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| REF | Details
on Nameplate |
CUE
DESCRIPTION |
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K109 |
MANCHESTER |
THIS CUE IS CIRCA 1880’S AS YOU CAN SEE IT HAS A SLOPING BUTT WITH LEATHER BUFFER ~ TOTALLY ORIGINAL. A
REAL COLLECTORS CUE IN THIS CONDITION. |
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| K110 |
IDEAL ‘POOL
CUE’
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THIS CUE WILL MAKE AN IDEAL ‘POOL CUE’ ~ IT HAS A THICK BUTT ENABLING A POWER SHOT TO BE MADE EASILY. THIS
CUE STEMS FROM CIRCA 1900.
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K112 |
‘TRUESTROKE’ |
UNUSUAL LONG NAMEPLATE. THIS CUE WHILST USED IS AS NEAR ‘MINT’ CONDITION AS YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND ~ ORIGINAL LACQUER. RARE
CUE IN THIS CONDITION.
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K128 |
WEBBER & RENTON JOHANNESBURG |
AGAIN A VERY ‘RARE’ CUE. WHEN
THIS CUE CAME IN TO US THE BUTT LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN CHEWED BY A
DOG ~ GIVEN THAT THE CUE IS A BEAUTY WE HAVE HAD IT RE-SPLICED WITH
FOUR ‘EBONY SPLICES & GREEN VENEERS’ ~ TO QUOTE ‘MORCAMBE
& WISE’ YOU CAN’T SEE THE JOINT ~ ITS A BEAUTY |
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K130 |
HORACE LINDRUM CLUB CUE |
AS YOU CAN SEE THIS CUE WAS ‘SOLD’ BY ‘ELSTON & HOPKINS’ OF NOTTINGHAM. DECENT CUE ~ NOT BEEN ON THE OPEN MARKET BEFORE AND HAS NOT BEEN USED FOR SOME TIME ~ OVERALL GOOD CONDITION ~ STRAIGHT FROM ORIGINAL OWNERS FAMILY.
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K138 |
'NO NAME' |
THIS
CUE CAME INTO ME WITH A DAMAGED BUTT – IT HAS BEEN REFURBISHED
TO A HIGH STANDARD WITH AN ‘AMBOYNA BURR’ FRONT SPLICE. |
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K152 |
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K158 |
"E. J. Riley" "JOE DAVIS" BLACK NAMEPLATE RECORD SNOOKER CUE BREAK 146 |
Machine Spliced ~ Ebony Butt ~ Ash Shaft with a beautiful Burr Front Splice ~ 54" Long ~ 9½mm Tip ~ Brass Ferrule ~ Weight marked 17ozs. but is 16½ozs. THIS CUE WILL MAKE EITHER A CRACKING "POOL CUE" FOR SOMEONE OUT THERE or A LOVELY CUE FOR THE SMALLER PLAYER. CUE OVERALL IS IN 'CRACKING' CONDITION. |
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K160 |
"W. J. PEALL" RECORD CUE BREAK 3304 |
Hand Spliced ~ Ebony Butt ~ Ash Shaft ~ just under 58" Long ~ 9¾mm Tip ~ Brass Ferrule ~ Weight marked 16½ozs but is just under 16ozs. I BELIEVE THIS CUE TO BE GENUINE ~ THE WEIGHT PLUG AND STAMP BOTH APPEAR TO BE ORIGINAL ~ THE FERRULE SHOWING SLIGHT DISCOLOURATION AT BOTTOM ~ THE CUE HAS BEEN CLEANED OVERALL. THE NAMEPLATE IS IVORY ~ THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF TWO SCENARIOS (1) IT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND RE-WRITTEN DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS or (2) IT IS A BRAND NEW NAMEPLATE ~ EITHER WAY, THE ORIGINAL OLD SCREWS HAVE BEEN USED ~ THERE IS A SLIGHT MARK WHERE A CLAMP HAS BEEN USED WHEN REPLACING IT, THIS SHOULD NOT "PUT OFF" A COLLECTOR OR PLAYER. NICE CUE TO PLAY WITH. |
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K164 |
"SPORTS & PASTIMES" BRADFORD |
Machine Spliced ~ Ebony Butt ~ Maple Shaft ~ 58" Long ~ 11mm Tip ~ No Ferrule ~ Weight marked 16oz. but is 16½ozs. RARE CUE WITH THIS BADGE ~ IDEAL FOR A COLLECTOR. NICE CLEAN CUE ~ THIS HAS BEEN IN SAME OWNERS HANDS SINCE BEING BOUGHT NEW. |
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K165 |
"THURSTON & Co LTD" LONDON |
