Cue from the late 60's ID help??

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Hi all,

My friend's uncle left him this cue when he left this world. As told to him, it was made in the Baltimore area for his uncle as a birthday gift in the late 60's. Hoping the good folks here might have an idea. I had the tip and ferrule replaced by a gentleman at my local room. The ferrule was the same color as the butt cap originally. Looks to be made from a house cue butt? There is a tan bumper on the bottom. There is a B etched into sleeve. the inlays on the shaft collar and butt collar are nicely made. I've hit with it a bit, hits like a sledgehammer. It's about 56 inches long i think.

thanks for looking,

Ben
 

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yeah i think so too, very simple, sharp. We have no idea what the B is in reference to- not his uncle.

My friend said it could be from the 70's. Would that still fit if it's a dufferin conversion?

thanks
 
strmanglr scott

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ideologist said:
It's newer than the 60s

Dufferin house cue conversion

Nice looking cue
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I had a Dufferin and that was my first instinct until I saw the B.

Never saw that kind of work around the joint on a Dufferin. Of course, I know next to nothing about cues in general.
 
ideologist

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strmanglr scott said:
I had a Dufferin and that was my first instinct until I saw the B.

Never saw that kind of work around the joint on a Dufferin. Of course, I know next to nothing about cues in general.
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Someone took a Dufferin house cue and "converted" it

It means they took a house cue and made it a dressy two-piece cue. The B is the result of someone drilling out the plastic logo and replacing it with wood
 
pt109

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ideologist said:
Someone took a Dufferin house cue and "converted" it

It means they took a house cue and made it a dressy two-piece cue. The B is the result of someone drilling out the plastic logo and replacing it with wood
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The brown bumper is interesting.
 
strmanglr scott

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ideologist said:
Someone took a Dufferin house cue and "converted" it

It means they took a house cue and made it a dressy two-piece cue. The B is the result of someone drilling out the plastic logo and replacing it with wood
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Oh yeah, I knew what you were saying previous post.

The wood on it reminded me of the D I owned.

Looks like good work from what I can tell(see last post).

I'd change the thread color if I had it.

Ok, how much? :D
 
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strmanglr scott said:
Oh yeah, I knew what you were saying previous post.

The wood on it reminded me of the D I owned.

Looks like good work from what I can tell(see last post).

I'd change the thread color if I had it.

Ok, how much? :D
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it is nicely made in a very simple way. I doubt he'd sell it from a sentimental perspective. I guess it wasn't necessarily made in Baltimore, that's just where his Uncle was from. He was fisherman, handyman, construction worker, and a friendly drinker who loved to shoot in the north east. His aunt who is not too coherent any longer said a famous player made it for him or gave it to him, but who knows.

I play with a Mezz wx900 and haven't played with many old cues in my adult life. It really does feel like a howlitzer. Pretty cool.

thanks!
 
hang-the-9

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cptsprmkt said:
yeah i think so too, very simple, sharp. We have no idea what the B is in reference to- not his uncle.

My friend said it could be from the 70's. Would that still fit if it's a dufferin conversion?

thanks
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Even for 70s that cue is in very good shape, the finish has a strong shine to it. Must not have been played much or been refinished. I don't see a cue 40 yr old looking that way unless it was just put away.
 
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hang-the-9 said:
Even for 70s that cue is in very good shape, the finish has a strong shine to it. Must not have been played much or been refinished. I don't see a cue 40 yr old looking that way unless it was just put away.
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I am not sure how much his uncle played with it. Maybe wasn't his playing cue. I really don't know. The old ferrule was the same color as the butt cap. Dufferin has been making cues since the late 60's I just read, and it certainly seems that the 'B' emblem is the right size for the Dufferin maple leaf. :confused:
 
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oh well, I was sure that someone would see that 'B' and the look of the collars and say "oh yeah' that's this guy" If no one knows here likely to remain a mystery.
 
jay helfert

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Dufferin's were (and are) the best house cues ever made. Consequently many have been converted to two piece cues. As for me I like them just the way they are - one piece cues! :cool:
If anyone has any for sale let me know. I may put them in my cue rack and sell some of the cues I have in there now.
 
ideologist

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pt109 said:
The brown bumper is interesting.
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It's one of the replica bumpers they didn't start making until the 90s

Or a Huebler bumper from the 80s, would know better if there were photos of the cue under the bumper
 
pt109

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ideologist said:
It's one of the replica bumpers they didn't start making until the 90s

Or a Huebler bumper from the 80s, would know better if there were photos of the cue under the bumper
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Now that I think of it, I think Prather’s was selling the brown bumpers.
...I got a bumper like that on my ‘68 Joss...but it looks a lot more worn.
 
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the bumper looks like a Brunswick bumper. I bought hundreds of them fro A E Scmitt in the late 70's.

Bill S.
 
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