Mint Gold Crown 1's - photo gallery

xianmacx · Feb 13, 2017

Guys,

There have been some beautiful, original Gold Crown 1s posted lately. I wanted to start a single thread to share all the unmolested GC1s out there. IMO the best playing, best looking table ever made.

Post your pics, story and if willing, how much you paid.

Ian

xianmacx · Feb 13, 2017

Posting pics and story for member Rikdee:

A couple of the shots show the application of an industrial anti-vibration compound to eliminate rail bolt loosening. Perhaps, I can take some additional shots closer up to show more detail and send later. These were shots taken in late fall of 2013, a couple of months after acquisition. I spend the first two months cleaning it down to every nut, bolt, and screw. Other than my cleaning and some touch up on the apron paint, it is completely un-restored.

I took quite a chance by purchasing sight unseen. I bought it from the original owner’s widow with the help of a local area billiard company (Pyramid Billiards near Pittsburgh). He was the guy who did the only recover in 2011 and knew well of the table. I arranged for him to buy the table on my behalf and drive it over to S.E. Michigan near Kalamazoo. A real stand-up guy, he said it was first rate top to bottom and stated had his inventory not been so high, he would gladly have bought it himself. It still has the original cushions that play quite well. I am now considering have the rails redone with new super speeds but it might be awhile. I couldn’t be happier with the find and the good fortune that ensued; all went as planned with a good bit of ‘shit-house’ luck thrown in. I can assure you that it is a living example of the Gold Crown installation manual. Like I told RKC, it ain’t ever gonna be for sale as long as I’m the owner!

Regards,

Rick

xianmacx · Feb 13, 2017

2 more pics for Rikdee

xianmacx · Feb 13, 2017

I have posted most of this before scattered across a few threads.

Story of my GC1

Original owner purchased new in 1969, always had covered and had a box of white gloves you were required to wear when playing on it. I purchased from his estate in 2013 in Pittsburgh. I repainted the white base as it had yellowed with age. Otherwise completely original.

-1 owner
-original cloth
-original cushions
-install manual, original color brochures and sales invoice
-ball return
-matching wall rack
-set of centenials

Price: 1100$

xianmacx · Feb 13, 2017

During tear down...

xianmacx · Feb 13, 2017

Within a week of picking up this table, I came across a guy in Cleveland who had sold his dads GC but still had all the accessories left.

-2 blue chair sets (I also found some yellow fiberglass buckets separately to match my table
-Another wall rack
-another set of centennials
-full rack of Challenger cues, each with original brown KU bumpers
-Wall rack install manual

Paid 500$ for everything except the yellow fiberglass shells.

JoeyInCali · Feb 13, 2017

Original rails?
Look like they have floating nuts instead of figure 8 plates.

Beautiful tables. Truly collectors' dreams.

xianmacx · Feb 13, 2017

JoeyInCali said:
Original rails?
Look like they have floating nuts instead of figure 8 plates.

Beautiful tables. Truly collectors' dreams.

Thank you sir. As Rick stated, there isn't a number that would separate me from this stuff.

Yes original rails. Again mine was delivered in 1969, not sure when they switched over?

JoeyInCali · Feb 13, 2017

xianmacx said:
Thank you sir. As Rick stated, there isn't a number that would separate me from this stuff.

Yes original rails. Again mine was delivered in 1969, not sure when they switched over?

My GC2 has floating nuts.
I would have kept the cushions if the pocket opening weren't so wide.

ROB.M · Feb 13, 2017

Table

Joe rogan has a sweet GC1 in his studio along with two GC cue racks.
Hope he posts a picture here, if not I'll dig one up.

Rob.M

xianmacx · Feb 13, 2017

JoeyInCali said:
My GC2 has floating nuts.
I would have kept the cushions if the pocket opening weren't so wide.

Yeah, I thought about having the cushions changed. Ultimately I didn't want to remove the original cushions that were in great shape. I had Jack Z clean up the pocket cuts and use the thicker neoprene facings. They are all at least the exact same size now. Probably 4.75.

realkingcobra · Feb 13, 2017

JoeyInCali said:
My GC2 has floating nuts.
I would have kept the cushions if the pocket opening weren't so wide.