Hand Spliced ~ Ebony Butt ~ Pear Shaft ~ 55¾" Long ~ 9½mm Tip ~ Brass Ferrule ~ Weight marked 15½ozs but is 14¾ozs. THIS IS A NICE CLEAN CUE TO PLAY WITH ~ IT HAS A NICE SET OF 'ROYAL COAT OF ARMS' & 'PRINCE OF WALES FEATHERS' EMBLEM ~ VERY MUCH LIKE "K129 & K166" ~~ THEY USUALLY WEAR OFF. ~~ circa 1880's THE USING OF THE ABOVE 'EMBLEMS' INDICATE THAT THEY WERE SUPPLIERS OF BILLIARD CUES AND EQUIPMENT TO THE "DUKE OF YORK". THE CUE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH A SMALLER TIP THAN ORIGINAL AND HAS BEEN TAPERED TO MATCH – THE TOP 8" OF THE CUE IS SLIGHTLY LIGHTER IN SHADE, HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT DETRACT FROM HOW IT PLAYS. |
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K166 |
"THURSTON & Co LTD" LONDON |
Hand Spliced ~ Ebony Butt ~ Ash Shaft ~ 57½" Long ~ 10mm Tip ~ Brass Ferrule ~ Weight marked 16ozs. AGAIN A NICE CLEAN CUE ~ 'ROYAL COAT OF ARMS' & 'PRINCE OF WALES FEATHERS' EMBLEM LIKE ~ "K129 & K165" ~~ THEY USUALLY WEAR OFF. ~~ circa 1880's THE USING OF THE ABOVE 'EMBLEMS' INDICATE THAT THEY WERE SUPPLIERS OF BILLIARD CUES AND EQUIPMENT TO THE "DUKE OF YORK". THE CUE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH A SMALLER TIP THAN ORIGINAL AND HAS BEEN TAPERED TO MATCH – THE TOP 15" OF THE CUE IS SLIGHTLY LIGHTER IN SHADE, HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT DETRACT FROM HOW IT PLAYS. |
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K168 |
"NO NAME" |
Hand Spliced ~ Ebony Butt fitted with new Ebony Front Splice & Red Veneer ~ Ash Shaft ~ 58" Long ~ 11mm Tip ~ Brass Ferrule ~ Weight marked 17ozs. THIS CUE HAD A DAMAGED BUTT WHEN IT CAME IN ~ SINCE BEING REFURBISHED IT HAS MADE A GOOD PLAYING CUE. AGEING NICELY TO A RICH DARK BROWN. |
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K170 |
"JOHN BENNETT" & COMPANY LONDON |
Hand Spliced ~ Ebony Butt ~ Ebony Front Splice with Maple & Red Veneers ~ Ash Shaft ~ 58¼" Long ~ 11mm Tip ~ Brass Ferrule ~ Weight marked 16ozs. THIS IS A REASONABLY RARE CUE WITH IT HAVING A ROUND DISC NAMEPLATE ON A HAND-SPLICED CUE. NOT MANY "BENNETT" APPEAR ON THE MARKET FOR SOME REASON ALTHOUGH THEY WERE IN BUSINESS FOR QUITE A WHILE. GOOD HONEST CUE ~ SHOWING GENUINE WEAR FROM BEING USED. |
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K173 |
THE TOMBSTONE |
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED FOR ANY COLLECTOR. |
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K174 |
PERSONALLY |
NICE CLEAN CUE WITH JUST A SLIVER MISSING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE FRONT SPLICE ~ OBVIOUSLY OCCURED YEARS AGO ~ NO PROBLEM. REASONABLY RARE CUE ~ UNUSUAL HAVING A PEAR FRONT SPLICE. |
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K176 |
ACCRINGTON |
THIS IS A NICE CLEAN CUE ~ I BELIEVE THE INITIALS ON THE NAMEPLATE TO BE OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND DONE BY 'RILEYS' AT THE TIME. THIS CUE HAS HAD ALL LACQUER REMOVED AND REFURBISHED TO A NICE SILKY FINISH. |
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K177 |
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LOVELY CUE WITH ORIGINAL HIGH GLOSS LACQUER STILL ON. RARE CUE THIS ONE ~ HAVING ONLY SEEN A FEW OF THESE IN ALL MY YEARS OF TRADING. |
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K178 |
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Front Splices 'Burr Walnut & Maple' Splices with Ebony Veneers. THIS IS A VERY NICE AND RARE CUE COMING FROM 'GLASGOW' AROUND THE 1940'S. GOOD CONDITION THROUGHOUT. |
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K179 |
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THIS MODEL OF CUE IS A REAL COLLECTORS ITEM. NOT 100% STRAIGHT (but able to be straightened) EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION RECORDING THESE EARLY BREAKS. |
