Table ID ?

C

chalkey

New member
Can anyone help me I identify this barn find? I originally thought it was an old Brunswick Blake Colander. But only name plate that I could find that would fit the cutout was for a B.A. Steven's. I don't know where to find data for a positive ID. It also has 6 legs and 3pcs.slate.
0e03c57520a907b0118a12d91ffb90dd.jpg
6198cf1e0ab76808a2552435ab910362.jpg
60a78357050aa14ade727794c031f455.jpg
dd361217064089f563445287196e5a31.jpg


Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
 
G

garczar

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
C

chalkey

New member
Thank you for the information. That was my original thought was a St. Bernard but it does not have the taper on the inside of the leg nor does it have a spot where the leg irons were attached. If you look at the head rail where the emblem was the wood seems to have been cut out or replaced in a square pattern. I t accommodates a reproduction B.A. Stevens name name plate I was able to find on line. I was told by a local billiard shop it was a Brunswick because of the 5 digit serial number but now unsure if that is accurate.
41f81edbf258bef29aace06e92fd4761.jpg


Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
 
C

chalkey

New member
Either way Brunswick Blake Collander or B.A. Stevens, the table is old. I'm told Brunswick went to a 6 digit serial number around the turn of the century. But it really wasn't a serial number It was just a number to keep all the same table parts together. Also what I can find out is 2 of the 3 B.A. Stevens plant buildings burned to the ground in 1911.would like more info if anyone knows some interesting tid bits.

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
 
G

garczar

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
chalkey said:
Either way Brunswick Blake Collander or B.A. Stevens, the table is old. I'm told Brunswick went to a 6 digit serial number around the turn of the century. But it really wasn't a serial number It was just a number to keep all the same table parts together. Also what I can find out is 2 of the 3 B.A. Stevens plant buildings burned to the ground in 1911.would like more info if anyone knows some interesting tid bits.

Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Contact Billiard Restoration in Clay Center, Kansas. If anyone knows they will. Or Blatt in NYC.
 
Black-Balled

Black-Balled

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
With a reasonable degree of certainty, I believe the badges put on tables of this era were often from the retailer/seller, not the manufacturer.

Brunswick has a very cool section of its website that has old models. Worth a look.
 
G

garczar

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
Brunswick removed the table archive a couple yrs ago. They used to list all the table from A-Z. You can still search but its not near as easy as before. Try this: https://www.billiardrestoration.com/ Click "Antique pool tables" and almost every table is pictured. Need more info call Derrick there. Really a good guy, he's answered a lot for me over the years. They do really fine work also.
 
Last edited:
G

garczar

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
That link is just a blank page when i try. The op's table is not a St. Bernard Mission.
 
Last edited:
ceebee

ceebee

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
Look again, the pic comes up everytime I pic it

The picture is labeled St Bernard, that is all I know. I sometimes wonder if Brunswick didn't make custom one-offs. I have seen Klings & Arcades made different from each other & the St Bernard Mission is also made different sometimes. Look at Google images...
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top