The floating capture nuts came out in the GC1 first, as did every other change that most people think were identifying features indicating a GC2.

DMM4342 · Feb 13, 2017

WOW!

:grin:
I am truly jealous.
Thanks for getting me excited.
Please post more photos, especially of the "break-down" and put together.
Dave

jay helfert · Feb 13, 2017

Rare to see a GCI with the apron and skirt corner/edges so perfectly aligned. That isn't easy to do! One other thing I noticed was how deep cut the slate is in the corner pockets. You could almost lose a ball in there. :wink:
I had many of the same style bar stool pairs in my first poolroom. They look nice but they can't stand up to heavy use. I was constantly tightening the bolts and screwing things back together. They would eventually just begin to fall apart. The fact that those are so pristine would indicate very little usage. Probably true for the table as well.

Black-Balled · Feb 13, 2017

And the shaft...it is spliced.

More talkie about that...please?

Cardigan Kid · Feb 13, 2017

xianmacx said:
Thank you sir. As Rick stated, there isn't a number that would separate me from this stuff.

Yes original rails. Again mine was delivered in 1969, not sure when they switched over?

Very cool photos. Great time capsule stuff there.
Love the chairs

book collector · Feb 13, 2017

xianmacx said:
Guys,

There have been some beautiful, original Gold Crown 1s posted lately. I wanted to start a single thread to share all the unmolested GC1s out there. IMO the best playing, best looking table ever made.

Post your pics, story and if willing, how much you paid.

Ian

Those 6 legged Klings are pretty sweet.
I do love the GCs though , they are what I grew up on.

12squared · Feb 13, 2017

xianmacx said:
-original cushions

Were they the red rubber cushions? If so, that's what I had on my GC1 that I no longer have due to a move, they were the best rails on a pool table I have ever played on.

Yours looks great, and I love all the accessories.

Dave

realkingcobra · Feb 13, 2017

xianmacx said:
Posting pics and story for member Rikdee:

A couple of the shots show the application of an industrial anti-vibration compound to eliminate rail bolt loosening. Perhaps, I can take some additional shots closer up to show more detail and send later. These were shots taken in late fall of 2013, a couple of months after acquisition. I spend the first two months cleaning it down to every nut, bolt, and screw. Other than my cleaning and some touch up on the apron paint, it is completely un-restored.

I took quite a chance by purchasing sight unseen. I bought it from the original owner’s widow with the help of a local area billiard company (Pyramid Billiards near Pittsburgh). He was the guy who did the only recover in 2011 and knew well of the table. I arranged for him to buy the table on my behalf and drive it over to S.E. Michigan near Kalamazoo. A real stand-up guy, he said it was first rate top to bottom and stated had his inventory not been so high, he would gladly have bought it himself. It still has the original cushions that play quite well. I am now considering have the rails redone with new super speeds but it might be awhile. I couldn’t be happier with the find and the good fortune that ensued; all went as planned with a good bit of ‘shit-house’ luck thrown in. I can assure you that it is a living example of the Gold Crown installation manual. Like I told RKC, it ain’t ever gonna be for sale as long as I’m the owner!

Regards,

Rick

Not a big fan of using spray glue to install the bed cloth....and then a few staples for insurance, cloth can't ever be installed as tight as it should be.

realkingcobra · Feb 13, 2017

xianmacx said:
I have posted most of this before scattered across a few threads.

Story of my GC1

Original owner purchased new in 1969, always had covered and had a box of white gloves you were required to wear when playing on it. I purchased from his estate in 2013 in Pittsburgh. I repainted the white base as it had yellowed with age. Otherwise completely original.

-1 owner
-original cloth
-original cushions
-install manual, original color brochures and sales invoice
-ball return
-matching wall rack
-set of centenials

Price: 1100$

Now that's some beautiful pocket finish work in that corner pocket....seems like I've seen that kind of work before somewhere:grin:

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