Amazing Barling Fossil

[georged]

This is NOT a mini-pipe, but 7" long with a full-size bowl.
I've never seen a 460 before, live or on the Net.
Condition is effectively perfect.
O Intellectually omnipotent Bard of Barlings, we, the hopelessly unworthy denizens of this humble website, do hereby grovelingly beseech you to enlighten us concerning this pipe. Amen
(That oughta do it. Them Hollywood guys loves 'em some flattery. :mrgreen: )
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[ashdigger]

8O

 

[JimInks]

Wow, what a pipe! The Bard is taking a forum break, but he'll love it when he sees it.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

I bid $50

 

[mikethompson]

O Intellectually omnipotent Bard of Barlings, we, the hopelessly unworthy denizens of this humble website, do hereby grovelingly beseech you to enlighten us concerning this pipe. Amen

:lol:
Man I love this forum sometimes.

 

[craiginthecorn]

I've never seen a Fossil anything like it. Stunning pipe.

 

[npod]

I now believe in God. Stunning.

 

[papipeguy]

Dang, magnificent. Any idea of the age, George?

 

[agnosticpipe]

George, you're killing me! First the 1946 Dunhill (my birth year no less) and now this. Amazing pipes!

 

[georged]

Any idea of the age, George?

No clue about age. (Having a Jesse around makes such an approach practical) :lol:

 

[jpmcwjr]

So, you're calling Jesse a fossil?? He's not that old.....
And a stunning specimen. (The pipe......and Jesse.)

 

[dmcmtk]

Any idea of the age...

Post war - 1962. The "larger" Barling's Make stamp. Any markings on the underside of the stem, Reg'd number or Barling Design, would narrow things down a little more.

 

[dmcmtk]

Post war - 1962. The "larger" Barling's Make stamp.

Actually, to be completely correct, Post war - 1961. The four digit Barling's Make pipes from 1962 used the "smaller" arched Barling's Make mark. Their stems often do have the Barling Design mark on the underside.

 

[voorhees]

Woof. That’s a fantastic pipe.

 

[saltedplug]

Anything longer than 6" added pipe management to my pipe smoking. Churchwardens look enchanting but were entirely impractical for me. But were I to have this pipe I would gladly cave to that management.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Would you call that a stack or chimney? And would have Barling?

 

[scloyd]

Wow! That is a beauty.

 

[haparnold]

I'm so excited to keep seeing other examples from this lot, George. If this and the Dunhill are any indication, it's going to be a treat.

 

[kcghost]

The script on the pipe are so crisp it could have been made yesterday.

 

[cigrmaster]

George, another great score, you are on a roll. I have a similar pipe to yours that is numbered 476. Does the higher number mean my pipe is better than yours? :mrgreen: