Palmer? I defer to the experts..

OldManOfTheSea

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Hello all,

Check out this cue being advertised as a Palmer. When I asked the guy where it says Palmer on the cue, his response was "It's not signed and the gentleman I got it from bought it 50 years ago from a reputable cue dealer. The inlay and the way it's built is consistent. It's numbered 724".
I looked high and low over at palmercollector.com and don't see anything that looks like this. Also, I didn't think Palmers were numbered. Thoughts?

OldManOfTheSea
 

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Ken_4fun

Ken_4fun

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No its not a Palmer....0 chance.

Joint looks like old Brunswick, but IMO, its a junk stick worth less that $10.

Ken
 
WildWing

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I'm afraid not. Either a department store or a cheap Asian import. The only thing that looks remotely like a Palmer is the joint collars.

All the best,
WW
 
ideologist

ideologist

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That plastic has been (hilariously) described as "Mother of Toilet Seat"

One of my favorite cue expressions

Fun thing to tinker with, not to resell though ��
 
WildWing

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Type79 said:
There were cue dealers in 1970?
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There sure were. Bought my first cue from Ed Sharp, a cue dealer who also owned the Golden Cue, in Bladensburg, Maryland, probably started in the 60s.

I think he dealt mostly with Palmer, but I suspect he could get his hands on others if you wanted.

All the best,
WW
 
Type79

Type79

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I also bought my first Palmer from a pool hall, as many people did and as some do today, but that scenario differs from what we today know as cue dealers.

WildWing said:
There sure were. Bought my first cue from Ed Sharp, a cue dealer who also owned the Golden Cue, in Bladensburg, Maryland, probably started in the 60s.

I think he dealt mostly with Palmer, but I suspect he could get his hands on others if you wanted.

All the best,
WW
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jayman

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Brunswick made by Schmelke shipped to Japan and finished by Adam cues. bout 1970.
 
TATE

TATE

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jayman said:
Brunswick made by Schmelke shipped to Japan and finished by Adam cues. bout 1970.
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Ha ha, I knew I would like it when Jayman came out of hiding.

I'm going with Jay on this one. Brunswick by Schmelke and no Dean jokes please, they were new at the time.

"Mother of toilet seat" still laughing about that.
 
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TATE

TATE

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Cuebuddy said:
I would also say that Schmelke is likely. The black band on the end of the shaft is odd? Maybe a joint protector? I have seen those cues now and then and others have had the same band.

https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=59469
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Here's a thread from a while back - better pics:

https://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=59469

If you look at post #8, Pizza Bob somehow knew a ton about the 1970's Asian cue market. I met Bob and couldn't believe his knowledge.

The other thing is the Taiwanese makers later ended up copying both Schmelke and Adam parts - usually nowhere near the quality, but they can look OK in photos.
 
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