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I'll say! I sent these images of Ron's cased set to be added to the Pipedia Barling page. It's as nice a companion set as I've seen and also and important one, as these have model numbers stamped into their shanks, which now expands the year range for such stampings to as early as 1923. Another piece of great information thanks to Ron's generosity.
"IF IT SAYS BARLING's, IT HAS TO BE GOOD!"
ITS NOW BEEN A WEEK AND NOTHING NEW POSTED ON THIS BARLINGS PAGE. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD BREAK THE ICE AND MAKE AN ATTEMP TO FLUSH OUT SOME OTHER BARLING COLLECTORS.
EARTH TO BARLING COLLECTORS, EARTH TO BARLING COLLECTORS, COME IN BARLING COLLECTORS!
ALL PIPES IN THE PHOTO ARE PRE TRANSITION AND HAS ITS ORIGINAL BARLING CROSSED LOGO STEM WITH THE REG"D NUMBER ON THE UNDERSIDES. WITH ONE EXCEPTION, "THE CALABASH STYLE IN THE REAR HAS A REPLACEMENT STEM" AND I STILL DONT KNOW WETHER TO CALL THAT PIPE A CALABASH OR A BENT DUBLIN. ITS VERY OLD WITH NO MODEL NUMBER.ONLY EXEL. GO FIGURE!
ENJOY!
ITS NOW BEEN A WEEK AND NOTHING NEW POSTED ON THIS BARLINGS PAGE. SO I THOUGHT I WOULD BREAK THE ICE AND MAKE AN ATTEMP TO FLUSH OUT SOME OTHER BARLING COLLECTORS.
EARTH TO BARLING COLLECTORS, EARTH TO BARLING COLLECTORS, COME IN BARLING COLLECTORS!
ALL PIPES IN THE PHOTO ARE PRE TRANSITION AND HAS ITS ORIGINAL BARLING CROSSED LOGO STEM WITH THE REG"D NUMBER ON THE UNDERSIDES. WITH ONE EXCEPTION, "THE CALABASH STYLE IN THE REAR HAS A REPLACEMENT STEM" AND I STILL DONT KNOW WETHER TO CALL THAT PIPE A CALABASH OR A BENT DUBLIN. ITS VERY OLD WITH NO MODEL NUMBER.ONLY EXEL. GO FIGURE!
ENJOY!
Ron,
That's a pretty spectacular display of Barling pipes. It's a joy to see!
The pipe with the rusticated panels is called a Quaint. Every one of them is a one-of-a-kind design. The majority were carved by Bob Channen and Horry Jamieson, who later carved Uniques for GBD. Tad Gage refers to this particular rustication as "chicken scratches". Supposedly, Montague Barling sketched out many of the designs. The above pipe is one of Jamieson's.
So where are the other Barling aficionados? Post your Barlings!
That's a pretty spectacular display of Barling pipes. It's a joy to see!
The pipe with the rusticated panels is called a Quaint. Every one of them is a one-of-a-kind design. The majority were carved by Bob Channen and Horry Jamieson, who later carved Uniques for GBD. Tad Gage refers to this particular rustication as "chicken scratches". Supposedly, Montague Barling sketched out many of the designs. The above pipe is one of Jamieson's.
So where are the other Barling aficionados? Post your Barlings!
And I am not sure this is a Barling; picture taken a year ago. It is very similar in size and shape of a Barling I bought 50 years ago. It has a replacement stem.
Look, Ma, no caps!
Look, Ma, no caps!
One more. (Center) Each of these photos was taken to illustrate something else- that's my excuse and I am sticking to it.
My smooth 4105 (below the 4184) may not be a 'real Barling('s) from their best period. It just says Barling, London England (and TVF and name crossed on stem) , as you can see...When I started smoking it, it was in an almost NOS condition but I did not know (or care) much about 'Barling', except it was the kind of shape/size I prefer. So my unbiased astonishment, when I found out, this 4105 is sooo good and the balance and ebonite stem among the best I have in my collection (of then approx. 60 pipes, most straight English/Danish) The 4105 is not for sale but only smoked occasionally, as I want it to last. I saw a 4105 on eBay recently, but with a lucite stem (?)...
Unfortunately the somewhat abused 4184 I later bought, did not have same superior stem as the 4105, so perhaps the 4184 stem was a replacement (no name cross). But the 4184 is super light and with a nice blast, indeed!
First Barling. Bought off of Fleabay. On the advise of this forum I found the worst photographed, shape that I liked, and crossed my fingers. I have no idea what I bought but I do like the shape. For all I know a dog could have chewed it. lol
Going to sand er down and see what pops out.
Barling
Going to sand er down and see what pops out.
Barling
I've not had much luck with buying Barling pipes. I have one BB&S John Peel that I quite like, but the only one stamped Barling is one that I assume is a post transition pipe. I have no idea when it was made, but it's a nice smoking smaller pipe, and I like the looks of it too. Stamped Barling in script, London England, EXEL, T.V.F. 5169.
