UPDATE EDIT: The case was found in a 1976 Rich Cue catalog. Still don't know what the DKB stamping means.
I have been looking for one of these for a while. Scored this in excellent condition for a few dollars using my Ebay bucks. Came with a graphite cue I'll probably let the kids play with.
I found this in the forum:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=177190
Mine has the same yellow interior.
I also found a brown one in the forum some time ago but cannot find it again. The poster was asking for an identification, but nobody knew.
Just to clarify, this case is definitely NOT leather as the poster in the thread I referenced thought. It is heavily embossed vinyl, and apparently a high quality vinyl. To me it is obvious but I am aware that many people often confuse vinyl with leather.
DKB is embossed in the vinyl, I suppose a maker's mark or brand. I am convinced these cases were "factory" produced. Not custom or one of as was supposed in the referenced thread. Possibly, but not certainly made in Asia.
The vinyl is machine sewn, not just glued on. I neglected to get a picture of the seam work. You can see some of the stitching around the lock though. It is nicely done.
I also, in fact, have a key. I am obsessed with having the keys to all my cases. LOL!
The lock is an Excelsior and takes a #317 key. Excelsior is, or was, out of Stamford Conn and the lock is marked as such, including "USA". So there is a chance this is a US made case.
If anybody has information on when they were made, who made them, where they were sold, or anything at all I would be very happy to hear it.
I am very happy to finally have an example of one of these cases.
Edit: Excelsior was dissolved in 1988, so it is likely the case is at least that old. I had supposed 70's or 80's so I think I am right on that. I have a file case with that exact lock on it that I got brand new when I was a kid for my school papers. I got it in the mid 1970's. So I will guess this case was made anywhere between 1975 and 1988. I hope we can narrow it down. It is of course possible these cases are more recent than that and they were made with "old stock" locks.
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I have been looking for one of these for a while. Scored this in excellent condition for a few dollars using my Ebay bucks. Came with a graphite cue I'll probably let the kids play with.
I found this in the forum:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=177190
Mine has the same yellow interior.
I also found a brown one in the forum some time ago but cannot find it again. The poster was asking for an identification, but nobody knew.
Just to clarify, this case is definitely NOT leather as the poster in the thread I referenced thought. It is heavily embossed vinyl, and apparently a high quality vinyl. To me it is obvious but I am aware that many people often confuse vinyl with leather.
DKB is embossed in the vinyl, I suppose a maker's mark or brand. I am convinced these cases were "factory" produced. Not custom or one of as was supposed in the referenced thread. Possibly, but not certainly made in Asia.
The vinyl is machine sewn, not just glued on. I neglected to get a picture of the seam work. You can see some of the stitching around the lock though. It is nicely done.
I also, in fact, have a key. I am obsessed with having the keys to all my cases. LOL!
The lock is an Excelsior and takes a #317 key. Excelsior is, or was, out of Stamford Conn and the lock is marked as such, including "USA". So there is a chance this is a US made case.
If anybody has information on when they were made, who made them, where they were sold, or anything at all I would be very happy to hear it.
I am very happy to finally have an example of one of these cases.
Edit: Excelsior was dissolved in 1988, so it is likely the case is at least that old. I had supposed 70's or 80's so I think I am right on that. I have a file case with that exact lock on it that I got brand new when I was a kid for my school papers. I got it in the mid 1970's. So I will guess this case was made anywhere between 1975 and 1988. I hope we can narrow it down. It is of course possible these cases are more recent than that and they were made with "old stock" locks.
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