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Billiard Related Treasure Found On Ebay. Whoohooo!
- Thread starter Kickin' Chicken
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Thanks for your valuable input, Jasen.
The entire summary will be a little later today.
For now, the message is that if you keep a keen eye, treasures can be found, even on eBay.
No secrets, just waiting to confirm one aspect.
Best,
Brian kc
On advice of counsel (me) I advised the Kickin' Chicken to seal his beak until we can complete our research of his treasure (s).
It might take a week or so, but it will be worth the wait, I promise.
Chris
That's right. Brian and I spoke over the phone, and if what you (Chris) and Brian substantiate and solidify/verify what you guys *think* Brian found, I guarantee that the readership will be floored.
Anxiously looking forward to the pictures (and really, REALLY envious of Brian's find),
-Sean
Since the big reveal of the current "find" is going to be delayed, I'll share my big find from a couple of years ago now. I bought a box of cues and found a very early signed Rambow cue in with the lot. Details here. It was certainly a nice surprise! 
Since the big reveal of the current "find" is going to be delayed, I'll share my big find from a couple of years ago now. I bought a box of cues and found a very early signed Rambow cue in with the lot. Details here. It was certainly a nice surprise!
How sweet it is. He sure had nice handwriting. He probably would be a tattoo artist today.
I am usually surprised.... negatively!!!!
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No, here's a clue... the surprise is G like in gonorreah!
Come on you guys, let me work on it a bit.
Chris
With Brian, its probably a blow up doll with 8 ball nipples.
I know that my beak is supposed to be sealed but this is nonsense.
They were 9 balls. :thumbup:
:thumbup:Who told you? Tell them to get their info straight...
Back to sleep now. :boring2:
Best,
Brian kc
Mr Hoppe ? talk of Rambo's. Rambo set the standards for specialty Cues
( Balk line 3-Cushion and Pool cues. Why are cuemakers (not,not,)just coping Rambows style- with the Shaft having the pin ?? I can see it with - Radial G-10!!!! And Remember who made the Hustler cues, for Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason and Willie Mosconi were all up to Visit Rambo.
Steve Hamer
Zibowski
Hermo Rambo died after an awesome legacy of 75 yrs of cue making!!!!!!!!!!!
( Balk line 3-Cushion and Pool cues. Why are cuemakers (not,not,)just coping Rambows style- with the Shaft having the pin ?? I can see it with - Radial G-10!!!! And Remember who made the Hustler cues, for Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason and Willie Mosconi were all up to Visit Rambo.
Steve Hamer
Zibowski
Hermo Rambo died after an awesome legacy of 75 yrs of cue making!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it bigger than a bread box?
Hmm....you slid it out of the package.....
..so it's not the table Willie ran the 526 on.
my guess
..a Buska .....just a wrap and white butt plate, no buska rings or inlays..
..what George called his 'business' cue, circa early 60's
well, that's my guess, KC
anybody else think they can do better?
Hmm....you slid it out of the package.....
..so it's not the table Willie ran the 526 on.
my guess
..a Buska .....just a wrap and white butt plate, no buska rings or inlays..
..what George called his 'business' cue, circa early 60's
well, that's my guess, KC
anybody else think they can do better?
uwait uwate
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best,
brian kc
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:smile:best,
brian kc
the reveal...
Is it bigger than a breadbox?
It's definitely a little longer. :smile:
Guys, thanks for putting up with such a long delay. It was tough on me too because I wanted to share the story with my az pals.
So here goes:
I was searching ebay as I oftentimes do looking for antique billiards items. I ran across an old brunswick "carom king" cue and a case that a guy was selling - it was his grandfathers.
The description wasn't very good and the two pictures in the listing were really poor quality. Looked like they may have been done with a cell phone with very bad lighting.
Two things, however, drew me in.
One was the look of the case and the fact that it was described as being in near mint condition. I could barely make out that there was what appeared to be a thick leather lid strap and metal buckle. And that the style of case was like the ones I've heard about that were based on old fishing rod cases. I thought, hmmm, one of those in great shape would be nice to have... :smile:
Then, the cue. What was strange about this was that based on the pictures, it looked like there was a duct tape wrap leading me (and probably others) to believe the cue might be a hack job. But there was one thing about the cue that had really piqued my interest and that was the not very discernable rectangular nameplate in the butt.
