Cue rack with brass locks

[skip2134]

I picked up an antique cue rack today and I’ve never seen one like it. There are a total of 43 cue locks with 2 missing. Sadly I didn’t get any keys. Not your average cue rack. It’s about 12 foot long. I know the locks sell well on eBay but I was looking for opinions on its value. No other markings or labels. Thanks for looking.

 

[Superiorduper]

Assuming you can’t hold cues with it it’s worthless without keys...to me at least. But I’m not a collector of unfunctional memorabilia.

Some are though!

It’s certainly a neat decoration, if I stumbled upon it for free and I had wallspace to hang it on I’d definitely hang it up.

Monetary value is pretty subjective on something like this, unless it’s proven to have some kind of historic significance. Even then, that value only means something to very few.

 

[ideologist]

A locksmith can make keys for you, but you'll pay per lock. Hope you have a buddy in the business!

 

[book collector]

Assuming you can’t hold cues with it it’s worthless without keys...to me at least. But I’m not a collector of unfunctional memorabilia.

Some are though!

It’s certainly a neat decoration, if I stumbled upon it for free and I had wallspace to hang it on I’d definitely hang it up.

Monetary value is pretty subjective on something like this, unless it’s proven to have some kind of historic significance. Even then, that value only means something to very few.

Hmmmmmm, hmmmmmm, hmmm?
My aunt was married to my uncle {I think}.
They had 3 children, although one might have died at birth.
I never met any of them, but none of my other relatives ever said anything bad about them.
My uncle might have been a coal miner, or an astronaut.
I can't believe people eat cheese, why not just drink milk?
On a serious note, if you want to make keys for it, check this out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeZv3XIFUwo
There is a small chance, that it just has a master key, that fits all of them, and the house man retrieved the cues from behind the desk.
Nice find!

 

[alphadog]

As a real life locksmith,who has some of these locks and the keys,I can tell you they are all the same key. At least your rack most likely is. As posted earlier counterman kept the key you got a brass tag with your #. That is the cue he would get for you from behind the counter.

Condition is everything so...