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*''''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. | ||
Presentation Straight Grain - the rarest of the rare - an '''EXEXEL''' size would have sold for $7500.00 in today’s dollars! | Presentation Straight Grain - the rarest of the rare - an '''EXEXEL''' size would have sold for $7500.00 in today’s dollars! | ||