My first job in a pool room (1969) we had 8 House of Lords 9 footers. They had an arched base that supported a super strong Gold Crown style frame, 1 inch pinned and doweled slate, slate frames were 5 quarter poplar with mortoise and tenon joinery, an arched apron with a Gold Crown 1 style apron attacment (male to female extrusion), rosewood formica rails and a Gold Crown style casting. Manhatten Raybestos K 66 cushions (the best).
IMHO, the House of lords was one of the finest commercial table ever built. They were a joy to work on and recover, they looked fantastic and they were built better than a GC 1.
The tables were built by Bowl-More and distributed from 1962-1969. Most were used by candelpin bowling centers in the Northeastern U.S. Some tables did make it to other parts of the country. If you have a chance to purchase one in decent condition...do so. They are a great classic table, and my personal favorite.
Hope this helps
Jay
Jay, thanks a lot for that info.
I mention this table from time to time and everyone looks at me like I'm from Mars ..
It was the most well made table I've ever seen.
Our local pool room that I made my second home in the late 60's had a dozen of them.
As I recall, the legs had levelers much like the GCs. It was super solid and super heavy.
When I first got married we lived in a two family house. We rented the second floor and had use of the attic. The owner said I could put a pool table up there.
I recall buying a 4x8 sheet of 3/4 plywood and and screwing it down to the attic subfloor in about a thousand places to keep the rafters more stable.
5 of my buddies and I then torturously brought it up to the attic and assembled it. I sold it some time later and think about that great table a lot.