sellingboe
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Seems like the chrome leg caps might identify it to someone who knows their antique tables.
Antique Brunswick - anyone know model?
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One of these: http://www.schafferinstallations.com/id75.html The pockets have been replaced on yours. Missing the original pocket trim pieces.
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I did see that, I thought maybe a different model. But the guy selling it did say it was restored 5 years ago and he did say the pockets are new. I'm kind of thinking I like the new drop pockets better -- cleaner look. It doesn't check all the boxes but it does check several. Its construction, solid oak rails and frame, aprons and legs have walnut veneer over pine, it sounds pretty solid. Still learning more about it, but thanks for the info.
More: https://brunswick.pastperfectonline.com/library/B0C070D3-2C21-4E79-952D-236741034416 Those chrome corner pieces often got lost/damaged. They can be a bitch to locate. Good tables.
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HA HA - so funny the 1930s table description includes that the legs have rubber guards to protect when floors are " mopped" - when is the last time anyone mopped a pool room floor- probably in the 1930s
Rails are probably orig. Skirts often got broken/replaced. I've only seen one of these in its original state. Classy table with the maroon/chrome pocket/leg trim.
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Here's another version apparently, this one with chrome corners:
http://yourbilliardstables.biz/2015...k-balke-collender-co-20th-century-pool-table/
http://yourbilliardstables.biz/2015...k-balke-collender-co-20th-century-pool-table/
Yes, that's a 20th Cent. with the correct trim.
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Walnut is used where veneer is used , although I thought the rails were all oak. I'm not a wood grain expert. It looks nice however. I'm told it plays great, but the pockets are 5 or 5 1/4 he thought. He's going to measure tonight after work.
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I'm sure they are. These were made waaaaay before this obsession with tight-ass pockets. You can do sub-rail extension but it will be pricey.
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I like that look. If I end up with it I might have to try sourcing those and get it restored.
Ken at Classic Billiards or Derrick at Billiard Restoration might have parts you need.
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Thanks garzar, you da man! And I can live with 5" pockets on this table. I've read a lot of good comments about these older Brunswicks and how solid they play. Besides, it checks some of the other boxes I wanted for my designated billiard room: conversation piece, 8 footer, nice looking. If I can get my wife into pool, she may then let me put a more modern 9er (i.e. GC or Diamond) where I originally planned to put a table in the first place.
It's always tough to really tell from photos,
I still vote walnut for that set.
Walnut is somewhat coarser grain that people often think; but oak is much coarser. Before WW2 on the better tables, if a manufacturer used oak, it tended to be quarter sawn. After the war or by the 60's, plain sawn oak started to be used as a cheap material in all sorts of products where it would not have been tolerated in the past. QS is more stable, and more uniform wearing.
In small sections, like rails, though, it is good enough product for the app.
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