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An interesting briar calabash shape from 1908 features the dealer’s name on the LH side with the “'''BARLING’S MAKE'''” stamp on the verso in a secondary placement. Since Gage suggests that the Barling Company didn’t begin turning its own bowls until some

time around 1909, this may represent one of the earliest pipes made entirely by the Barling Company. The famous “'''MADE IN ENGLAND.'''” stamp does not yet exist. The word “'''ENGLND'''” is placed below the “'''BARLING’S MAKE'''” stamp. There is no

Sometime prior to 1913, the “'''Ye Olde Wood'''” stamp makes its appearance on selected pipes. An example exists stamped on a 1913 date hallmarked pipe. This logo will continue to be used in the decades to come. Eventually, “'''Ye Olde Wood'''” will be stamped

on nearly every pipe made and will come to represent the company to the world. It is not known when the crossed Barling stem logo first appeared, but an example exists on a pipe with a 1923 date hallmark.<br>

An example of unusual Barling nomenclature from the 1930's, which blows another Barling myth, that of the "MADE IN ENGLAND." stamp being  proof of a pre-transition origin.  This is one of many examples of Pre-Transition pipes that don't have a period after the word "'''ENGLAND'''". It also reads "'''MADE IN LONDON'''" over "'''England'''".  The model number is also interesting in that it consists of 2 numbers and 1 letter.

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A script “'''''Barling’s'''''” logo is used for the Pre-Transition Guinea Grain grade. In addition to the script “'''''Barling’s'''''” logo the pipes hare an “'''EB'''” and “'''Regd'''” stampings. And, horror of horrors, there are a few Pre-Transition pipes that have a script “Barling” logo.<br>

It is not known precisely when Barling began to stamp the size onto their pipes but after the War, the practice becomes increasingly common. There are some variations cited in the range of size stampings, but the following are given with the understanding that this may be revised based on input from knowledgeable collectors. The sizes, going from the smallest to the largest are as follows: '''S ,S-M, M, L, EL, EXEL, EXEXEL''', and '''G'''. Following the War, the small “'''BARLING’S MAKE'''” logo is discontinued and a larger logo is used. Model numbers, the so-called “Monte” numbers - named for Montague Barling - also called the Nichols system - come into common use. The '''TVF''' stamp, which stands for “The Very Finest” is applied to pipes with better grain figure. Sand blasts are stamped with the appellation “'''FOSSIL'''”. Late Pre-Transition pipes may have a plethora of stampings: the company logo, a “'''Ye Olde Wood'''” stamp, a grade or finish stamp like '''TVF''', '''Special''', or '''FOSSIL''', a model number, and a “'''MADE IN ENGLAND.'''” stamp.

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