True Cue

[UPlayLucky]

Has anyone heard of a cue line that was made out of aluminum? I believe they are pretty old, made in the 60? A guy was playing with one in a local cue hall, it has a model number 207, and was called a "True Cue". It also was made by a comany in Pennsylvania.
Are these cues worth anything?

 

[Ken_4fun]

Has anyone heard of a cue line that was made out of aluminum? I believe they are pretty old, made in the 60? A guy was playing with one in a local cue hall, it has a model number 207, and was called a "True Cue". It also was made by a comany in Pennsylvania.
Are these cues worth anything?

Scrap aluminum price are up.

I suggest recycling.

Ken

 

[ShootingArts]

I remember some around 1970

Has anyone heard of a cue line that was made out of aluminum? I believe they are pretty old, made in the 60? A guy was playing with one in a local cue hall, it has a model number 207, and was called a "True Cue". It also was made by a comany in Pennsylvania.
Are these cues worth anything?

There were some aluminum cues around 1970 that seemed to be made of spun aluminum and were joined where a joint would be by a piece of plastic. They didn't come apart however, or not intentionally. I'm not sure but I think I paid six or eight dollars apiece for a couple when I got tired of people destroying my house sticks for my home table if I remember correctly.

There were reports of a better quality aluminum cue or at least a substantially higher priced one. I can't recall ever seeing one.

Hu

 

[BuddyWing]

There was a guy in Seattle who made them also...
I don't know how good they were.

 

[Cuebuddy]

Aluminum pool cues were made buy several companies in the 60's and 70's. I passed on one at an antique store north of Chicago a couple of years ago. It was yellow anodized and one piece, it looked new. I was traveling and it would not have been easy to get home.

 

[Howard F. "Mickey Mouse"]

Has anyone heard of a cue line that was made out of aluminum? I believe they are pretty old, made in the 60? A guy was playing with one in a local cue hall, it has a model number 207, and was called a "True Cue". It also was made by a comany in Pennsylvania.
Are these cues worth anything?

I happen to know a lot about the aluminum cue sticks because they were invented by a friend of mine. His name was Anthony Amerolla. He was a quality person who had an amazing aptitude for inventing things. I know that he held several different patents for several different inventions. We played lots of pool together at the "Hawk's Nest" which was a room owned by Bernie Swartz (the best 9 ball player I knew of during the 60's), it was where Billy Incardona spent many hours and where the world's best pool players would come for gambling and tournaments. Most people knew Anthony Amerolla as "Tony Merolla". Prior to him inventing the aluminum cue stick, sheets of aluminum could only be formed into cylindric or conical shapes. Tony invented a process which he called "swedging". Using this new process, he was able to alter the shape of an aluminum cylinder into a pool cue shaft which transitioned from one diameter into a different diameter. He soon founded a company called "True Cue Co." which was located on Butler Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. Not to rest on his cue stick laurels, shortly after inventing the aluminum cue stick, he went on to invent the ALUMINUM SOFTBALL BAT! I know that there were some legal challenges to his softball bat patent and that he settled for a royalty on every bat that was sold by whichever company became the industry leader.

I don't know what the value of one of the aluminum cue sticks might be. I do know that they were particularly functional in taverns on 6' and perhaps 7' tables because of their durability. They were made in a variety of pretty bright colors; I don't think that any of these cues were ever used by a top level player. I also don't think that any of them were ever configured as 2 piece cues. You can check with me personally, if you have any additional questions.

 

[bbb]

I happen to know a lot about the aluminum cue sticks because they were invented by a friend of mine. His name was Anthony Amerolla. He was a quality person who had an amazing aptitude for inventing things. I know that he held several different patents for several different inventions. We played lots of pool together at the "Hawk's Nest" which was a room owned by Bernie Swartz (the best 9 ball player I knew of during the 60's), it was where Billy Incardona spent many hours and where the world's best pool players would come for gambling and tournaments. Most people knew Anthony Amerolla as "Tony Merolla". Prior to him inventing the aluminum cue stick, sheets of aluminum could only be formed into cylindric or conical shapes. Tony invented a process which he called "swedging". Using this new process, he was able to alter the shape of an aluminum cylinder into a pool cue shaft which transitioned from one diameter into a different diameter. He soon founded a company called "True Cue Co." which was located on Butler Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. Not to rest on his cue stick laurels, shortly after inventing the aluminum cue stick, he went on to invent the ALUMINUM SOFTBALL BAT! I know that there were some legal challenges to his softball bat patent and that he settled for a royalty on every bat that was sold by whichever company became the industry leader.

