Just arrived this afternoon.
1909 cased Barling's make stubby Bent Billiard with orific bit Amber stem.
1909 cased Barling's make stubby Bent Billiard with orific bit Amber stem.
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That's a little beauty! Congratulations!
4 1/2 inches.
4 1/2 - 5 inches seems to be the most common size of a lot of the 100yo Britwoods I have.
Maybe I prefer more petite pipes and tend to pick them out in preference to their larger siblings.
A nice nosewarmer! It seems to have a normal size bowl nonetheless. May you enjoy it for years to come! I have a similar proportioned Castello 11 that behaves no different than a pipe of longer length.
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A family era Exexel Barling's Make TVF Apple with saddle stem
A family era Exexel Barling's Make TVF Apple with saddle stem
These were popular for carrying in a coat pocket. I have a '30's era companion set with full sized bows and short stems.
3 straight Bulldogs
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Family era Barling's Make YOW TVF shape 220 with saddle stem
Corporate era Barling shape 4559 Garnet Grain with saddle stem
Corporate era Barling shape 3595 with tapered stem
From the top:
Family era Barling's Make YOW TVF shape 220 with saddle stem
Corporate era Barling shape 4559 Garnet Grain with saddle stem
Corporate era Barling shape 3595 with tapered stem
Yup
I have several of the type. Here's my favorite:
1907 BBB "Own Make" Bent Billiard :: British Pipes
'Tis a lovely little thing. 4.75" long and 43 grams. Compact, rugged, comfortable, tastes good, and smokes great. I've always had a soft spot for durable designs, even though I rarely put them to the test. Maybe it comes from fixing so many Canadians. :lol: At one time BBB wanted---and...
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Just lobbed in this morning
1894 Durandu. According to Jesse (@sablebrush52) these are Barling-made pipes for tobacconists/pipe merchants Durandu of Liverpool.
Easily an Exexel size. The bowl is reminiscent of a kalmasch
Very likely the stem is a replacement.
1894 Durandu. According to Jesse (@sablebrush52) these are Barling-made pipes for tobacconists/pipe merchants Durandu of Liverpool.
Easily an Exexel size. The bowl is reminiscent of a kalmasch
Very likely the stem is a replacement.
I own only one Barling, probably not a particularly special pipe on its own merits, but it's a very special pipe for me. This is pipe #1, the first pipe I ever purchased. I bought this Barling Londoner 4805 zulu-ish oval-shanked Dublin at an independent shopping mall tobacco shop in the mid '80s when I began dabbling in pipe smoking after having previously dabbled in clove and RYO cigarettes for a few years. Happily, I recently unearthed it from around 30 years of neglectful storage in the garage. Still looks and smokes great!
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Not nearly as glamorous as some others on here, but this pipe cost @scloyd $4.50 plus whatever postage was to me. Aside from me not fixing the replacement stem properly, I think it cleaned up fairly well.
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A new arrival by way of @osiris01
1908 Barling's Make bent Apple with a chimney tenon extension, orific bit.
There are better quality photos in "British Pipes - Intriguing 1908 Barling" thread
1908 Barling's Make bent Apple with a chimney tenon extension, orific bit.
There are better quality photos in "British Pipes - Intriguing 1908 Barling" thread
you are building a great collection of Barlings.
another great pipe from Geoff
Thank you.
I feel very privileged to have custody of a few fine pieces
So we are just going to talk about your pipes and not that table they are on?
Not sure if this counts or not, but this is one of the new Barling pipes. It's the lowest (cheapest) model, a Marylebone Fossil 1820. I love the look of the grain staining, although it certainly isn't the best sandblast I've ever seen. Fairly light, medium sized bowl, drooling looks good... I think it'll be a good one. The box it came in was a little intense, all plush and silky haha.
The only thing that stands out negatively is that it doesn't actually sit as it is intended. The angle on the bottom needs to be slightly sharper, because as it is it needs to rest on the stem. Not a big deal at all, but kind of defeats it's intended purpose.
The only thing that stands out negatively is that it doesn't actually sit as it is intended. The angle on the bottom needs to be slightly sharper, because as it is it needs to rest on the stem. Not a big deal at all, but kind of defeats it's intended purpose.
I haven't had a chance to load it up yet. I'll try when I get home from work. The Barling seems very close to balancing, so it is possible that tobacco will to it (when full).
I picked up a Rattray's Ahoy that has the same problem, but that one won't balance with tobacco. They are both made by the same parent company, so likely a design flaw.
Forgot to update this. Loaded makes no difference for either pipes, which is a little disappointing for me. Not a deal breaker by any means, but disappointing nonetheless, as they are pokers