Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

[mingc]

As far as I know, the GBD Uniques weren’t a big deal, but Imperial was trying out various ideas to build market so maybe they thought this might be worth trying.

Probably trying to sell to the hip kids from the swinging 60s, which really didn't happen until the early 70s. I think it'll look good with an open neck shirt and bell bottoms.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Sometimes something comes along that I find intriguing, especially if it's a Barling designation that I've never seen before. I can't decide whether I like or dislike the looks of this pipe but it's certainly an odd looking little cuss. I think what caught my attention was that it's called a Barling Unique. Horry Jameson, who carved FREAK pipes for Barling in the 1920's and went on to carve a great many of their quaints, left Barling to create his own line for GBD, also called Unique. So the Unique appellation conjures up pleasant associations for me and I figured that I'd make a bid on it if it didn't cost too much.

Here's the pipe and you can see what I paid for it. Weird looking thing, innit?

HANDCUT BARLING UNIQUE PIPE (T.V.F.) | eBay

Item & Condition: The Barling "Unique" pipe is hand cut without a shape number and appears to be in excellent condition, with no tooth marks on the bit and a stem that fits snugly into the shank. Barling pipes from this era, while not as highly regarded as the Family Era pipes, still maintained...

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That pipe has @TheIronMonkey written all over it. Congrats on the score.