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Possible Abe Rich Merry Widow — Looking for Confirmation
- By Chopdoc
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That’s fantastic! Once Curly mentioned Viking and I actually put them side-by-side, I knew there was definitely something going on there. You nailed it.
The Murrey connection explains a lot, particularly why so much of the construction was pointing toward Viking while some of the details weren’t lining up perfectly with the marked Viking I have here.
An actual model, manufacturer and period advertisement is about as definitive an answer as I could have hoped for. Thanks very much for taking the time to dig this out and post it — I really appreciate it.
Possible Abe Rich Merry Widow — Looking for Confirmation
- By 11Cues
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That’s fantastic! Once Curly mentioned Viking and I actually put them side-by-side, I knew there was definitely something going on there. You nailed it.View attachment 927069
I saw this yesterday and finally got a minute to get back here to post.
These old generic looking cues are a dime a dozen and are often nearly impossible to ID. This one I can ID.
It's not Rich, Abe or otherwise.
98.396% for sure it was made by Viking for Murrey as found in the 1988 Murrey cue line as advertised in the Dec 1988 issue of Billiards Digest.
Circa 1988 Murrey M-40 cue.
These cues were made by Viking. Where Viking had a window, they merely replaced it with a black ring. Most, if not all, of the cues in the line have corresponding Viking models. I collect these.
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Now hand me my beer back so we can get this weekend rolling!
The Murrey connection explains a lot, particularly why so much of the construction was pointing toward Viking while some of the details weren’t lining up perfectly with the marked Viking I have here.
An actual model, manufacturer and period advertisement is about as definitive an answer as I could have hoped for. Thanks very much for taking the time to dig this out and post it — I really appreciate it.
