$25,000 Brunswick table

strmanglr scott said:

Only about an hour from me. Maybe I should go check it out and hit a couple balls on it just so I can say I did.

https://grandrapids.craigslist.org/spo/d/holland-antique-brunswick-pool-billiard/6897016637.html

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Beautiful table, but that cloth should be good for at least $5K off.

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Ha! the cloth needs to go! But really nice otherwise. The Birdseye maple inlays are unreal. The rack is a collectors item too! Usually big pockets on those tables if they have not been altered- very wide angles into the drop areas too. Side pocket shots can be made from almost anywhere on the table! Very friendly tables if you like 14.1 as long as the table has some speed to it.

Agreed...I have owned one and played on a few old tables with those pockets that have the slate cut at <90° and they drop all balls that make it to the mouth.

Often, the ball crawling up the side rail slowly will literally Chang direction to drop in the side and it is crazy to see (the first 10x it happens, after that it just pisses you off).

mikemosconi said:

Ha! the cloth needs to go! But really nice otherwise. The Birdseye maple inlays are unreal. The rack is a collectors item too! Usually big pockets on those tables if they have not been altered- very wide angles into the drop areas too. Side pocket shots can be made from almost anywhere on the table! Very friendly tables if you like 14.1 as long as the table has some speed to it.

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side pockets

Black-Balled said:

Agreed...I have owned one and played on a few old tables with those pockets that have the slate cut at <90° and they drop all balls that make it to the mouth.

Often, the ball crawling up the side rail slowly will literally Chang direction to drop in the side and it is crazy to see (the first 10x it happens, after that it just pisses you off).

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A lot of the old ten footers I played on long ago had very friendly pockets. Large bevels doing away with most of the shelf was the main thing I believe. I used to check early before playing anyone if a ball slow rolled down the rail would fall in a side pocket. A lot of times it would and I tried to save that shot and not show it to opponents until a really opportune time came along!

Hu

Black-Balled said:

Agreed...I have owned one and played on a few old tables with those pockets that have the slate cut at <90° and they drop all balls that make it to the mouth.

Often, the ball crawling up the side rail slowly will literally Chang direction to drop in the side and it is crazy to see (the first 10x it happens, after that it just pisses you off).

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ShootingArts said:

A lot of the old ten footers I played on long ago had very friendly pockets. Large bevels doing away with most of the shelf was the main thing I believe. I used to check early before playing anyone if a ball slow rolled down the rail would fall in a side pocket. A lot of times it would and I tried to save that shot and not show it to opponents until a really opportune time came along!

Hu

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I’ve played on a bunch of old tables like that....9 and 10 foot.
The slate near the fall has actually been filed down slightly....
...pretty sure it goes back to the days when you played by the game instead of on time.
...management wanted those games over quickly.