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K180 |
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THIS CUE IS VERY EARLY ~ IT IS A THICK BUTTED CUE (1.75" OR 35mm across the base) TYPICAL FOR THIS ERA ~ IDEAL FOR SOMEONE WITH LARGE HANDS ~ IT HAS SEVERAL SMALL CHIPS AROUND THE BASE (WHICH CAN BE RECTIFIED) NOTICE THE BASE HAS A CUT-OUT FOR A LEATHER INSERT ~ ERA 1860/70s. In 1909, Major H. L. Fleming (who came from Scotland - possibly related to the maker) bacame the first player since the inaugural event to win the championship at his firts attempt. in fact his entry only came about by the gratest stroke of fortune. He had been stationed in Calcutta at an Indian Musketry school where he and others drew a sweep stake ticket for a horse which ran third in the Calcutta Derby. Each memebre of the syndicate profitted to the tune of £600 and was on the strenght of this that he took a trip back to England and entered the championship. The final stages of the competition were held in the Mechanics Institute Bradford which had a capacity for about 1000 spectators. During the two days play of the final match, the hall was crowded to excess and an even larger number were refused admission, but Major Fleming, undaunted by the overwhelming support for his opponent, completed an amazing win by almost 500 points. In one of the earlier heats he equalled Burt Goods Amateur record with a break of 153 made entirely from the red ball. 1909 May H. L. Fleming beat Harry Virr 2000 - 1501 |
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The following items below whilst being on my site do not belong to me. They are items which past clients/friends/and other collectors are selling. The asking price for each item is set by the individual owners. “The Description” If you would like to own anything you see but the price is more than you care to pay, I would be pleased to forward your offer to the owner concerned – if however, you do not hear from me within 24hrs you will realise the offer has not been accepted. Sorry! but as stated, I do not have any control over the prices quoted. Regards, |
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A1
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THE “PEALL” RECORD
CUE |
AS YOU CAN SEE THIS CUE HAS A BROKEN NAMEPLATE. CUE WARPED SELLING
AS COLLECTORS CUE - BUT CAN BE STRAIGHTENED. |
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A3 |
“G. SPENCER & SONS” THE BARTON BRISTOL |
NICE CLEAN CUE with Slight Warp. GOOD
COLLECTORS ITEM. |
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“BURROUGHS & WATTS” “BURWAT
CHAMPION” |
BOTH FERRULE & TIP ARE ORIGINAL.
COLLECTORS ITEM ONLY AS IT HAS UNFORTUNEATLY ‘WARPED’. SELLING
AS A COLLECTORS CUE - BUT CAN BE STRAIGHTENED |
SOLD |
A6 |
“BURROUGHS & WATTS” ‘WILLIE
COOK’ LONDON |
THIS IS A CRACKING CUE. HERRINGBONE FRONT SPLICE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY MINT ONTO FLAME MACCASSER SPLICINGS + A LOVELY DARK BROWN ASH SHAFT. BROAD BUTTED CUE WITH SLOPING BASE. A
REAL COLLECTORS ITEM!. |
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A8 |
“BURROUGHS & WATTS” ‘YE
OLDE ASHE’ NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
THESE ARE BECOMING HARDER TO FIND ~ GREAT CUE FOR ANY COLLECTOR. WITH N/o/TYNE ON RARER STILL. NICE
AND CLEAN ALL ROUND. |
SOLD |
A10
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“ WALTER LINDRUM “ THE AUSTRALIA |
A FINE EXAMPLE OF THIS ‘RARE’ CUE. IT HAS BEEN USED OF COURSE BUT WHAT LOVELY CONDITION OVERALL ~ STILL GOT ‘MORECUES’ ORIGINAL TRANSFER ON. GREAT
COLLECTORS ITEM. |
SOLD |