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[[File:1913_YOW_1.jpg|thumb|right|1913 Ye Olde Wood, courtesy Jesse Silver Collection]][[File:1913_YOW2.jpg|thumb|right|1913 Ye Olde Wood, courtesy Jesse Silver Collection]]Pre-Transition pipes come in a number of grades: | [[File:1913_YOW_1.jpg|thumb|right|1913 Ye Olde Wood, courtesy Jesse Silver Collection]][[File:1913_YOW2.jpg|thumb|right|1913 Ye Olde Wood, courtesy Jesse Silver Collection]]Pre-Transition pipes come in a number of grades: | ||
*'''Standard Ye Olde Wood''' - sometimes referred to by collectors as '''YOW''', which may have a dark or plum stain - '''TVF''' may be a slightly higher grade of YOW | *'''Standard Ye Olde Wood''' - sometimes referred to by collectors as '''YOW''', which may have a dark or plum stain - '''TVF''' may be a slightly higher grade of YOW | ||
*''''Ye Olde Wood Special''' - pipes with a nicer grain figure and which are left natural rather than stained dark Birdseye - pipes with particularly nice Birdseye grain - one of the rarest of Barling stampings | *''''Ye Olde Wood Special''' - pipes with a nicer grain figure and which are left natural rather than stained dark | ||
*'''Birdseye''' - pipes with particularly nice Birdseye grain - one of the rarest of Barling stampings | |||
*'''Guinea Grain''' - something between a flame grain and a straight grain - these pipes are the only Pre-Transition Barling pipes that have a script “''Barling’s''” logo. They were also oil treated to bring out the contrast in the grain. | *'''Guinea Grain''' - something between a flame grain and a straight grain - these pipes are the only Pre-Transition Barling pipes that have a script “''Barling’s''” logo. They were also oil treated to bring out the contrast in the grain. | ||
*'''Straight Grain''' - Barling’s highest grade - these don’t have model numbers. | *'''Straight Grain''' - Barling’s highest grade - these don’t have model numbers. |