Here's the pipe:
Here's the pipe:
Trying to figure out the date and transition era of this Barling I found over the weekend. Any thoughts? Haven’t smoke it yet but about to start working on that intense stem...
That's quite a Quaint! Post war - 1961. LLF - Long Long Flat, one doesn't see many of these. 
Correct! It's a Family Era piece and was carved between 1947 and 1962, probably in the 1950's and most probably carved by Horry Jameson, who started with Barling in the 1920's. The design is emblematic of Jameson's work. The TVF stamp stands for "The Very Finest", which Barling had registered in the 1920's but didn't much use until after the War. LLF is "long long flat", which refers to the shank shape and which is very rare, especially with a Quaint. The rustication on the panels is referred to as "chicken scratches" by Tad Gage, and it's an apt description.
There won't be a model number as each Quaint was unique. The carving looks very crisp, which is a plus. Too many of these have been subjected to buffers, also known as WPD's (Weapons of Pipe Destruction) so the carving gets badly softened up.
Check the underside of the stem, close to where it meets with the shank, to see if there's a stamping. If it says "Barling DESIGN" then the pipe is 1950 and later. If it says REG'd with a number underneath then it's 1947 to 1950. Not all stems were stamped, so there is no significance to the absence of a stem stamp.
This is a very nice find. The oxidation is pretty advanced, so you may find it better to have a new stem carved if you have to remove too much material to get down to virgin Vulcanite.
Congrats!
There won't be a model number as each Quaint was unique. The carving looks very crisp, which is a plus. Too many of these have been subjected to buffers, also known as WPD's (Weapons of Pipe Destruction) so the carving gets badly softened up.
Check the underside of the stem, close to where it meets with the shank, to see if there's a stamping. If it says "Barling DESIGN" then the pipe is 1950 and later. If it says REG'd with a number underneath then it's 1947 to 1950. Not all stems were stamped, so there is no significance to the absence of a stem stamp.
This is a very nice find. The oxidation is pretty advanced, so you may find it better to have a new stem carved if you have to remove too much material to get down to virgin Vulcanite.
Congrats!
Just won this one from Rodrigo:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Barling-039-s-Make-exexel-urige-Pfeife-Pre-Ubergang-/382783135473?hash=item591fa71ef1%3Ag%3AEp8AAOSwR2FcYt82&nma=true&si=JeouNXJLlcNmtf8M2y4y%252B31iK0M%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Comments please and do not spare me Horry J. carved ?
The T.V.F. is under the band that imho should be removed .
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Barling-039-s-Make-exexel-urige-Pfeife-Pre-Ubergang-/382783135473?hash=item591fa71ef1%3Ag%3AEp8AAOSwR2FcYt82&nma=true&si=JeouNXJLlcNmtf8M2y4y%252B31iK0M%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Comments please and do not spare me
Horry J. carved ?The T.V.F. is under the band that imho should be removed .
Not entirely sure if the stem is original , but if so I'm fine with that.
Jesse, please help :worship:
Jesse, please help :worship:
That is a Horry Jameson carved Quaint, and a nice one! I thought about bidding on it myself, but I just don't need more pipes, however enticing they may be. Price wise you did quite well. The carving looks pretty crisp in the photographs and hopefully will be fine in person. Overall the wood looks good, with some nice mirroring grain pattern, and stampings look pretty darned crisp. I'd guess this one dates somewhere between the end of the War and the mid '50's.
The band is an aftermarket rolled gold plate repair band, so look carefully before removing it, as it's probably supporting a shank crack. If it isn't then you got one hell of a deal, because I'll bet you that that band put off the usual high rollers and nut jobs. The stem has been heavily buffed and you can see some waviness in the surface. As with almost any stem on a vintage pipe it's difficult to say with certainty that it's the original stem. That said, it looks correct to me. I'd certainly accept it as a Barling made stem.
Congratulations! Very nice snag!
The band is an aftermarket rolled gold plate repair band, so look carefully before removing it, as it's probably supporting a shank crack. If it isn't then you got one hell of a deal, because I'll bet you that that band put off the usual high rollers and nut jobs. The stem has been heavily buffed and you can see some waviness in the surface. As with almost any stem on a vintage pipe it's difficult to say with certainty that it's the original stem. That said, it looks correct to me. I'd certainly accept it as a Barling made stem.
Congratulations! Very nice snag!
Jesse,
Thank you for your much appreciated help and kind comments .
Ain't she sweet ? :D I noticed her favourable features right away and since Rodrigo ( and he never let me down ) assured me the band did not hide a crack it did not put me off .
Thank you for your much appreciated help and kind comments .
Ain't she sweet ? :D I noticed her favourable features right away and since Rodrigo ( and he never let me down ) assured me the band did not hide a crack it did not put me off .