BARRINGER LABORATORIES INC
SC 13D/A, 1996-11-20
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 3)

                          Barringer Laboratories, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    068508100
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                            William R. Collins, Esq.
                              Howard, Darby & Levin
                           1330 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10019
                                 (212) 841-1000
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                November 14, 1996
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

         If the filing person has  previously  filed a Statement on Schedule 13G
to report the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule  13D,  and is
filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box
[ ].

         Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the Statement [ ].

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CUSIP No. 068508100                                       13D                          Page 2 of 9 Pages
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<S>     <C>                                                                          <C>
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1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

         John P. Holmes, III
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2        Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)                      (a)  [ ]
                                                                                                  (b)  [X]
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3        SEC Use Only
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4        Sources of Funds (See Instructions)
         PF
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5        Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
         to Item 2(d) or 2(e)                                                                          [ ]
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6        Citizenship or Place of Organization
         United States of America
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       Number of              7       Sole Voting Power
         Shares                       206,450
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      Beneficially            8       Shared Voting Power
        Owned by                      0
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          Each                9       Sole Dispositive Power
       Reporting                      206,450
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      Person With             10      Shared Dispositive Power
                                      0
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11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
         206,450
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12       Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions)                                                                                 [X]
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13       Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
         12.5%
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14       Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
         IN
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CUSIP No. 068508100                                       13D                          Page 3 of 9 Pages
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<S>      <C>                                                                       <C>
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1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

         J. Francis Lavelle
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2        Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)                      (a)  [ ]
                                                                                                  (b)  [X]
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3        SEC Use Only
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4        Sources of Funds (See Instructions)
         PF
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5        Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
         to Item 2(d) or 2(e)                                                                          [ ]
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6        Citizenship or Place of Organization
         United States of America

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       Number of              7       Sole Voting Power
         Shares                       206,450
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      Beneficially            8       Shared Voting Power
        Owned by                      0
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          Each                9       Sole Dispositive Power
       Reporting                      206,450
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      Person With             10      Shared Dispositive Power
                                      0
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11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
         206,450
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12       Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions)                                                                                 [X]
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13       Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
         12.5%
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14       Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
         IN
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CUSIP No. 068508100                                       13D                          Page 4 of 9 Pages
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<S>      <C>                                                                       <C>
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1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

         Thomas A. Dippel
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2        Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)                      (a)  [ ]
                                                                                                  (b)  [X]
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3        SEC Use Only
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4        Sources of Funds (See Instructions)
         PF

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5        Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
         to Item 2(d) or 2(e)                                                                          [ ]
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6        Citizenship or Place of Organization
         United States of America
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       Number of              7       Sole Voting Power
         Shares                       20,882
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      Beneficially            8       Shared Voting Power
        Owned by                      0
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          Each                9       Sole Dispositive Power
       Reporting                      20,882
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      Person With             10      Shared Dispositive Power
                                      0
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11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
         20,882
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12       Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions)                                                                                 [X]
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13       Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
         1.3%
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14       Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
         IN
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CUSIP No. 068508100                                       13D                          Page 5 of 9 Pages
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<S>      <C>                                                                        <C>
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1        Name of Reporting Person
         S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

         Timothy C. deGavre
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2        Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)                      (a)  [ ]
                                                                                                  (b)  [X]
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3        SEC Use Only
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4        Sources of Funds (See Instructions)
         PF
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5        Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant
         to Item 2(d) or 2(e)                                                                          [ ]
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6        Citizenship or Place of Organization
         United States of America
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       Number of              7       Sole Voting Power
         Shares                       4,500
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      Beneficially            8       Shared Voting Power
        Owned by                      0
                      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Each                9       Sole Dispositive Power
       Reporting                      4,500
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      Person With             10      Shared Dispositive Power
                                      0
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
         4,500
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12       Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
         Instructions)                                                                                 [X]
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13       Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
         0.3%
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14       Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
         IN
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                  This Amendment No. 3 amends and  supplements  the Statement on
Schedule 13D,  originally  filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on
May 23,  1996 and  amended  by  Amendment  No. 1 filed on  August  26,  1996 and
Amendment  No. 2 filed on October  16,  1996 (the  "Schedule  13D"),  by John P.
Holmes,  III, J.  Francis  Lavelle,  Thomas A.  Dippel and  Timothy C.  deGavre.
Capitalized terms not defined in this Amendment No. 3 have the meanings assigned
thereto in the Schedule 13D.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                  Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:

                  The  aggregate   purchase  price  for  20,000  of  the  22,003
additional  Shares  acquired  by JPH,  including  payment  of  commissions,  was
$36,203.77.  The purchase of these Shares was funded from cash available to JPH.
JPH acquired  beneficial  ownership  of the other 2,003  Shares  pursuant to the
issuance by the Issuer to JPH of the warrant described in Item 6.

                  The  aggregate   purchase  price  for  16,000  of  the  18,003
additional  Shares  acquired  by JFL,  including  payment  of  commissions,  was
$29,347.07.  The purchase of these Shares was funded from cash available to JFL.
JFL acquired  beneficial  ownership  of the other 2,003  Shares  pursuant to the
issuance by the Issuer to JFL of the warrant described in Item 6.

                  The aggregate  purchase price for 900 of the 1,061  additional
Shares acquired by TAD,  including  payment of commissions,  was $1,696.98.  The
purchase of these  Shares was funded from cash  available  to TAD.  TAD acquired
beneficial  ownership  of the other 161 Shares  pursuant to the  issuance by the
Issuer to TAD of the warrant described in Item 6.

