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*Ye Olde Wood Fossil ("Fossil" in script), denoting a sandblasted pipe. No evidence that Barling created a sandblasted pipe prior to the mid-1930s. Some sandblasted pipes do not contain the "Fossil" stamping, or it has been buffed off. | *Ye Olde Wood Fossil ("Fossil" in script), denoting a sandblasted pipe. No evidence that Barling created a sandblasted pipe prior to the mid-1930s. Some sandblasted pipes do not contain the "Fossil" stamping, or it has been buffed off. | ||
*Ye Olde Wood Special ("Special" in script) - pipes with a nicer grain figure, often pipes with a combination of cross-graining and birdseye grain, and which were generally left natural or lightly stained, rather than stained dark | *Ye Olde Wood Special ("Special" in script) - pipes with a nicer grain figure, often pipes with a combination of cross-graining and birdseye grain, and which were generally left natural or lightly stained, rather than stained dark | ||
*Guinea Grain - something between a flame grain and a straight grain, often featuring tight, fine graining. These pipes have a script “Barling’s” logo and "EB" stamped on the shank (a tribute to Edwin Barling), a block-stamped "Guinea Grain Reg'd" to reflect the patent on the name, and usually carry a size designation. They were not stamped "TVF" however. They were stained with a special walnut-hued stain to designed to emphasize, as a company promotion noted, shimmering color and grain contrast that mimicked the sheen of | *Guinea Grain - something between a flame grain and a straight grain, often featuring tight, fine graining. These pipes have a script “Barling’s” logo and "EB" stamped on the shank (a tribute to Edwin Barling), a block-stamped "Guinea Grain Reg'd" to reflect the patent on the name, and usually carry a size designation. They were not stamped "TVF" however. They were stained with a special walnut-hued stain to designed to emphasize, as a company promotion noted, shimmering color and grain contrast that mimicked the sheen of the British guinea gold coin. | ||
*Birdseye - pipes with particularly nice Birdseye grain - one of the rarest of Barling stampings because it was introduced very late in the company's family ownership. | *Birdseye - pipes with particularly nice Birdseye grain - one of the rarest of Barling stampings because it was introduced very late in the company's family ownership. | ||
*Straight Grain - Barling’s highest grade during the pre-transition period, don’t have model numbers or a size designation. This designation was not introduced until the 1930s. Prior to this, all pipes were "Barlings Make" stamped, regardless of grain quality. Presentation Straight Grains were introduced in the 1962 catalogue, along with other changes under new management. | *Straight Grain - Barling’s highest grade during the pre-transition period, don’t have model numbers or a size designation. This designation was not introduced until the 1930s. Prior to this, all pipes were "Barlings Make" stamped, regardless of grain quality. Presentation Straight Grains were introduced in the 1962 catalogue, along with other changes under new management. | ||