Gabriels Carom Billiards Tables 5'x10' heated

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hillscues

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1-Gabriels Carom Tables 5 x 10 footers

110v or 220v Heated Slate Beds
I had these 1 tables imported from Belgium 4 years ago for my pool hall in Algonquin, Illinois.
I paid over $ 10,000.00 when it was all said and done with shipping & duty costs.
These are the finest Billiards Tables in the World. There have the composite ( scratch free wood rails ) and the condition of the tables are nearly perfect.
If you are in the market for Carom Tables this is an unreal deal. I have put the buy it now option in so a serious buyer can make a deal right away. There are not many of these tables in the USA and finding one is very hard. World Cup Billiards Matches are played on these tables.
Please note that we will not pay for shipping but we will give you the name of a table mechanic who has more experience with Gabriels than any one in the USA. He can break down, ship, and assemble these tables at your location.
If you have any questions please call me on my cell phone Rick @ 847 641-0276. If you wish to visit my pool room to see the tables and are coming from out of town, I will put you up in a motel near by and take the price of the room off the cost of the table(s) if you buy.
I will except cash,certified bank check or postal money order are accepted on pickup. All sales are As Is and all sales are Final and you are responsible for pick up and delivery. I reserve the right to end this auction early due to the fact that it is for sale in other places. thanks shari
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Heated?

Can you edu-ma-cate me? I never heard of a heated table and was wondering what the purpose of this is?

Thanks in advance,

Jimmy
 
what they are for

Pocketless carom billiards tables are used for such games as three-cushion billiards, straight rail, balkline, artistic billiards and cushion caroms. Regulation carom billiards tables are close-to-perfect rectangles, with the bed of the table (the playing surface) measuring 10 ft by 5 ft (though 9 ft by 4.5 ft are increasingly common).

The slate bed of carom billiard tables are often heated to about 5 degrees C (9 degrees F) above room temperature, which helps to keep moisture out of the cloth to aid the balls rolling and rebounding in a consistent manner, and generally makes a table play faster. A heated table is required under international carom rules and is an especially important requirement for the games of three-cushion billiards and artistic billiards.[1]

Heating table beds is an old practice. Queen Victoria of England (1819-1901) had a billard table that was heated using zinc tubes, although the aim at that time was chiefly to keep the then-used ivory balls from warping. The first use of electric heating was for an 18.2 balkline tournament held in December 1927 between Welker Cochran and Jacob Schaefer, Jr. The New York Times announced it with fanfare: "For the first time in the history of world's championship balkline billiards a heated table will be used
thanks shari
 
$5500! That is crazy!

The big new room here in Madison WI has all Gabriels tables, and I talked to the owner. He said he paid over 10Gs for the carom table. If I had $5500 laying around there would be a truck in front of your pool room.
 
Yes these are spendy tables and very hard to find he also paid over $10,000 so its a steal at that price shari
 
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