                  The aggregate  purchase price for the 2,500 additional  Shares
acquired by TCD, including payment of commissions,  was $4,339.88.  The purchase
of these Shares was funded from cash available to TCD.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

                  Item 5 of the Schedule  13D is hereby  amended in its entirety
to read as follows:

                  (a) The following table sets forth information with respect to
the  Shares  beneficially  owned by each  Reporting  Person  as of the  close of
business on November 19, 1996:

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                               Number of              Approximate Percentage of
     Name                      Shares                 Outstanding Shares (1)
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<S>                       <C>                        <C>  
     JPH                    206,450(2)(3)                       12.5%

     JFL                    206,450(2)(4)                       12.5%

     TAD                     20,882(2)(5)                        1.3%

     TCD                      4,500(2)                           0.3%
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(1)      Computed  on   the  basis  of  1,652,016  Shares   outstanding  as   of
         September 30, 1996  as specified in the Issuer's  Quarterly  Report  on
         Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 1996.

(2)      The Reporting  Persons may be deemed to be a "group" within the meaning
         of Rule  13d-5  promulgated  under the  Exchange  Act,  by virtue of an
         understanding  between them to act  together  from time to time for the
         purpose of acquiring  holding,  voting,  or disposing of Shares.  Thus,
         pursuant  to  Rule  13d-5,  each  Reporting  Person  may be  deemed  to
         beneficially own all Shares  beneficially  owned by the other Reporting
         Persons.  Each Reporting Person disclaims  beneficial ownership of such
         Shares.

(3)      Includes  36,450 Shares that JPH has the right to acquire upon exercise
         of the warrants  described in Item 6.  Excludes  4,006 Shares  issuable
         upon  exercise of  warrants  that the Issuer has agreed to issue to JPH
         within 60 days of this Statement as described in Item 6.

(4)      Includes  36,450 Shares that JPL has the right to acquire upon exercise
         of the warrants  described in Item 6.  Excludes  4,006 Shares  issuable
         upon  exercise of  warrants  that the Issuer has agreed to issue to JFL
         within 60 days of this Statement as described in Item 6.

(5)      Includes  2,935 Shares that TAD has the right to acquire upon  exercise
         of the warrants  described in Item 6. Excludes 322 Shares issuable upon
         exercise of warrants  that the Issuer has agreed to issue to TAD within
         60 days of this Statement as described in Item 6.

                  (b) JPH has the sole  power to vote or to direct  the vote and
to dispose or to direct the  disposition of 170,000 Shares that he  beneficially
owns.  Upon  exercise of the  warrants  described  in Item 6, JPH will have sole
power to vote or to direct the vote or to  dispose or to direct the  disposition
of the other 36,450 Shares that he beneficially owns.

                  JFL has the  sole  power to vote or to  direct  the vote or to
dispose or to direct the  disposition  of 170,000  Shares  that he  beneficially
owns. Upon exercise in whole of the warrants  described in Item 6, JFL will have
sole  power  to vote or to  direct  the  vote or to  dispose  or to  direct  the
disposition of the other 36,450 Shares that he beneficially owns.

                  TAD has the  sole  power to vote or to  direct  the vote or to
dispose or to direct the disposition of 17,947 Shares that he beneficially owns.
Upon  exercise in whole of the warrants  described in Item 6, TAD will have sole
power to vote or to direct the vote or to  dispose or to direct the  disposition
of the other 2,935 Shares that he beneficially owns.

                  TCD has the  sole  power to vote or to  direct  the vote or to
dispose or to direct the  disposition  of the 4,500 Shares that he  beneficially
owns.

                  (c) The  following  table  sets  forth the  transactions  with
respect to Shares  effected  during the past sixty days by each of the Reporting
Persons  (unless  any such  transaction  has  previously  been  reported  on the
Schedule 13D). The transactions  set forth below were market purchases  effected
in the over-the-counter market.

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                  Purchase(P)       Price Per        JPH            JFL           TAD              TCD
Trade Date        or Sale(S)        Share($)         Shares         Shares        Shares           Shares
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<S>            <C>                <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>
11/14/96                   P         1.7188          7,900          7,900           300            2,500
11/14/96                   P         1.8125             --             --           600               --
11/18/96                   P         1.7188          5,000          5,000            --               --
11/18/96                   P         1.875           4,000             --            --               --
11/18/96                   P         1.9375          1,100             --            --               --
11/18/96                   P         2.00            2,000          3,100            --               --
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                  In  October  1996,  the  Issuer  issued  to  JPH,  JFL and TAD
additional  warrants to purchase an  aggregate  of 2,003,  2,003 and 161 Shares,
respectively, as described in Item 6.

                  (d) No other  person  has the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of  dividends  from,  or the  proceeds  from the sale of, any
Shares which the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own, other than
10,000


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Shares  beneficially  owned by JPH with respect to which JPH's  daughters  share
with JPH the right to receive dividends and sale proceeds.

                  (e) Not applicable.

Item 6.           Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
                  with respect to Securities of the Issuer.

                  Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:

                  Pursuant to the Issuer  Letter,  in October  1996,  the Issuer
issued to JPH, JFL and TAD additional warrants in substantially the same form as
the JPH Warrant, the JFL Warrant and the TAD Warrant to purchase an aggregate of
2,003, 2,003 and 161 Shares, respectively, at a price of $1.06 per share.


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                                   SIGNATURES

                  After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and
belief of each of the  undersigned,  each of the undersigned  certifies that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  November 20, 1996


                                                     /s/ John P. Holmes, III
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                                                         John P. Holmes, III


                                                      /s/ J. Francis Lavelle
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                                                          J. Francis Lavelle


                                                        /s/ Thomas A. Dippel
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                                                            Thomas A. Dippel


                                                      /s/ Timothy C. deGavre
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                                                          Timothy C. deGavre




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