I have a 9' Brunswick Anniversary snooker table, pretty complete but in pieces that I would like to sell, but I have no idea as to what to ask for it. (Yes, it is a 9-footer) I picked it up a few years back on a trip through Wichita, KS, from a demolition contractor who took it out of an old bar he was tearing down. He was going to scrap the aluminum castings, save the slates to make a rec room bar out of and burn the rest! Right after getting it I did some research with AZB's late Mr. Bond, and as near as we could tell it probably is a late 1940s model. Anyway, I recently remembered it was in a warehouse of mine, and I would like to get it into the hands of someone that will have more use for it than I do. If any of you out there have any idea as to a fair asking price I would appreciate your input.
It was disassembled when I first saw it, and although I think it is pretty much all there I can't guarantee the completeness of every nut and bolt. All the main stuff is there other than the aluminum leg bands, From the look of the veneer at the bottom of the legs the bands were missing for quite a while, but new bands would cover the damage without needing to re-veneer the legs. The hard rubber pockets and the cushions are shot, and one long and one short rail apron will need to be replaced due to pieces being broken out of them. Maybe just the long apron would need replacement, as I think you could shorten the good part of the existing one to make a short one.
This is a snooker table, but as it already is in need of restoration I believe it could be converted to a 9' pool table with reasonable additional effort. I'm not sure what all that would entail, but it may be as simple as changing out the rails, or maybe changing the rails and recutting the pocket openings.
I don't have any photos at present, but I will take some before actually running an ad. The pieces are going to be kind of a PITA to get to in order to photo them, so I don't want to do it until I know there will be some interest. Thanks in advance for any comments.
It was disassembled when I first saw it, and although I think it is pretty much all there I can't guarantee the completeness of every nut and bolt. All the main stuff is there other than the aluminum leg bands, From the look of the veneer at the bottom of the legs the bands were missing for quite a while, but new bands would cover the damage without needing to re-veneer the legs. The hard rubber pockets and the cushions are shot, and one long and one short rail apron will need to be replaced due to pieces being broken out of them. Maybe just the long apron would need replacement, as I think you could shorten the good part of the existing one to make a short one.
This is a snooker table, but as it already is in need of restoration I believe it could be converted to a 9' pool table with reasonable additional effort. I'm not sure what all that would entail, but it may be as simple as changing out the rails, or maybe changing the rails and recutting the pocket openings.
I don't have any photos at present, but I will take some before actually running an ad. The pieces are going to be kind of a PITA to get to in order to photo them, so I don't want to do it until I know there will be some interest. Thanks in advance for any comments.
