Brunswick Anniversary Question. Logos???
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This is just terrible... I'll tell you what, I'll give you $500 for it just so you won't have to try and figure this out! 
Interesting,
1960
The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company changes its name to Brunswick Corporation. I am no expert but something in the time line is a little off. Now you got me wondering Real king cobra might have a answer. I know that they would use older parts and sometimes mix and match. But using a older name plate with a out of date company name is curious. By the way nice inletting on the name plate.:thumbup:
1960
The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company changes its name to Brunswick Corporation. I am no expert but something in the time line is a little off. Now you got me wondering Real king cobra might have a answer. I know that they would use older parts and sometimes mix and match. But using a older name plate with a out of date company name is curious. By the way nice inletting on the name plate.:thumbup:
it's weird and very cool. I love the lettering for the logo.
The more familiar logo has a tight lettering style as well: http://www.bankshot-billiards.com/images/brunswick_logo-small.jpg
The lettering for the modern corporate logo:
http://www.3s-tech.net/images/brunswick_logo.gif
about as boring and generic as it gets.
I was checking these tables out online...$12,000+, that's a spicy meatball.
The more familiar logo has a tight lettering style as well: http://www.bankshot-billiards.com/images/brunswick_logo-small.jpg
The lettering for the modern corporate logo:
http://www.3s-tech.net/images/brunswick_logo.gif
about as boring and generic as it gets.
I was checking these tables out online...$12,000+, that's a spicy meatball.
You might get more info in the talk to a mechanic forum...
my somewhat fuzzy memory tells me the GC started in 60 or 61
and they made no more 'new' parts for Anivs after that.
If your table is from 63, that would make it one of the last
Anivs ever built. So, likely just using up the inventory of parts.
BTW - I'm semi-certain Bruns used Formica well before 1963
Dale
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My Anniversary has the same logo and Formica Rails as well:
This is from the 1952 catalog:
The first mention of Formica Rails was in the 1961 Catalog:
The only picture of the table in the 61 catalog is the same drawing they used for years, and you can just make out the rectangular logo on it.
Hope this helps,
Markus
This is from the 1952 catalog:
The first mention of Formica Rails was in the 1961 Catalog:
The only picture of the table in the 61 catalog is the same drawing they used for years, and you can just make out the rectangular logo on it.
Hope this helps,
Markus
Well, a couple interesting things. I am going off of memory so it' iffy!
Brunswick did not go public till 1971 or so and continued to use BBC well into the 60's even though they were Brunswick Corp. I believe this was mentioned in "The history of Brunswick "book.
The name plate you are showing is the later version for these tables. It's interesting that in the 52' catalog there is mention of formica rails for the centennial but not the anniversary. Both rails were the same.
So i think your guess of 63 could be right on. Hope this was of any help!
John
Brunswick did not go public till 1971 or so and continued to use BBC well into the 60's even though they were Brunswick Corp. I believe this was mentioned in "The history of Brunswick "book.
The name plate you are showing is the later version for these tables. It's interesting that in the 52' catalog there is mention of formica rails for the centennial but not the anniversary. Both rails were the same.
So i think your guess of 63 could be right on. Hope this was of any help!
John
My Anniversary has the same logo and Formica Rails as well:
Ditto on mine.
Jerry Forsyth
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My Anniversary has the same nameplate and it was supposed to have been made in the 50's and it has Formica rails. I wasn't there when they made it so I am just going on what the mechanic who installed it told me.
scruffy1 said:
I never noticed that. The text for the Centennial rails in the catalog says:
"New, extra durable formica rails - resistant to burns, marring, and liquid effects - available at extra cost."
I had assumed that they switched to Formica in 61 when the Gold Crown came out.
Markus
Who did you email? I sent an email too, I don't know ifthe people I emailed will know the answer either but I think they can find out. Hopefully they can shed some light on this.
No info but this is the plate on my newly acquired Anniversary and the table it is attached to.View attachment 99113
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The triangular plate is found on the older versions. Rectangular is the newer one found on the centennial.(may have that backwards!) Since they are interchangeable, lot of swaps over the years I think. 1st 2 pics are Centennial, 3rd is Anniversary rail
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