I received this email yesterday and I'm wondering if you feel the same way about it that I do:
" I have in my possession a second owner original H. J. Rambow Cue.* This particular cue was shown in an article from a June 1989 Pool and Billiard magazine (of which I have a copy).* It is ivory jointed, fancy 4-spliced and inlaid with Coraline, Zera, Dagaine, Sapote, Cocobolor, Amaranth, Mahogany, Rosewood and Ebony.*
The shaft has spliced Ebony on the tip and the butt has a flattened area (for crocheting the ball, legal shot up to 1930) which is covered in Abalone shell.* The cue is dated to 1903 but was made up to 1915.* This cue was made by Rambow while employed by Brunswick and is considered the most rare cue in existence.*
At one time it was listed in the Blue Book of Cues.. as Model 360 top end price of $11,500 and poor condition at $5,000.00.* The cue I have is in excellent condition.*
Such handmade craftsmanship with several almost extinct woods is non-existent in todays market.* Ebony shaft with ivory ferrule and a pair of full spliced ebony points with two veneers and inlaid rainbow shaped colored veneers between points spliced into double maple butterfly points, ivory joint rings in shaft and butt, four series of four full spliced ebony pints with two veneers and inlaid rainbow shaped colored veneers between pints, ebony butt sleeve with triangular mother of pearl name plate with two veneers"
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" I have in my possession a second owner original H. J. Rambow Cue.* This particular cue was shown in an article from a June 1989 Pool and Billiard magazine (of which I have a copy).* It is ivory jointed, fancy 4-spliced and inlaid with Coraline, Zera, Dagaine, Sapote, Cocobolor, Amaranth, Mahogany, Rosewood and Ebony.*
The shaft has spliced Ebony on the tip and the butt has a flattened area (for crocheting the ball, legal shot up to 1930) which is covered in Abalone shell.* The cue is dated to 1903 but was made up to 1915.* This cue was made by Rambow while employed by Brunswick and is considered the most rare cue in existence.*
At one time it was listed in the Blue Book of Cues.. as Model 360 top end price of $11,500 and poor condition at $5,000.00.* The cue I have is in excellent condition.*
Such handmade craftsmanship with several almost extinct woods is non-existent in todays market.* Ebony shaft with ivory ferrule and a pair of full spliced ebony points with two veneers and inlaid rainbow shaped colored veneers between points spliced into double maple butterfly points, ivory joint rings in shaft and butt, four series of four full spliced ebony pints with two veneers and inlaid rainbow shaped colored veneers between pints, ebony butt sleeve with triangular mother of pearl name plate with two veneers"
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