I don't know what the value of one of the aluminum cue sticks might be. I do know that they were particularly functional in taverns on 6' and perhaps 7' tables because of their durability. They were made in a variety of pretty bright colors; I don't think that any of these cues were ever used by a top level player. I also don't think that any of them were ever configured as 2 piece cues. You can check with me personally, if you have any additional questions.

i sometimes get critical at people who resurrect old threads for what seems to me nothing pertinent to add.
you sir gave a resurrection post that was very informative and educational and provided a pertinent contribution......
it was no "mickey mouse" post......

 

[garczar]

If used in the UK it would be an 'aluminium' cue. Probably make better tomato stakes than pool cues.

 

[ShootingArts]

I don't know if this was the same brand or not but I bought a couple of the aluminum cues in the early seventies at the first of the big discount stores I encountered. Originally called Gibsons in the sixties the store became Howard Bros some time from then to the early seventies. The aluminum cues sold there were under ten dollars I believe and didn't take kindly to abuse or even breaking with them which I didn't consider abuse. The two halves were permanently joined where a joint would normally be but with a fairly soft piece of plastic. The plastic wallowed and it wasn't long before the cues developed enough slop there that they became fit only for whacking each other with.

One of the ladies on this forum used the cue in I believe league competition. The only times I encountered them in use away from home was when a bar tried them and they were quickly destroyed and when two fellows came in together with them and put their money on a challenge table I was on. They were fairly large, pot bellied, and we had a funny altercation on the table which is the major cause for remembering them.

They decided that "since I was so much better than them, they would both play me." Alternating I had no problem with as I considered that more of a spot for me but the plan was for me to shoot then one of them, then the other. Both of them shooting for every one shot I got. The first shooter could just nudge the cue ball around for the second shooter. Naturally I told them this dog wouldn't hunt!

I broke a conical taper house cue as a debating aid. It had been broken a good bit shorter than original in the past and it had the biggest tip I had seen on a cue being about a foot shorter than a typical cue with the tip appropriately fatter. A garbage cue in all respects except one, it was straight as a die! It was made from a single piece of a coarse grained wood, I thought oak at the time. More likely ash. As thick and heavy as that stick was I had some difficulty breaking it just flexing it in my hands when I started to discuss things with them. Sounded like a pistol shot when it broke!

We were in a room behind a redneck country bar with only a walk in door from the bar room to get in and out. It was only midafternoon and the place was quiet. The owner was a crochety older fellow and he was gonna be back there with us shortly so I was late for the door. I had two friends with me, all three of us of the long haired persuasion so we headed for the car bent over laughing so hard we couldn't run. Fortunately my car was facing the road. We jumped in and slung rocks everywhere in the gravel parking lot leaving on the fly, my personal version of the ballad of the dew drop inn.

The cues were color anodized unlike the bats I have seen. I think I bought a green and a blue to tell them apart and I seem to remember a red one too but not positive about there being a red one. The cues were cheap, felt funky passing through your bridge hand, and made a funky sound hitting a cue ball. Best of my recall, they hit much like the carbon fiber shafts of today. Had they been marketed as a high end cue for a hundred dollars or so back then they might have hung on long enough for the bugs to be worked out and they might have caught on. As it was, these three encounters are all I remember with the cue.

Hu

 

[hang-the-9]

i sometimes get critical at people who resurrect old threads for what seems to me nothing pertinent to add.
you sir gave a resurrection post that was very informative and educational and provided a pertinent contribution......
it was no "mickey mouse" post......

I was actually going to post the same thing, good info. I think I have run across some of the aluminum cues before, they felt not the smoothest when playing, I always felt like I was about to get a metal splinter.