I emailed the seller and confirmed that what appeared to be the duct tape wrap, was in fact, a very smooth (glassy) pearly-plastic like material that looks to have been laid in strips similar to how fiberglass strips are laid up, but this is without the mesh. All very smooth and coated like glass. This aspect remains mysterious and so if anyone might know more about this material/use on cues, please chime in.
What else I confirmed was that the nameplate was pearl, and there was a name engraved on the nameplate and it was that of his grandfather.
I watched as the auction ended without receiving a single bid. I again contacted the seller and we worked out a deal on just the case. We couldn't work out a deal on the cue (yet).
Then still very much wanting the cue, I thought to contact Chris Tate and we talked it over and he had a strong feeling that with the info we had so far, there was a very good chance that Herman Rambow had worked on this cue likely as a Brunswick employee. He was able to narrow down the date to early 40's, likely 1942.
Chris said he needed to see much better pics then what was on the auction but he highly recommended that I make the deal on this cue, and so I did. One of the key aspects that Chris mentioned he wanted to see was how the nameplate was installed and, of course, the calligraphy style (Rambow or not).
The cue and case arrived here and they both were just beautiful. I took the photos Chris had requested and sent them to him and he did his research and his opinion is that this is, indeed a Brunswick factory conversion that Rambow worked on. :thumbup:
I definitely learned a lot from Chris during this, I'll call it an investigation. He had an exact picture of this style case in his 1942 Brunswick catalogue. He knew within a year when the carom king sticker color/style changed allowing him to pin down within a couple of years when this cue was made, as well.
Thank you again, Chris, for your kind and generous help with this. You are a true gentleman. :thumbup:
It's time for the pictures to do the talking.
Best,
Brian kc
Is it bigger than a breadbox?
It's definitely a little longer. :smile:
Guys, thanks for putting up with such a long delay. It was tough on me too because I wanted to share the story with my az pals.
So here goes:
I was searching ebay as I oftentimes do looking for antique billiards items. I ran across an old brunswick "carom king" cue and a case that a guy was selling - it was his grandfathers.
The description wasn't very good and the two pictures in the listing were really poor quality. Looked like they may have been done with a cell phone with very bad lighting.
Two things, however, drew me in.
One was the look of the case and the fact that it was described as being in near mint condition. I could barely make out that there was what appeared to be a thick leather lid strap and metal buckle. And that the style of case was like the ones I've heard about that were based on old fishing rod cases. I thought, hmmm, one of those in great shape would be nice to have... :smile:
Then, the cue. What was strange about this was that based on the pictures, it looked like there was a duct tape wrap leading me (and probably others) to believe the cue might be a hack job. But there was one thing about the cue that had really piqued my interest and that was the not very discernable rectangular nameplate in the butt.
I emailed the seller and confirmed that what appeared to be the duct tape wrap, was in fact, a very smooth (glassy) pearly-plastic like material that looks to have been laid in strips similar to how fiberglass strips are laid up, but this is without the mesh. All very smooth and coated like glass. This aspect remains mysterious and so if anyone might know more about this material/use on cues, please chime in.
What else I confirmed was that the nameplate was pearl, and there was a name engraved on the nameplate and it was that of his grandfather.
I watched as the auction ended without receiving a single bid. I again contacted the seller and we worked out a deal on just the case. We couldn't work out a deal on the cue (yet).
Then still very much wanting the cue, I thought to contact Chris Tate and we talked it over and he had a strong feeling that with the info we had so far, there was a very good chance that Herman Rambow had worked on this cue likely as a Brunswick employee. He was able to narrow down the date to early 40's, likely 1942.
Chris said he needed to see much better pics then what was on the auction but he highly recommended that I make the deal on this cue, and so I did. One of the key aspects that Chris mentioned he wanted to see was how the nameplate was installed and, of course, the calligraphy style (Rambow or not).
The cue and case arrived here and they both were just beautiful. I took the photos Chris had requested and sent them to him and he did his research and his opinion is that this is, indeed a Brunswick factory conversion that Rambow worked on. :thumbup:
I definitely learned a lot from Chris during this, I'll call it an investigation. He had an exact picture of this style case in his 1942 Brunswick catalogue. He knew within a year when the carom king sticker color/style changed allowing him to pin down within a couple of years when this cue was made, as well.
Thank you again, Chris, for your kind and generous help with this. You are a true gentleman. :thumbup:
It's time for the pictures to do the talking.
Best,
Brian kc
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