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One of the coolest things about collecting Barlows is finding unusual bolster stamps, and the pictographic ones are very cool, indeed! They remind me a bit of the old rebus puzzles printed in bottle caps.
One of the coolest things about collecting Barlows is finding unusual bolster stamps, and the pictographic ones are very cool, indeed! They remind me a bit of the old rebus puzzles printed in bottle caps.
They may have only been printed on beer bottle caps.
I remember the more beer you drank, the easier the puzzles seemed to be.
I was a can beer guy back college, hate I missed those, my pool shooting skills improved to a point but after a certain number of beers it dropped off swiftly as I am sure puzzle solving skills did too
They may have only been printed on beer bottle caps.
What a wonderful group! Classy
One of the coolest things about collecting Barlows is finding unusual bolster stamps, and the pictographic ones are very cool, indeed! They remind me a bit of the old rebus puzzles printed in bottle caps.
Nice one Wayne!! I wonder if we will ever collect every possible Barlow in this thread??Armstrong barlow...
Wayne I was hoping someone else would ask so I could remain ignorant but incognito. So I will ask. Who/What's the story on this sweet wonder of a barlow?
I’ve never seen a defininative explanation regarding the history of the ONB bolster stamp but the two barlows below share the same stamp but are from different manufacturers. The top knife is of German manufacture (ONB Cutlery, Germany says the tang stamp) while the knife with the flat bolsters has a Sheffield, England tang stamp and appears to be much older than its German counterpart. If anyone can enlighten us as to history of theses knives I welcome their input.
My apologies I just scrolled back and saw your question. Yes : ) I bought it as a 2nd from Gunstock Jacks and my guess is due to the hue as I could find nothing wrong with it. Paul graciously put in the EZ notch for me as at the time I was brand new to knives and thought it was very hard to open : ) Thankfully my fingers have toughed up a bit since then
In Texas, they were on the short bottles of Pearl Beer. When the 12-packs went on sale at The Posse drive-thru beer store, we'd pick one up after school and know we'd have a fun filled evening of puzzle solving. Ah...good times.
In Texas, they were on the short bottles of Pearl Beer. When the 12-packs went on sale at The Posse drive-thru beer store, we'd pick one up after school and know we'd have a fun filled evening of puzzle solving. Ah...good times.
On topic, my favorite Barlow picture:
The blonde, brunette, and redhead.
In Texas, they were on the short bottles of Pearl Beer. When the 12-packs went on sale at The Posse drive-thru beer store, we'd pick one up after school and know we'd have a fun filled evening of puzzle solving. Ah...good times.
On topic, my favorite Barlow picture:
The blonde, brunette, and redhead.
