) Straight billiard with an oval shank and a tapered stem (early 1950s).
:a) Straight billiard with an oval shank and a tapered stem (early 1950s - see catalog).
:b) Bent apple-horn hybrid with a half-saddle stem.
:b) Bent apple-horn hybrid with a half-saddle stem.
*23. Two versions of this shape number:
*23. Two versions of this shape number:
:a) Straight billiard (early 1950s).
:a) Straight billiard (early 1950s - see catalog).
:b) Bent acorn with a rounded rim and saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:b) Bent acorn with a rounded rim and saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
*24. Three versions of this shape number:
*24. Three versions of this shape number:
:a) Straight, forward-canted Dublin with a stepped stem (early 1950s), Similar to Peterson's 'Belgique' shape.
:a) Straight, forward-canted Dublin with a stepped stem (early 1950s - see catalog); 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.
:b) Slightly bent Dublin with a sharp forward cant, an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:c) Quarter-bent volcano, with a saddle or push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:c) Quarter-bent volcano, with a saddle or push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
*25. Three versions of this shape number:
*25. Three versions of this shape number:
:a) Footed cutty with a tapered  stem (early 1950s)
:a) Footed cutty with a tapered  stem (early 1950s - see catalog)
:b) Same as 24(a) but larger, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:b) Same as 24(a) but larger, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:c) Bent apple with a slightly concave rim and a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:c) Bent apple with a slightly concave rim and a saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
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:b) Quarter-bent tall bulldog with a diamond shank and push flared stem.
:b) Quarter-bent tall bulldog with a diamond shank and push flared stem.
*34. Two versions of this shape number:
*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).
:a) Slightly bent Zulu-bulldog hybrid with a tall bowl, diamond shank, and tapered stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s - see catalog).
:b) Slightly bent bulldog with a forward cant, diamond shank, and push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:b) Slightly bent bulldog with a forward cant, diamond shank, and push flared stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
*35. Two versions of this shape number:
*35. Two versions of this shape number:
:a) Bent strawberry 'Peewit' with a long stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s).
:a) Bent strawberry 'Peewit' with a long stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson (late 1950s - see catalog).
:b) Bent egg with an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Anne Julie.
:b) Bent egg with an oval shank and a tapered stem, by Anne Julie.
*36. Two versions of this shape number:
*36. Two versions of this shape number:
:a) Freehand, slightly bent, oval stem and mouthpiece, saddle mouthpiece, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:a) Slightly bent pear with an oval stem and a short trapezoidal saddle stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
:b) Freehand, bent, oval stem and mouthpiece, by Anne Julie 1975.
:b) Bent squat apple with an oval stem and a tapered stem, by Anne Julie (1975).
*37. Two versions of this shape number:
*37. Two versions of this shape number:
:a) Rhodesian-Zulu hybrid with a churchwarden stem (late 1950s).
:a) Rhodesian-Zulu hybrid with a churchwarden stem (late 1950s).
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:a) A 'Nefertiti' variation; quarter-bent tall Dublin with a protruding  heel and stepped stem, by Sixten Ivarsson.
: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.
:b) Bent, large squat tomato with a saddle stem.
*44. Two versions of this shaper number
*44. Two versions of this shape number:
:a) Small billiard, full mouthpiece.
:a) Small billiard, full mouthpiece.
:b) Freehand, slightly bent, oval stem, short saddle mouthpiece. (1975)
:b) Freehand, slightly bent, oval stem, short saddle mouthpiece (1975).
*45. Straight pot of medium size with a tapered stem (late 1950s).
*45. Straight pot of medium size with a tapered stem (late 1950s).
*46. Prince, medium size, full mouthpiece.
*46. Prince, medium size, full mouthpiece.
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