I feel like I have seen more in brown. But I could be wrong.
Willie Hoppe cue and “Expert Leather Cue Case”
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Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
I should have been clearer. The instant black case has more ornate/detailed -- "fancier" -- leather tooling than the other brown, tooled cases I have seen. (The leather work on my brown case pales in comparison.) Before this one I have only seen the "fancy" leather tooling on black cases -- the Hustler cases depicted elsewhere in AZB. This is the first brown case with "fancy" leather work that I have seen, but, admittedly, my exposure is limited. (The leather work on the cases depicted in Brunswick catalogs, which are brown cases, is of the plainer variety. Neither A.E. Schmidt or Brunswick seem to have sold a black leather case of this ilk.)
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Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
I am always curious as to how certain items end up in the hands of certain sellers. Here, the seller is an eBay regular who is presently listing 54 other items for sale, none of which bear any relationship whatsoever to billiards. I am unable conjure any explanation beyond garden variety serendipity.
Estate sales, storage locker auctions, garage sales...all kinds of things I imagine.
Occasionally I ask. Sometimes I track it down.
One cue I got recently came from a guy that died last April. He bought it in Chicago where he worked and got married back in the late 60's and early 70's. He retired to California. The cue was sold with other belongings after he died. Then it turned up on eBay, unidentified. I spoke to the widow.
Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
When I bought my case, along with a WHPro, I made no inquiries. I had no idea of what I was buying or that a provenance might later prove useful or desirable. I would bet a lot of money that the decedent was the original purchaser and used the case and cue very little, but I can base my conclusion only on the condition of the items.