Can anyone tell me about this Barling pipe?
Only an occasional pipe smoker, but was given this pipe by my dad when helping them move. He sold the rest of his collection years ago but this one was tucked in some unrelated box so it got missed when he sold the rest. He didn't really know much about it, figured I'd ask you folks.
Posted Oct 11, 2017, 2:45 PM UTC
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Does it say Barling or Barling's? I'm on mobile and I can't make out the stamp.
Here's a better shot. It says:
T.V.F. stamped near the stem, but not crossing onto it (did a bit of research and it seems like some of the older pipes had the TVF cross from the wood into the stem)
I'm no expert, but it looks like a transition pipe (3 digit shape code) with a pre-transition stamp. (Barling's arched over Make). Pre-transition pipes had a two digit code. And transition/corporate pipes changed to a four digit number, and Barling's make to one line. That would put the year of manufacture right around the transition in 1962. It appears your dad has good taste in. English briar. But like I said, I'm no expert.