These aren't completed auctions, but they're interesting because of the stems. The first of these:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BARLING-S-EB-WB-PIPE-SILVER-MOUNTED-HORN-AMBER-STEM-CASED-PIPE-1923/302693912278?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
Is a cased pipe that has two stems made from horn with amber spliced onto them. I've never seen anything like this and I'm guessing that these are repairs, especially since one of the two stem splices is very badly mismatched. But if anyone is aware of, and can document, that Barling ever offered this as an original option I'd like to know about it.
The other one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BARLINGS-MAKE-SILVER-MOUNTED-REDMANOL-STEM-PIPE-1908/372266907929?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
Has a Redmanol stem mounted to the pipe. The pipe is hallmarked to 1908. Nothing from the Barling literature for that period suggests Redmanol was an option. Redmanol was invented in 1907, so it's possible that it could have been used by Barling, but again, the options they list are Vulcanite, amber, and black amber. Also, the stem is shown to be threaded, and Barling had switched to friction tenons by 1908.
Any thoughts from the pipe history buffs?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BARLING-S-EB-WB-PIPE-SILVER-MOUNTED-HORN-AMBER-STEM-CASED-PIPE-1923/302693912278?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
Is a cased pipe that has two stems made from horn with amber spliced onto them. I've never seen anything like this and I'm guessing that these are repairs, especially since one of the two stem splices is very badly mismatched. But if anyone is aware of, and can document, that Barling ever offered this as an original option I'd like to know about it.
The other one:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BARLINGS-MAKE-SILVER-MOUNTED-REDMANOL-STEM-PIPE-1908/372266907929?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649
Has a Redmanol stem mounted to the pipe. The pipe is hallmarked to 1908. Nothing from the Barling literature for that period suggests Redmanol was an option. Redmanol was invented in 1907, so it's possible that it could have been used by Barling, but again, the options they list are Vulcanite, amber, and black amber. Also, the stem is shown to be threaded, and Barling had switched to friction tenons by 1908.
Any thoughts from the pipe history buffs?