STOLEN!: 1926 Barling Spigot

buroak

Lifer

Jul 29, 2014

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• Sep 28, 2017

• #1

At last weekend's Greater Kansas City Pipe Club Pipe Show a 1926 Barling Spigot was stolen. This is an incredibly uncommon pipe, so if you happen to catch a glimpse of such a pipe, you are most likely looking at stolen property.
The Pipedia Barling Page has images of a Barling with 1926 hallmarks. If I get permission, I will post an image of the pipe shape from Jesse Silver's Barling Catalog reproduction.
https://pipedia.org/wiki/Barling

 

sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings

Jun 15, 2013

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jrs457.wixsite.com

• Sep 28, 2017

• #2

You have my permission. I think that I can do you one better. I have pictures of the actual stolen pipe from the original eBay sale at the beginning of 2016. What makes this particular Barling easy to identify is that it is one of the very few from the 1920's that actually has a model number stamped on it, and it's the only one like this that I have ever seen. Look at the second image and you can clearly see the model number stamped on the shank.

 

jpmcwjr

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May 12, 2015

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• Sep 28, 2017

• #3

And here is the catalogue pipe with the tarnish removed. What a shame. Stolen off a table, from a room- anyone know? Who would do such a thing?

 

deathmetal

Lifer

Jul 21, 2015

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32

• Sep 28, 2017

• #4

What a lovely pipe. I hope someone realizes their mistake and returns it.

 

buroak

Lifer

Jul 29, 2014

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• Sep 28, 2017

• #5

Thanks gentlemen! Sable, I am so glad you saved the photos. The pipe was swiped right off a table.

 

ashdigger

Lifer

Jul 30, 2016

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Vegas Baby!!!

• Sep 28, 2017

• #6

Nothing worse than a fucking thief. NOTHING.

 

danielplainview

Lifer

Mar 30, 2014

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wv

• Sep 28, 2017

• #7

Sorry to hear the bad news. What a scumbag. Good luck on the recovery.

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

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Bethlehem, Pa.

• Sep 28, 2017

• #8

How low will some people go? That's horrible.

 

weezell

Lifer

Oct 12, 2011

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49,165

• Sep 28, 2017

• #9

Nothing worse than a fucking thief. NOTHING.

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YES! :evil: ....

 

anthonyrosenthal74

Lifer

Jan 8, 2013

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• Sep 28, 2017

• #10

Didn't something similar happen last year or the year before? Or was that a different pipe show? I wonder what ever happened with that one. Regardless, I hope it turns out. There's also a chance it ended up in someone bag by mistake. Lots of pipes being moved around with a lot of people, it's possible it ended up somewhere it wasn't meant to.

 

buroak

Lifer

Jul 29, 2014

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• Sep 28, 2017

• #11

<p>Mr. Rosenthal, I hope you are right, but I fear those suspecting a scumbag are more likely correct

 

wyfbane

Lifer

Apr 26, 2013

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Tennessee

• Sep 29, 2017

• #12

I hold child molesters as the devil's closest children, but thieves are high up on the list. Hope the pipe is returned.

 

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pipeman7

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 21, 2017

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• Sep 29, 2017

• #13

This is how you have to think ok, how many barling collectors are there really? Who would really think this worth stealing other than a serious barling collector? Was it just stolen by an idiot because it's old? How many pipe collects even live in the greater Kansas city area and how big could the greater Kansas city area pipe show even be?

 

jvnshr

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Sep 4, 2015

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• Sep 29, 2017

• #14

This is how you have to think ok, how many barling collectors are there really? Who would really think this worth stealing other than a serious barling collector? Was it just stolen by an idiot because it's old? How many pipe collects even live in the greater Kansas city area and how big could the greater Kansas city area pipe show even be?

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If someone is that smart to steal a very rare pipe, he would have thought in advance what you are thinking right now.

Didn't something similar happen last year or the year before? Or was that a different pipe show? I wonder what ever happened with that one.

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Last year few pipes were stolen from a pipe show, but they were found. Someone put them to his bag by mistake if I am correct.

 

admiral

Starting to Get Obsessed

Sep 15, 2017

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• Sep 29, 2017

• #15

Looking at this pipe's pictures, I would like to steal it myself.... marvelous piece

Or shoot the guy that stole it.
We are a community, for god's sake. This is like stealing from the family.

 

JimInks

Sultan of Smoke

Aug 31, 2012

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• Sep 29, 2017

• #16

I'm going to post this on a couple other forums to get the word out. You never know if this creep might try to sell it on the 'net.

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

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Chicago, IL

• Sep 29, 2017

• #17

Thank goodness Jesse is able to give everybody a heads-up on identification.

 

buroak

Lifer

Jul 29, 2014

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• Sep 29, 2017

• #18

Thanks Mr. Jim!
As for some of the other comments, whoever took it knew exactly what they were doing. There were bigger, flashier pipes all around the Barling.

 

woodsroad

Lifer

Oct 10, 2013

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SE PA USA

• Sep 29, 2017

• #19

Is this correct that the last several pipes that were reported stolen at shows were actually just misplaced?

 

jvnshr

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• Sep 29, 2017

• #20

Is this correct that the last several pipes that were reported stolen at shows were actually just misplaced?

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Are we talking about the same thing?