Cue Identification

I know nothing about the history of the cue. I had it refinished I believe in the late 90's and the guy who refinished it(Mark Moore), said he believed it to be a Paradise conversion cue. He said the quality was about that of a Valley stick. He said I should put it in a closet and leave it for another 40 years, that it would be a shame to use it and shatter the ivory joints. So, I put it in a closet until the other day. I decided I want a new lens for my camera more than I want to collect a cue. He put a new tip on it, made it smoother, and replaced the string. The string was in tact when I got it, but it was held on at the end with a piece of scotch tape. I didn't know any better and took it off and threw it away. He replaced it with old string he still had from the same era with the same color. That is all I know about it..
 
The joint does appear to be ivory. It has a ceramic look and feel with a little bit of darker grain to it in places. The butt end appears to be the consistency a pool ball . It is like solid thick glass.
 
monty56chevy said:
I know nothing about the history of the cue. I had it refinished I believe in the late 90's and the guy who refinished it(Mark Moore), said he believed it to be a Paradise conversion cue. He said the quality was about that of a Valley stick. He said I should put it in a closet and leave it for another 40 years, that it would be a shame to use it and shatter the ivory joints. So, I put it in a closet until the other day. I decided I want a new lens for my camera more than I want to collect a cue. He put a new tip on it, made it smoother, and replaced the string. The string was in tact when I got it, but it was held on at the end with a piece of scotch tape. I didn't know any better and took it off and threw it away. He replaced it with old string he still had from the same era with the same color. That is all I know about it..
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Unfortunately there is very little cataloged on Frank Paradise's early body of work and few left who can recognize these cues. We know of the designs made from the early 1960's on in New Jersey, but what about the decade in Brooklyn before that time? It will always be a problem identifying these cues, of which a great many are one of a kind customs.
 
Thank you very much for looking at the cue. I listed it on eBAY a while ago hoping to make a little money towards my camera lens I want to purchase. The cue once assembled looks very nice and should make a nice addition to some one's collection.
 
eBay listing

monty56chevy said:
Thank you very much for looking at the cue. I listed it on eBAY a while ago hoping to make a little money towards my camera lens I want to purchase. The cue once assembled looks very nice and should make a nice addition to some one's collection.
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What did you list it under? Pool cue? Vintage pool cue? Unknown cue?

I don't want to wade through the 27,000 listings on eBay under "pool cue"...
 
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Mr. Bass Man said:
It was listed as a Palmer or paradise and sold shortly after the listing, I almost bought it but I figured a cue that far from original was a stretch
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With the extent of the work necessary to return this cue to original, I would expect that the buyer is going to leave the cue more or less as-is.
 
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