Welcome to the forums Southpipe!
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...a few of my Barling's are also stamped R.S.Boulton.
We'd love to see pictures of those!
Sablebrush52 is a renowned Barling collector and scholar, and can fill in any gaps of questions you may have, he's really busy with work I think right now though, but here's some great blasts from the past which are chock-full of great information...
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/help-dating-pre-trans-barling
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http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/barlings-make-question
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http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/show-off-your-barlings-here
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http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/barling-acquisitions-part-deux
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http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/barling-question-1
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http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/please-explain-transitional-barling
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btw
It must be frustrating to be a pipesmoker in NZ,
down there and in Oz too is like ground zero for the tobacco control war and the anti-crowd is winning --- the NATO World Health Organization has a strong foothold and have induced some very strict policies, probably amongst the most restrictive in the world, and I know that pipeweed is through the roof on the $$$ --- prohibition never really works, yet the noble eggheads enjoy the feelgood effects of spreading their angelwings and saving the children...
Also,
Tolkien smoked Capstan Medium,
you may like to try it ifya can find it?
