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The earlier of these two Catalogs was published while Montague Barling was still president. It is mentioned in Hacker’s book, incorrectly, as the first Catalog published by the Barling Company and was published to mark their 150th anniversary. The copy that we have, and from which we have pulled pages for your examination, includes a price list dated June 1962. Thus we can fix a reliable timeframe for this catalog.<br> | The earlier of these two Catalogs was published while Montague Barling was still president. It is mentioned in Hacker’s book, incorrectly, as the first Catalog published by the Barling Company and was published to mark their 150th anniversary. The copy that we have, and from which we have pulled pages for your examination, includes a price list dated June 1962. Thus we can fix a reliable timeframe for this catalog.<br> | ||
The 150th Anniversary catalog also includes a frontispiece that extols the accomplishments of the family over the reigns of 9 different British Monarchs. | The 150th Anniversary catalog also includes a frontispiece that extols the accomplishments of the family over the reigns of 9 different British Monarchs. | ||
<gallery =caption"The 150th Anniversary catalog, courtesy Jesse Silver"> | |||
File:Barling 150th Cat Cover scaled.jpg|150th Anniversary Catalog Cover | |||
File:150th Frontispiece scaled.jpg|Frontispiece | |||
File:Receipt scaled.jpg|Receipt | |||
File:Price List scaled.jpg|Price List | |||
File:P21 scaled.jpg|Page 21 | |||
File:6224 1 scaled.jpg|Model 6224 | |||
File:6224 2 cropped.jpg|6224 Nomenclature | |||
File:P45 scaled.jpg|Page 45 | |||
File:3595-1 scaled.jpg|Model 3595 | |||
File:3595-1 cropped.jpg|3595 Nomenclature | |||
File:3599 2 cropped.jpg|3599 Nomenclature | |||
</gallery> | |||
The 1st notable point is that the new model numbering system first appears in this catalog. The old SS thru EXEXEL size stamps are discarded and 4 digit numbers beginning with a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are used to define the size instead. It has been assumed that the successor company made this change. This change came about while the company was still led by Montague Barling.<br> | The 1st notable point is that the new model numbering system first appears in this catalog. The old SS thru EXEXEL size stamps are discarded and 4 digit numbers beginning with a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 are used to define the size instead. It has been assumed that the successor company made this change. This change came about while the company was still led by Montague Barling.<br> | ||
The catalog contains a listing of grades. From bottom to top these grades are: standard, sandblast (referred to as “fossil” in the stampings), Guinea Grain, Ye Olde Wood Special, Straight Grain, and Presentation Straight Grain. None of the previously published material from third party sources mentions that there were TWO grades of straight grain! | The catalog contains a listing of grades. From bottom to top these grades are: standard, sandblast (referred to as “fossil” in the stampings), Guinea Grain, Ye Olde Wood Special, Straight Grain, and Presentation Straight Grain. None of the previously published material from third party sources mentions that there were TWO grades of straight grain! | ||