Paradise.. A Diamond King for a table king..

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Eddie Taylors "Paradise Diamond King"

Eddie won with this cue. We have a letter attesting to around 10 titles with the cue... will post the letter when I locate it. Cue is untouched all original.

JV
 

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That is a very interesting cue. I wonder what the meaning was of making the inlays asymmetrical. Very cool.
 
That is a very interesting cue. I wonder what the meaning was of making the inlays asymmetrical. Very cool.

Alcohol....

Thats what I used to think anyways... but he did many offset like this so unless he was perpetually drunk, it must have been planned.

JV
 
This is off the documentation...

Cue was new 1962

He won with the cue…
1963 World One Pocket
1964 World All Around (Shown on ABC Sports)
1964 World Open 9 ball
1964 World One Pocket
1967 Stardust Open in Vegas

Signed by Eddie Taylor.


So there is tremendous provenance with this cue....

JV
 
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