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== The Company == | == The Company == | ||
[[Image:Barling_silver_bands.gif|thumb|200px|From Left: 1927-Tetley's; 1916 w/Military bit; 1956-Tetley's; Pre-Trans EXEL T.V.F, Derek Green Collection[http://www.derek-green.com/Others.htm]]] Barling is a great name in pipes among smokers and collectors alike. The original Barlings were silversmiths in England during the latter part of the 1700's and their slver mountings first appeared on pipes in 1812. A very famous old English classic, making mostly traditional English shapes. The company entered a "modern" phase in 1851 when they began carving pipes out of briar. Over the next 109 years the company gained an enviable reputation for the unique shapes and smokability of their pipes. The company was sold by the Barling family in 1960 to the Imperial Tobacco Company, and after a brief transition period, the quality and identity | [[Image:Barling_silver_bands.gif|thumb|200px|From Left: 1927-Tetley's; 1916 w/Military bit; 1956-Tetley's; Pre-Trans EXEL T.V.F, Derek Green Collection[http://www.derek-green.com/Others.htm]]] Barling is a great name in pipes among smokers and collectors alike. The original Barlings were silversmiths in England during the latter part of the 1700's and their slver mountings first appeared on pipes in 1812. A very famous old English classic, making mostly traditional English shapes. The company entered a "modern" phase in 1851 when they began carving pipes out of briar. Over the next 109 years the company gained an enviable reputation for the unique shapes and smokability of their pipes. The company was sold by the Barling family in 1960 to the Imperial Tobacco Company, and after a brief transition period, the quality and identity went down hill rapidly. | ||
== The periods == | == The periods == | ||