I will soon unseat Jesse as the Barling master. I actually bought this months ago. Here is my 1915 Barling Motor. I think this one will become my go-to Christmas pipe.
Jesse, I’m Coming For You
- Thread starter americaman
- Start date
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
Site Sponsors
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
What a cool pipe. I just love the engineering and design of that period. The style and imagination was great.
That's some fancy metal work not just ornamental. An impressive looker. However, Jesse may have one; his collection seem expansive.
Those Barling Motor pipes are about as classy as a pipe can get in my opinion. Very Jealous.
That first and second pic looks like some kind of Victorian Steam Punk R2-D2 that you feed coal to power.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
Nice pipe! My father's birth year. Enjoy it in good health!
BTW, bring it on!
1923 Motor
1907 Bulldog spigot with "Regent" top and horn stem:
1907 Unsmoked Companion Set:
1882 Bent billiard with "Melbourne" top and black amber stem:
1883 magnum:
and then there's the stuff I haven't gotten around to photographing, like the 1909 Motor, assorted cased pipes, the quaints, a 1908 gourd calabash, and a few odds and ends...
Nice guys. I think Jesse brought a gun to a knife fight. 
Everyone lknows that jesse is the man when it comes to Barlings. He is the worlds number one expert and everyone else are a bunch of pikers. Let us know when you want to come out of the minor leagues.
I've admired this collection for some time now. Americaman's motor looks nice too. That motor is a beautiful design
One question I have is how these pipes are stored. Do you keep them out in a room so that you can look at them at a glance while passing through?
That 1882 Bent billiard with "Melbourne" top and black amber stem is stunning. It seems impossible to nail down a favourite.
What I never get tired of seeing is the cased set you bring out in the forum from time to time. There's just something about that set that is very appealing. I've read you said you'll not smoke them. I'm impressed with your willpower. That seems like a set that I would want to carry with me and use, but I'm uncouth in many ways.
Just an all around unique and amazing collection.
Americaman: You're off to a nice start. That sure is a beauty. I hope you enjoy it. Curious to know how well it smokes with the cap on.
I like your moxie, but you've got a long way to go to catch Jesse young grasshopper!
Can someone please explain how a Motor pipe works?
Or is it just an ornamental windcap?
Either way, very nice pipes!
Or is it just an ornamental windcap?
Either way, very nice pipes!
You have to first have the open air Bentley, (sold separately) and then using the pipe is simple. So simple you don't even need the chauffeur!
Well, first off, my collection has a few nice pieces as well as a couple of rarities that few if any have, but tis barely a pimple on the butt of a major collection. Mine is a very small collection, done on a strict budget, and the bulk of it consists of well smoked beaters that wouldn't win a beauty show, but which provide me with great smokes. You'd be shocked at what's out there in private hands. High six figure collections are not unheard of. So Americaman may well climb past my modest efforts only to encounter the Himalayas. Better bring along that oxygen tank.
My pipes are stored in cases that have fittings to hold pipes, anywhere from 15 to 21 pipes per case. The individually cased pieces are stored in a special box. I don't leave anything out that isn't in current rotation.
I've seen a couple of extraordinary collections privately, and those are also stored in cases. Air and light are the enemies of preservation.
I like owning an unsmoked set. It's like having a time machine. There's no shortage of old pipes that have been smoked, and I have enough of those to know how the unsmoked set would perform. Also, there's the reality that a century old unsmoked pipe can crack on the first smoke. How do these ancient pipes smoke? Pretty much like newer pipes.
Well, it's kind of both. The idea of the Motor was to avoid glowing cinders being carried onto the clothing or upholstery of the driver of a motor car of that era. Remember that most early cars were open air. It was also intended to keep ocean breezes from spoiling your yachting outfit. They were made in two styles, one with a fixed lid that opened in one direction and one with the lid affixed to a rotatable plate, allowing it to be rotated depending on the direction of the wind.
Basically one pops the lid to fill up the pipe and after lighting up, closes the lid to protect against winds carrying flaming cinders. These pipes look great, but don't really work very well. The lid can cause a lot of heat to build up in the chamber. The draw is perfectly fine, but I prefer to smoke mine with the lid hinged back. They ARE elegant.
