Heres a weird one...

[flanative]

As I mentioned in another thread, I have this Wally Frank that seems a bit strange. Maybe one of you guys will know!

On the bottom of the stem it says " U.S. Agents, Wally Frank Limited". On the left side of the stem it says. " Made in England"

And on the right side of the stem it says " The Barnley Family ".

Ive seen one or two others marked in the same manner but not many. Any ideas?

 

[kcvet67]

Wally Frank did a lot of promotional stuff, I wonder if this might have been a special order item for something like a large wedding or family reunion back when pipe smokers were more common. Interesting pipe whatever the reason.

 

[flanative]

Yeah, thats sort of what I was thinking....makes it fairly unique anyway!

 

[fred]

Very cool. These bits of history give us a way to

remind us that the past held more than what we are

told about.

 

[unclearthur]

Well now I now who bought that pipe. I had it on my watch list and never got around to bidding.

 

[flanative]

Fred made me do it!

 

[unclearthur]

LOL!