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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"> | <gallery perrow=6 =caption"The 150th Anniversary catalog, courtesy Jesse Silver"> | ||
File:Barling 150th Cat Cover scaled.jpg|150th Anniversary Catalog Cover | File:Barling 150th Cat Cover scaled.jpg|150th Anniversary Catalog Cover | ||
File:150th Frontispiece scaled.jpg|Frontispiece | File:150th Frontispiece scaled.jpg|Frontispiece | ||