I met a older gentleman about 7 years ago that had a cue and case he didn't use in his closet. I asked him to bring it in and he did. He purchased the cue & case in 1972 at The Rack Pool Room in Detroit, Mich. He told me Cornbread Red & Jimmy Mataya and a few other Hustlers were there. He purchased the cue from Bill Stroud as he had a table set up there selling cues and cases. As the pictures show it is a Bumperless Josswest with a Brown Lizard Fellini case. He wasn't interested with parting with it back then. He comes into my Billiards Store now and then and I always asked if he still has the Josswest. As always he said yes and we would talk and the same answer " not really interested in parting with it he would say ". Well he just turned 78 and came into my New pool hall and brought the cue with him and after dickerin we came to a aggrement and I have the cue now. The cue is dead straight but needs a refinish. I'm going to use it for now like it is and see if some of the history rubs off.... The original sale tag for the cue $180 is in the case too. He purchase both for $325...Enjoy:thumbup:
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