 

[Buzzard II]

It was 1966 or 67 when I bought my first cue. Yes, it was a hard coat anodized aluminum cue. Almost an electric blue. I seem to recall around $20. I don't remember the joint or pin size but it was very solid and not about to break, flex or wobble. It did indeed have a funky hollow sound. Thats maybe why I haven't jumped on the Revo wagon yet.

About a month after buying it I decided to give it a real Cortland wrap. White with green specks. Right off my father's spool of 30# test fishing line. It came out pretty good and I kept it that way. I have no idea whatever happened to that cue, it just seemed to have disappeared. Maybe it was in the trunk of a car that I sold.

A few years back I put up a request in the wanted to buy thread. I still want one. I still have some of that Cortland line in my fishing gear and would love to recreate my first cue. Anyone with a 56 year old electric blue aluminum cue for sale PM me with photos.

 

[Jrwojo]

I happen to know a lot about the aluminum cue sticks because they were invented by a friend of mine. His name was Anthony Amerolla. He was a quality person who had an amazing aptitude for inventing things. I know that he held several different patents for several different inventions. We played lots of pool together at the "Hawk's Nest" which was a room owned by Bernie Swartz (the best 9 ball player I knew of during the 60's), it was where Billy Incardona spent many hours and where the world's best pool players would come for gambling and tournaments. Most people knew Anthony Amerolla as "Tony Merolla". Prior to him inventing the aluminum cue stick, sheets of aluminum could only be formed into cylindric or conical shapes. Tony invented a process which he called "swedging". Using this new process, he was able to alter the shape of an aluminum cylinder into a pool cue shaft which transitioned from one diameter into a different diameter. He soon founded a company called "True Cue Co." which was located on Butler Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. Not to rest on his cue stick laurels, shortly after inventing the aluminum cue stick, he went on to invent the ALUMINUM SOFTBALL BAT! I know that there were some legal challenges to his softball bat patent and that he settled for a royalty on every bat that was sold by whichever company became the industry leader.

I don't know what the value of one of the aluminum cue sticks might be. I do know that they were particularly functional in taverns on 6' and perhaps 7' tables because of their durability. They were made in a variety of pretty bright colors; I don't think that any of these cues were ever used by a top level player. I also don't think that any of them were ever configured as 2 piece cues. You can check with me personally, if you have any additional questions.

This should bring back some memories...

 

[straightline]

Used to play with one at the Boy's Club in the 60s. Anodized in several colors as I recall. Have no recollection of how they "played" lol.

 

[Jrwojo]

I happen to know a lot about the aluminum cue sticks because they were invented by a friend of mine. His name was Anthony Amerolla. He was a quality person who had an amazing aptitude for inventing things. I know that he held several different patents for several different inventions. We played lots of pool together at the "Hawk's Nest" which was a room owned by Bernie Swartz (the best 9 ball player I knew of during the 60's), it was where Billy Incardona spent many hours and where the world's best pool players would come for gambling and tournaments. Most people knew Anthony Amerolla as "Tony Merolla". Prior to him inventing the aluminum cue stick, sheets of aluminum could only be formed into cylindric or conical shapes. Tony invented a process which he called "swedging". Using this new process, he was able to alter the shape of an aluminum cylinder into a pool cue shaft which transitioned from one diameter into a different diameter. He soon founded a company called "True Cue Co." which was located on Butler Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. Not to rest on his cue stick laurels, shortly after inventing the aluminum cue stick, he went on to invent the ALUMINUM SOFTBALL BAT! I know that there were some legal challenges to his softball bat patent and that he settled for a royalty on every bat that was sold by whichever company became the industry leader.

I don't know what the value of one of the aluminum cue sticks might be. I do know that they were particularly functional in taverns on 6' and perhaps 7' tables because of their durability. They were made in a variety of pretty bright colors; I don't think that any of these cues were ever used by a top level player. I also don't think that any of them were ever configured as 2 piece cues. You can check with me personally, if you have any additional questions.

