So I’m still deciding whether or not I prefer smoking my pipe with a charcoal filter or not; it’s all I’ve ever tried, so I had a search on eBay and bought this (what I believe is a) Barling Zulu.
I like knowing the background of what I have, and @sablebrush52 ‘s article on Pipedia was extremely interesting. I feel as if I’m making a mess of the information in front of me though!
I’ve got a ‘380T’ mark, under ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’. On the other side, It’s also very faintly marked ‘LONDONER’ over ‘LONDON ENGLAND’... I can’t see any Barling makers stamp, and I think the stem may be a replacement as it’s lacking the same.
The piepedia article made me think Nichols numbers for US market (three digits), but I don’t know what the T stands for? The MADE IN ENGLAND got me thinking 1930-62, but then the LONDONER stamp was only ever post transition wasn’t it? Or am I making a mess of this?
Long story short, I’m in a muddle, and any help would be much appreciated.
I like knowing the background of what I have, and @sablebrush52 ‘s article on Pipedia was extremely interesting. I feel as if I’m making a mess of the information in front of me though!
I’ve got a ‘380T’ mark, under ‘MADE IN ENGLAND’. On the other side, It’s also very faintly marked ‘LONDONER’ over ‘LONDON ENGLAND’... I can’t see any Barling makers stamp, and I think the stem may be a replacement as it’s lacking the same.
The piepedia article made me think Nichols numbers for US market (three digits), but I don’t know what the T stands for? The MADE IN ENGLAND got me thinking 1930-62, but then the LONDONER stamp was only ever post transition wasn’t it? Or am I making a mess of this?
Long story short, I’m in a muddle, and any help would be much appreciated.