Show Off Your Barlings Here
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Definitely makes me curious about its provenance.
It was among a large estate lot of mostly Dunhills, Peterson, Sasieni, and Charatan from the 40s up through the 60s. I know the original owner is quite old at this point - late 80s at least. Surely he didn't purchase all of them new.
Best part about it is there's even more pipes to come - even better to come he says.
My meerschaum Barling I use strictly for virginia tobaccos
Looks like ‘70’s. Probably made for Imperial by Oppenheimer.
My first two Barlings and they are beautiful! Perfectly drilled fit and finish and lovely packaging!
Not quite the same charm as the old Barlings but that doesn’t matter when they look that good.
I love vintage stuff. I’m vintage myself
but these are lovely and I’m excited to smoke em and hand them down. someday they may be vintage and in one of my son’s collections.
I sent Michail a copy of the WW1 era Barling catalog that I had restored and distributed since he expressed an interest in making pipes in the older styles
Though it's not actually in my hands yet, I just wanted to show off this Barling-banded BBB (is there a BBB thread?) that @RustiePyles CPG re-stemmed for me. He's done an absolutely sterling job! I love billiards with diamond shanks, and this one is a great example. Looks like the keel of a boat from the front.
That's gorgeous!
Maybe not the right thread, it’s not mine but at a shop near me, but has anyone seen anything like this before?
Apparently late 1800’s Barling made from a crab claw? Thoughts?
Edit: looks like maybe 1910 from the hallmarks. Not really my cup of tea but quite unusual I thought.
Apparently late 1800’s Barling made from a crab claw? Thoughts?
Edit: looks like maybe 1910 from the hallmarks. Not really my cup of tea but quite unusual I thought.
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I’m pretty sure I saw that in a Star Trek episode about 55 years ago.
One of the best episodes, in fact:
"Star Trek" The Doomsday Machine (TV Episode 1967) ⭐ 8.7 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
50m | TV-PG
www.imdb.com
My apologies,
I thought it could be an interesting discussion as I have not seen or heard of anything like it before.
You can delete the post if you like.