Found it in a thrift shop, bought it for looks alone...it is beautiful & like new

I happen to know a lot about the aluminum cue sticks because they were invented by a friend of mine. His name was Anthony Amerolla. He was a quality person who had an amazing aptitude for inventing things. I know that he held several different patents for several different inventions. We played lots of pool together at the "Hawk's Nest" which was a room owned by Bernie Swartz (the best 9 ball player I knew of during the 60's), it was where Billy Incardona spent many hours and where the world's best pool players would come for gambling and tournaments. Most people knew Anthony Amerolla as "Tony Merolla". Prior to him inventing the aluminum cue stick, sheets of aluminum could only be formed into cylindric or conical shapes. Tony invented a process which he called "swedging". Using this new process, he was able to alter the shape of an aluminum cylinder into a pool cue shaft which transitioned from one diameter into a different diameter. He soon founded a company called "True Cue Co." which was located on Butler Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. Not to rest on his cue stick laurels, shortly after inventing the aluminum cue stick, he went on to invent the ALUMINUM SOFTBALL BAT! I know that there were some legal challenges to his softball bat patent and that he settled for a royalty on every bat that was sold by whichever company became the industry leader.

I don't know what the value of one of the aluminum cue sticks might be. I do know that they were particularly functional in taverns on 6' and perhaps 7' tables because of their durability. They were made in a variety of pretty bright colors; I don't think that any of these cues were ever used by a top level player. I also don't think that any of them were ever configured as 2 piece cues. You can check with me personally, if you have any

Used to play with one at the Boy's Club in the 60s. Anodized in several colors as I recall. Have no recollection of how they "played" lol.

Thud lol Through in picture of playboy balls too!

 

[ShootingArts]

The only aluminum cues that I had any dealings with came from the local discount store. I bought them for use on my home table when I was a teenager and all my wooden sticks were getting destroyed by friends and family whacking each other with them.

The sticks were either fourteen dollars apiece or fourteen dollars for the pair, I forget which. They looked to be made of spun aluminum and the drawbacks were an awful sounding hit a lot like a carbon fiber shaft and a soft plastic joint that didn't hold up. Soon both cues had slack in the joint and were worthless for playing pool. They were excellent for whacking each other with though!

Hu

 

[NoviceATW]

I happen to know a lot about the aluminum cue sticks because they were invented by a friend of mine. His name was Anthony Amerolla. He was a quality person who had an amazing aptitude for inventing things. I know that he held several different patents for several different inventions. We played lots of pool together at the "Hawk's Nest" which was a room owned by Bernie Swartz (the best 9 ball player I knew of during the 60's), it was where Billy Incardona spent many hours and where the world's best pool players would come for gambling and tournaments. Most people knew Anthony Amerolla as "Tony Merolla". Prior to him inventing the aluminum cue stick, sheets of aluminum could only be formed into cylindric or conical shapes. Tony invented a process which he called "swedging". Using this new process, he was able to alter the shape of an aluminum cylinder into a pool cue shaft which transitioned from one diameter into a different diameter. He soon founded a company called "True Cue Co." which was located on Butler Street in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh. Not to rest on his cue stick laurels, shortly after inventing the aluminum cue stick, he went on to invent the ALUMINUM SOFTBALL BAT! I know that there were some legal challenges to his softball bat patent and that he settled for a royalty on every bat that was sold by whichever company became the industry leader.

I don't know what the value of one of the aluminum cue sticks might be. I do know that they were particularly functional in taverns on 6' and perhaps 7' tables because of their durability. They were made in a variety of pretty bright colors; I don't think that any of these cues were ever used by a top level player. I also don't think that any of them were ever configured as 2 piece cues. You can check with me personally, if you have any additional questions.

My father had an aluminum cue that unscrewed and stores in the base. It almost looks like a walking cane when put away. It's red in color. My nephew now has this cue. Of course all the stickers are wore off. I've searched high and low to find one. Has anyone seen these?

 

[T411]

I used to see one piece house cue version in one of the youth centers that I’d go to as a youngster.

 

[straightline]

Yeah, the Boy's Club had 'em. Asstd colors.

 

[pt109]

The aluminum cues were garbage…I gave a couple to a room owner to use as bridge handles.

 

[straightline]

The aluminum cues were garbage…I gave a couple to a room owner to use as bridge handles.

They were the hot grab at the Boy's Club.