‘M’ ~ Eugene Balner may have been thinking of Marilyn Monroe when he designed and created the ‘M’. The curves are provocative and sexy and blonde with a splash of gaudiness from the mother of pearl. One of the most distinctive and recognizable cue designs of all time and remains so after more than 50 years.
Model M before the second Palmer catalog circa late 1960’s
•This model ‘M’ is pre second catalog.•Joint and butt cap are like cues from the first Palmer catalog.•25 mother of pearl inlays.•Probably one of the Model "M: prototypes with leather wrap and looks to be nylon wrap below the joint area• good original condition.•2 shafts ~ •58” ~
has some condition issues shown in the pictures, the main one being a small chip of ebony out in a section below the wrap and a small piece of tape over the leather wrap but leather wrap seems to be nicely fit and solid otherwise, cue looks to be original right down to the hard and soft tips which Eugene Balner originally included with this Model cue back in the late 1960's
$2500 or certain trades considered
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