Picture of pockets
- Thread starter Boxcar
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Thank you, Sir! Are there any pictures out there of the original Brunswick pockets?
If I recall correctly the only difference between the pockets in the pictures and my original GCI pockets is that mine are a dark grey instead of black.
The pockets from 8th-Zone are much bigger. If installing on a Gold Crown I, II, or III, it helps to cut larger pocket reliefs in the frame. Even still, the side pockets will likely require trimming, to allow a ball to freely pass through it. This is because the earlier Gold Crowns had a sloped pocket cut-out in the slate.
Do the 8th Zone Return Pockets touch the apron brackets on GCI's like their drop pockets do?
I don't believe so. If they do, it's not by much. Definitely not like the drop pockets do.
Thanks, Geoff!
Specifically, what details are you looking for? The size? Openings? The top lip? The stitching where the two pieces join?
I have several sets of old Gold Crown I and II pockets, and maybe even a couple of sets of Gold Crown III pockets.
If I know what you are hoping to see, I'll try to capture some photos.
They were not a singular, molded piece? I don't think I've seem Gold Crown pockets stitched together.
Thanks Geoff,
Knowing you have both, I need to see if there is any difference between the boss, the location of the stitching, the color of the shiney molded boot, the color of the molded insert, and the stock numbers ink-stamped on the upper backs of the inserts.
Do you know if the stock numbers on the GC 1/2 and GC 3 both begin with the number "7"?
Where is the significant difference in the structure of the GC 1/2 vs. GC 3 pockets? In other words, can they be altered to become interchangeable?
Thank you very much.
I will try to pick out some of the best looking ones that I have, and see if I can get photos of the details that you are looking for.
I've never actually paid attention to the stock numbers. I'll check it out, when I dig through them.
I don't know exactly when the pocket design changed from two pieces stitched together to a single molded piece, though I believe that it was during the Gold Crown I production. During the Gold Crown III production, the pockets had been thinned out quite a bit, and, despite being a hard plastic, were much more flexible than previous designs.
On all Gold Crown I, II, and III pockets, I believe the bosses all look about the same, enough so that it might be difficult to discern any difference from a photo.
From my experience, interchangeability between Gold Crown I, II, and III pockets requires no alteration. However, the Gold Crown IV pockets will require some adjustment.
Anyhow, I'll get the photos that you requested. I'll try to get to it this evening.
What adjustments would the GC IV pockets need to fit the GCI? Opening the pocket cutouts on the frame?
That would be helpful, though not completely necessary. The side pockets are the most critical. With the sloped edge pocket cut-outs in the slate, it tends to deform the Gold Crown IV pockets. Really, the only solution is to trim the new pocket, to enlarge the outlet. I like trimming it on the bottom-side of the pocket, to preserve as much material as possible, on the top-side.
Thanks, Geoff!
Geoff,
That's it! Thank you very much.
OK, the stock numbers on the Gold Crown 1/2 as shown all start with E-74xxx and the location(head, foot, etc.)
What are the stock numbers on the pockets you have identified as Gold Crown 3 pockets?
I appreciate your help very much.
Boxcar