need help Identifying Antique Cue...

[sharkmate]

I have an antique cue that is very old and still very straight. No inlays and it more resembles an antique sneeky but the joint is most unusual since it is comprised of
a 2 inch would screw to wood insert. Any help or idea would be appreciated-it is definitely more than 50 years old.

 

[HollyWood]

pictures help and an Antique is 100yrs old

maybe you mean collectible. mark

 

[sharkmate]

100 year old cue?

Its definitely a collectible that could be appraised for a tidy sum but I still think its an antique cue since there are not many around that are older than this one. I also have se of ivory billiard balls dating from the 40's?:grin-square:

 

[PlynSets]

Take some pics of those ivory balls.. I have always wanted a set. Bad a set of clay balls from way back when a long time ago..

 

[ROB.M]

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Look like one of these?






Rob.M

 

[sharkmate]

Very similar...

I will have to get it out and photograph it any idea what it could be worth?:thumbup:

 

[pdcue]

I will have to get it out and photograph it any idea what it could be worth?:thumbup:

Anywhere from $5 to a few hundred. True antique cues are not of much interest to most
collectors.

One more request for pics.

Dale

 

[Donny Lutz]

"true" antique?

Anywhere from $5 to a few hundred. True antique cues are not of much interest to most
collectors.

One more request for pics.

Dale

What in your opinion is a "true" antique?

Cars are considered antiques I believe after 20 years.

The dictionary definition of "antique" offers little about age other than "old", but also considers uniqueness and beauty.

Seems to me that a search for "antique" and "vintage" pool cues indicates quite a bit of interest. I have a very modest collection of cues including several that are 90 years old or older, and some from the '60s, '70s and '80s. I find older cues very interesting, and many play very nicely as well.

 

[pdcue]

What in your opinion is a "true" antique?

Cars are considered antiques I believe after 20 years.

The dictionary definition of "antique" offers little about age other than "old", but also considers uniqueness and beauty.

Seems to me that a search for "antique" and "vintage" pool cues indicates quite a bit of interest. I have a very modest collection of cues including several that are 90 years old or older, and some from the '60s, '70s and '80s. I find older cues very interesting, and many play very nicely as well.

"Cars are considered antiques I believe after 20 years."

Really? Where exactly is that?
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You obviously overlooked the part about "MOST" collectors.

Think any of your 90 year old cues would fetch the price of a 1970s
Balabushka?

Dale(who has yet to see a cue with mag wheels)

 

[Allen Brown]

"Cars are considered antiques I believe after 20 years."

Really? Where exactly is that?
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You obviously overlooked the part about "MOST" collectors.

Think any of your 90 year old cues would fetch the price of a 1970s
Balabushka?

Dale(who has yet to see a cue with mag wheels)

Everywhere. You can get an antique tag for your vehicle if its 20+ years old. I was going to get one for my civic as a joke.

 

[Nostroke]

Everywhere. You can get an antique tag for your vehicle if its 20+ years old. I was going to get one for my civic as a joke.

I thought they were considered 'classics' after 25 years but that means the 2000 models will be classics in 11 years-dont seem right. i guess it's all semantics

 

[Allen Brown]

I thought they were considered 'classics' after 25 years but that means the 2000 models will be classics in 11 years-dont seem right. i guess it's all semantics

In Alabama it's 30+ years and some restrictions apply. It's different in others states. I stand corrected.

Now to get back on topic of the OP I would also like to see some pics. It's kind of intriguing.

 

[pdcue]

Everywhere. You can get an antique tag for your vehicle if its 20+ years old. I was going to get one for my civic as a joke.

Well, up here in the civilized part of America, it is 50 years - and still totally
irrelevant as to how old a cue should be

Dale(less than 90 years old)

 

[Donny Lutz]

antique cars

"Cars are considered antiques I believe after 20 years."

Really? Where exactly is that?
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You obviously overlooked the part about "MOST" collectors.

Think any of your 90 year old cues would fetch the price of a 1970s
Balabushka?

Dale(who has yet to see a cue with mag wheels)

I've lived in several states where you could get an "antique" license plate if your car was 20+ years old...now I'm talking about years ago...maybe this has changed.

 

[hang-the-9]

I will have to get it out and photograph it any idea what it could be worth?:thumbup:

No pics yet. There is 0 info to go on from your description. Might as well say you have a red car with two doors and the grill is shiny.

Keep in mind that "Antique Unique One Of a Kind Rare" items, especially on ebay or craigslist are often none of those. "Old Junk" however applies very well to many of those.

 

[Nine ... corner]

No pics yet. There is 0 info to go on from your description. Might as well say you have a red car with two doors and the grill is shiny.

Keep in mind that "Antique Unique One Of a Kind Rare" items, especially on ebay or craigslist are often none of those. "Old Junk" however applies very well to many of those.

First, I think the red car is worth $35K.

Second ... lol @ the second sentence! :rotflmao1:

 

[cuesblues]

Its definitely a collectible that could be appraised for a tidy sum

Could be, I'm sure that the cue is collectible due to the age, but the odds of it being worth anything are low.

For the record, you can get antique license plates in Colorado at 25-years, and I think
50-years is about the right age to consider a pool cue an antique.

 

[hang-the-9]

]What in your opinion is a "true" antique?[/B]

Cars are considered antiques I believe after 20 years.

The dictionary definition of "antique" offers little about age other than "old", but also considers uniqueness and beauty.

Seems to me that a search for "antique" and "vintage" pool cues indicates quite a bit of interest. I have a very modest collection of cues including several that are 90 years old or older, and some from the '60s, '70s and '80s. I find older cues very interesting, and many play very nicely as well.

May not be addressed to everyone, but I think to call an item and antique, it would have to be in the 20's or earlier. I don't think anyone would call a 70s reel to reel player an "antique" and a lot of 60s stuff is also not (think early electric guitars, I don't think anyone calls an early Fender an "antique"). WWII era items I don't see called antique (unless it's by people trying to sell them), so we're looking at the earliest 1920s.