Family Era Barling’s Make YOW 169 EL Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes.

If you’ve read our guide to dating Barling pipes, you’ll know that this is a “pre-transition” or “family era” Barling, meaning it was made during the time that the Barling family both owned the Barling make and made Barling’s Make pipes. So, it’s a pipe made some time before the end of 1960 and, judging by the saddle stem, some time after the Barlings filed a patent for such in 1936. And it’s a beautiful one at that, with excellent bird’s-eye patterns captured by the composition of the bowl.

The condition is very good. Some rim darkening. The stamping, for those interested, reads as follows:

BARLING’S (arched)
MAKE
YE OLDE WOOD    T.V.F.
169

and

MADE IN
ENGLAND      EL

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Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.72 / 18.28mm

Bowl Depth: 1.51″ / 38.35mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g