Cue I.D. ideas MANWON especially
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Welcome, Black-Balled.
First of all, Happy Birthday!!!
Second of all, what are you doing on the 3C Forum?
Third of all , that posters info is totally bogus. ( I think he was putting us on)
Fourth of all, the MOP nameplate first appeared on Brunswick cues about 1915.
Fifth of all, (Although I never followed this line of thinking because all Brunswick cues
of that time were not made by , Whats-his-name(( I refuse to say it)) ) you did not quote the next poster.
Here it is in case you missed it.
Brunswick two pc, wood pin - 10-13-2010, 09:38 AM
Very similar to yours. We think this cue is a Rambow.
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I Have drawn no ridiculous conclusions but it will stay out of the fireplace for awhile
:happy-birthday:
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I take the Rambow reference to be of the other cue pic, not your pic (you may also think that, hard to tell) I also think the cue you put up is a cheapie Mr. Kilby knows more about wood than damn near anyone I love me some 3c- more than pool, in fact.
And B...thanks!
And B...thanks!
I agree that it is ,I am sure, a cheap imitation and the RAMBOW Reference was directed towards the
cue in their possession. I make no argument along that line. What did interest me was that Brunswick
DID make a cue with the nameplate but no veneers on the points.
I mean no disrespect towards Mr. Kilby. That is why I am thinking that he MUST be putting me on with
a couple of his statements.
One is his declaration that the shaft was made of maple rather than ash! Maple is the wood most
commonly used for shafts and has been for as long as I could find literature on it.
Secondly, the, "Cue Stick," was originally called a mace because when the game originated a long
crooked staff with a large head at it's forefront was used to push that ball around on the grass. It
was called a ,"Mace."
The term ," Mace ," has been hundreds of years out of common use to describe a pool cue, certainly
long before Brunswick started adding a nameplate as an option in the early 20th century.
Anyway, I do thank you for your interest and I consider ALL information provided
educational and to my ultimate benefit.
Again, have the happiest of birthdays.
cue in their possession. I make no argument along that line. What did interest me was that Brunswick
DID make a cue with the nameplate but no veneers on the points.
I mean no disrespect towards Mr. Kilby. That is why I am thinking that he MUST be putting me on with
a couple of his statements.
One is his declaration that the shaft was made of maple rather than ash! Maple is the wood most
commonly used for shafts and has been for as long as I could find literature on it.
Secondly, the, "Cue Stick," was originally called a mace because when the game originated a long
crooked staff with a large head at it's forefront was used to push that ball around on the grass. It
was called a ,"Mace."
The term ," Mace ," has been hundreds of years out of common use to describe a pool cue, certainly
long before Brunswick started adding a nameplate as an option in the early 20th century.
Anyway, I do thank you for your interest and I consider ALL information provided
educational and to my ultimate benefit.
Again, have the happiest of birthdays.
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Looks like a cheap import carom cue my friend.
It does appear to be a 3Cushion Cue, not only because it has a wood screw but also because of the diameter of the tip and the taper of the shaft.
It is had to say by looking at who made it, but if I had to guess I think that it was European made. The reason I say this is because of the cues bumper which was very common on cues made there, and also because of the engraving. The engraving was done using a stamp / roller die where the butt was placed and where it was rotated and the design was impressed / stamped.
Here is a website that show similar designs on cues from Europe this is a nice site that I would add to your favorites bar for future reference.
http://users.skynet.be/billard.billiards/sum.htm
OMG , Craig! That link is like the missing link in my cue info. I have been totally ignoring the
European side of this Art Form. What beautiful cues . That you for introducing it to all of us.
It answers completely all the questions I puzzled over.
Why didn't someone tell me before that it was a cheap, import, carom cue?
:bash::bash: :rotflmao1::rotflmao1::rotflmao1:
Next week, I swear to you, it's a cue that has inlays of wood from the TRUE CROSS!!!! And it comes
in a case modeled after the Ark of the Covenant made by J.C. Cases. I just need verification.
It was used by Pope Sardineous in the 11th century A.D. (His nickname was ,"the Fish.")
European side of this Art Form. What beautiful cues . That you for introducing it to all of us.
It answers completely all the questions I puzzled over.
Why didn't someone tell me before that it was a cheap, import, carom cue?
:bash::bash: :rotflmao1::rotflmao1::rotflmao1:
Next week, I swear to you, it's a cue that has inlays of wood from the TRUE CROSS!!!! And it comes
in a case modeled after the Ark of the Covenant made by J.C. Cases. I just need verification.
It was used by Pope Sardineous in the 11th century A.D. (His nickname was ,"the Fish.")
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That is one cue that would really like to see, I bet you could walk on water using that cue!!!!!!:grin:
Glad I could help, and yes I agree the cue is an inexpensive import but if it plays well who cares!!!!
You can send it to me for verification.
If feel like i'm qualified since I own Saint "Sneaky Pete" Peter's personal playing cue.
Putting you on? Not my intent at all. Until the Chinese got into the cue business, 90% of the snooker cues on earth had ash shafts, not maple. (Now some Chinese cues use ramen wood -- yeah, like the soup -- for shafts.) As to using the butt end of the cue to hit the ball, there is a true mace available on eBay at the moment, used on a table, not on grass, and, for your edification, every English snooker player worth his pot used the butt bumper to make a shot now and then. Have a good day....