Easy to make a list of major makers or master makers.
I am curious about obscure makers and player-makers.
Harry Sims (World champion billiards player)
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Harold Baker (Pro Player)
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Gus Adams (Worked for Brunswick then owned a billiard company which still exists run by his descendants)
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Lloyd Bennett (Worked for AE Schmitt)
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There are more, of course, these are just a few examples.
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