Fast Eddies's Case in the hustler.
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Been told
It is an AMF case - sweet!!
It is an AMF case - sweet!!
It was an A.E. Schmidt case.
Pics surface here every so often. Use the search you'll find em
Pics surface here every so often. Use the search you'll find em
My Personalized Palmer Model "M" was in one those Cases
when it was stolen in 1981.
I would give $5k to get it back in original condition.
when it was stolen in 1981.
I would give $5k to get it back in original condition.
IndyQ has a bunch of the Murnak versions on sale right now;
http://www.indyq.com/cases/murnak/index.html
http://www.indyq.com/cases/murnak/index.html
Winner-winner! :smile:
Here are some pics of cases like the one used in The Hustler. I saved these off A-Z over the years and forget who owns them.
Here are some pics of cases like the one used in The Hustler. I saved these off A-Z over the years and forget who owns them.
What kind of cases are those, they look great.
I don't know why this is in my head and have no idea why I remember this but I was told it was an Erwin Rudolph case. I also remember Toby Sweet having one just like it and telling me it was an Erwin Rudolph case. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone?
These are original A.E. Schmidt cases from the time frame of The Hustler.
Pause the movie and you will see the same leather tooling lines on Eddies case.
Got a picture?
The hustler case was the one similar to the Bill Cole case pictured above, (with the lines but if i recall, without the round stampings).
It was in the AE Schmidt catalog in the 1950's, but I've also seen the exact case with a Brunswick label too. So, I'm not sure who actually made the Hustler case.
The tooling design was influenced by fly rod cases from the 1920's.
Chris
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I think you will find the case was SOLD by AE Schmidt but made
by Brunswick. Many billiard wholesalers sold items made by Brunswick
in those days.
I still have two of the similar Brunswick case, plain black leather,
only holds 1 butt - 2 shafts. It ws still sold by National Billiards
in the late 60s, maybe even into the 70s.
Dale
Here are two screen shots for your review.
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Rudolf was a top pro player from the Greenleaf era thru the Mosconi
era. I doubt he made cases, perhaps he owned/promoted some?
Dale