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graydawn

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Feb 7, 2014
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Ever seen a quaint stamped this way?

http://m.ebay.com/itm/151600062475?nav=SEARCH

 

graydawn

Starting to Get Obsessed
Feb 7, 2014
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The Barling's Make and J Fox & Co are familiar but the Made in England on top of the shank next to the Barling's cross is new to me.

 

dmcmtk

Lifer
Aug 23, 2013
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Best answer,

Before discussing the nomenclature of the Pre-Transition or “family era” pipes it is important to note that there are no absolutes. Barling pipes from this period show a remarkable degree of variation when it comes to nomenclature.
That is an older pipe, and just going by the "smaller" Barling's Make marking, I would say a pre-war pipe.
During the 1930’s the “Barling’s Make” logo underwent a style change, smaller in size with simpler block lettering. ... As with all things related to Barling nomenclature there are variations.
of course, conversely, it could be a 1962 pipe with the smaller mark...any markings on the underside of the stem would help clear this up...

 

graydawn

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Feb 7, 2014
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Waiting for Jesse's input. One thought is that with the J Fox & Sons Dublin store stampings the factory went ahead and added the "Made in England". It has been mentioned that Barling's had the Fox stamp at the factory. One picture of the underside on the stem seems to show some markings. The Barling's Make stamp appears to be the smaller old one with the M under the A.

 

sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings
Jun 15, 2013
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This quaint is not from the 1960's. It's early, possibly Pre-War, but no way to know for sure. The carving style is consistent with some of the earlier quaints.
This logo stamp was also in use in the 1940's as well, though not common after the war. The "Made in England" stamp might have been added later by JJ Fox. No way to know that either. Barling didn't consistently use the "Made in England" stamp and why this would have been added on the shank is anyone's guess. Given that the JJ Fox stamp takes up a good deal of real estate on the shank, placing the "Made In England" stamp would have been difficult.
Some of my early pieces show a wide variation in stamping placement and orientation. On one of my pipes the dealer stamp was angled diagonally on the shank so that it would fit.
JJ Fox did have a shop in London and may still have one there. It's one of England's oldest tobacconists. They used to have a Barling museum in the London store.

 

graydawn

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Feb 7, 2014
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James Fox also has a store in Dublin on Gafton St. since 1881?
http://www.jamesfox.ie/pipe-smoking-pipe-tobacco-c-209_215.html

 

neverbend

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Apr 20, 2014
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Barling was inconsistent with the stamps that were used sometimes showing up after they were thought to be out of use. They were nowhere near as meticulous in stamping their pipes as Dunhill was.

 
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