Can anyone help identify my pool table?

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Looks like a great forum you have here!
I'm hoping the experts will be able to help me make a decision about my pool table.
I bought this table back in the early 90's from a local pool hall going out of business.
It's big ... the playing surface is about 104 x 54
I don't remember much about how they had it advertised.... except I think they said it was from the 60's.

Fast forward 20 years.....
I'm moving my man cave into my shop, and trying to decide whether I should move this table to the new cave, or sell this one and get a different (smaller) one. (A 4x8 will fit much better in the new cave)

The value of this table will guide my decision.
If this table is valuable enough to fund a new table... I'll sell it and use the money to buy a smaller one.
If this table is worthless... I'll keep it. I do like the table, and have a lot of memories with it. It's just so big! :)

Anyways... I've spent hours on the internet looking for pictures of a similar table, and haven't been able to find anything even close.
The closest thing I can find is the "Gold Crown" which is "similar", but I don't think that's what it is.

Can anyone help identify this table?

Thanks in advance!! :thumbup:
 

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It appears to be a Brunswick Viscount with a Gold Crown stretcher. Viscounts were issued with a bent wood support structure with white plastic skirting. Is the skirt system plastic?
 
Awesome, thanks!
Yes, the skirting is plastic or fiberglass, and it looks like it used to be white.
I'll do some more searching now that I actually have something to search for. lol
 
The little scoring wheel thing has "All-Tech" on it, but I didn't know if that was for the pool table, or for just the scoring wheel assembly itself.
The pictures in that magazine on page 58 sure look about right! (at least for the skirting)
I've never had the slate out, so I have no idea what the framing looks like.
And yes.... we carried that sucker into the house with only the rails and legs removed. Super heavy, and very akward when we had to tip it up to go through doors.
 
I'm really striking out trying to figure out what this thing is.
I think Geoff is right.... All-Tech, especially from looking at the pictures in that magazine.
You guys would have a better feel for it than me... but from what I'm reading, All-Tech was more of a "Sears" type pool table, and not really anything special.
If that's the case.... looks like I'll be moving her to the new man cave.
I was hoping it was more valuable than a newer/smaller table though.

Anyone care to take a wild guess on a value of this table in todays market, assuming it's an All-Tech from the late 60's or early 70's?
 
All-Tech is new one for me; not familiar but, from the photos, it does mimic a Viscount. Kudos to BRADSH98 for the ID. Market value would likely be on the low end.
 
Yeah, Viscount was a great guess if it were a Brunswick. Alot of similar features, especially with the plastic/fiberglass skirting!
But the ball return area is quite different on the Viscount.
 

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rick67 said:
Yeah, Viscount was a great guess if it were a Brunswick. Alot of similar features, especially with the plastic/fiberglass skirting!
But the ball return area is quite different on the Viscount.
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Played with a fellow back in the 70s who had a beautiful Viscount but it was a drop pocket model; never saw one with a ball return. A friend of his removed all the plastic skirting and perfectly reconstructed the system in solid walnut. It was an impressive display of carpentry skill.
 
Those are nice looking tables. :thumbup:

The picture in that magazine posted by Geoff is the closest thing to identifying mine. I can't find anything remotely close anywhere.
Bummer because I'd really prefer to sell it and get a 4x8 for the new man cave, but it will be very hard to sell if I can't even say what it is.
Also very hard to determine a value if I can't find any comparables.
It's just weird that there's literally 1000's of pool table pictures on the web.... and I can't find anything similar. (yet)
 
rick67 said:
Those are nice looking tables. :thumbup:

The picture in that magazine posted by Geoff is the closest thing to identifying mine. I can't find anything remotely close anywhere.
Bummer because I'd really prefer to sell it and get a 4x8 for the new man cave, but it will be very hard to sell if I can't even say what it is.
Also very hard to determine a value if I can't find any comparables.
It's just weird that there's literally 1000's of pool table pictures on the web.... and I can't find anything similar. (yet)
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The table is an ATI also known as All-Tech Industries. Not a very desireable table. Put a $500.00 price tag on it and see if it sells.
 
PoolTable911 said:
The table is an ATI also known as All-Tech Industries. Not a very desireable table. Put a $500.00 price tag on it and see if it sells.
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I just might do that. Although I'd still like to find out what it is since I can't find anything even close to it out there.
 
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