Is this a Brunswick???

ceebee

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The thing about antique tables is this, they are fun to play on & look at. But the old T-Rail won't give you the same banking result that a Gold Crown or Diamond will give you, in your rail play.
 

belvederebill1

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The thing about antique tables is this, they are fun to play on & look at. But the old T-Rail won't give you the same banking result that a Gold Crown or Diamond will give you, in your rail play.

I don't build tables so I don't know what T-rail is. I do plan on upgrading the bumpers.
 

mhilton777

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How far south of Chicago are you? I can recommend one of the best table mechanics in the country for you to get it setup and the rails rebuilt.
 

mhilton777

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Jerimy Chambers 708.574.9888 is the way to go. He knows more about antiques tables than anyone you will ever meet. I grew up with him in New Lenox and used to help him move tables.
 

Michael Andros

tiny balls, GIANT pockets
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Looks like a Wendt to me with a Brunswick badge on it. I spoke to a nice lady yesterday at Brunswick and she assured me they never produced a table with that leg design.

Very odd that the table in the link I posted is nearly identical to yours ( except yours has net pockets and the link has a ball return ) AND has an identical badge yours has but in almost pristine condition. That tells me there are at least *two* tables, almost identical in make with the identical Brunswick badge on them, but made by Wendt. Seemingly that would mean, somehow, Brunswick was involved in those tables.
 

ceebee

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The rail on a Gold Crown is held down with a bolt through the top of the rail. It is held in compression & in shear.

The T-Rail is held in place, by a Bolt through the side, in compression only.
 

belvederebill1

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Jerimy Chambers 708.574.9888 is the way to go. He knows more about antiques tables than anyone you will ever meet. I grew up with him in New Lenox and used to help him move tables.

Thanks!
I have known Him for 20 years and he had a hand in setting up my current table. Great guy that knows his shit!! I lost his number a few months ago when my last phone died. I'm texting with him now.

FYI he has 2 of these tables in his shop!!!
 

belvederebill1

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Very odd that the table in the link I posted is nearly identical to yours ( except yours has net pockets and the link has a ball return ) AND has an identical badge yours has but in almost pristine condition. That tells me there are at least *two* tables, almost identical in make with the identical Brunswick badge on them, but made by Wendt. Seemingly that would mean, somehow, Brunswick was involved in those tables.

I think people put Brunswick badges on them to get more money for them when selling them before the internet came along.
 

Michael Andros

tiny balls, GIANT pockets
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I think people put Brunswick badges on them to get more money for them when selling them before the internet came along.

Too much of a coincidence, I think, that two nearly identical tables would have identical Brunswick badges. Ask the mechanic... maybe he knows why.
 
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