Lets See Your High End Collections
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1908 Barling Gourd Calabash - Again, sorry for the lousy images:
1908 Barling Briar Calabash:
1908 Barling Briar Calabash:
1896 Cased Barling with oval shank:
This one uses a screw in bone tenon:
This one uses a screw in bone tenon:
I think I recognize that one..................
1912 Case Barling billiard with Amber stem:
Barling used a vulcanite tenon attached to the amber, which could take the lateral forces better. I'm pretty sure they were the first to do this:
Barling used a vulcanite tenon attached to the amber, which could take the lateral forces better. I'm pretty sure they were the first to do this:
You've got a real nice collection of Barlings there, Jesse.
You should, you gave it to meI think I recognize that one..................
Thank you. It's pretty modest compared to collections I've seen.
1926 Barling with a model number. Not many of these show up. IIRC the model was called the Montreal:
You should be able to make out the model number in this view:
You should be able to make out the model number in this view:
Lastly, an unsmoked 1907 Barling companion set:
I have about a half dozen unsmoked vintage Barlings.
I have about a half dozen unsmoked vintage Barlings.
That is an understatement
Triple Magnificent, I hate you .1912 Case Barling billiard with Amber stem:
Barling used a vulcanite tenon attached to the amber, which could take the lateral forces better. I'm pretty sure they were the first to do this:
Will you ever start smoking them ?Lastly, an unsmoked 1907 Barling companion set:
I have about a half dozen unsmoked vintage Barlings.
I find myself reluctant ( understatement ) to break in high end unsmoked pipes, So many to smoke.
Sablebrush is not merely collecting- he is a historian in a way. Seeing these old pipes from the 1890’s with machined parts is interesting - I would have guessed them to be of simpler construction back then. That’s a beautiful group of artifacts he has rounded up. It would be hard for me to not smoke out of them.
Ah!That is an understatement
They don't call him "The Bard of Barlings" for nothing.
Some wonderful pipes in this thread. @sablebrush52's Barlings deserve special mention. Although I love seeing the variety, beauty, and historical significance of pipes posted on this site, thankfully it doesn't trigger my PAD. I do, however, often end up with blends that I've seen you all smoke. I've not yet paid over $100 for a pipe, though I may cross that threshold and treat myself this Christmas. At this stage of my pipe smoking journey (3 years in this month), my urgency is to use available dollars to accumulate tobaccos I enjoy in case the legislative and/or economic landscape changes.
No. An unsmoked set from this period is unique. Put a match to them and they're just more old pipes. I have no shortage of smoked vintage pipes. I know exactly how they will smoke. The companion set is like a time machine. It's more pleasurable and interesting to have them exactly as they were when made over a century ago.
I was waiting for you to come around and drop your hammer on the table... Some things, you just can't un-see.
That companion set gets me every time. Very beautiful, and a fantastic collection all around.