Gc 1??

[cyrex]

Got a question on identifying and an approx value on a Gold Crown.

OK.. story first.. I go to a house to do an estimate on some service work. (I've been to the house a couple years prior and noticed they had a really nice Gold Crown.) Anyway, the house is now for sale so I asked the Real estate agent what's going to happen to the pool table. She said that sadly, they think they're gonna have to cut it into pieces to get it out of the room. DOH!!!

Of course, being the good person that I am, I offered to dismantle the table and get it out of there if I could have it.

My question is.. is it possible for me to identify what generation GC it is? The table looks old. I say that because the side boards are real boards that kind of mitre together in the corners. Looks like brass for the corner guards/plates with the Brunswick logo. Most of the GCs I'm used to seeing have some side skirts. The base underside also looked to be solid wood and not laminated with formica. If it all goes through I will post up pics.. this would probably be easiest. Just trying to get some info. Thanks for all your time.

 

[Donny Wessels]

Got a question on identifying and an approx value on a Gold Crown.

OK.. story first.. I go to a house to do an estimate on some service work. (I've been to the house a couple years prior and noticed they had a really nice Gold Crown.) Anyway, the house is now for sale so I asked the Real estate agent what's going to happen to the pool table. She said that sadly, they think they're gonna have to cut it into pieces to get it out of the room. DOH!!!

Of course, being the good person that I am, I offered to dismantle the table and get it out of there if I could have it.

My question is.. is it possible for me to identify what generation GC it is? The table looks old. I say that because the side boards are real boards that kind of mitre together in the corners. Looks like brass for the corner guards/plates with the Brunswick logo. Most of the GCs I'm used to seeing have some side skirts. The base underside also looked to be solid wood and not laminated with formica. If it all goes through I will post up pics.. this would probably be easiest. Just trying to get some info. Thanks for all your time.

you can tell the early models because the blind aprins will clip in with a metal tongue and groove type mecanism and the newer ones will bolt in.

 

[cyrex]

Ok

OK.. so I should have a better idea when taking it apart. Sounds like posting pics might be better at helping and dating the table too. Thanks for your input.

 

[LCCS]

The ones will have a notch out of the slate for the number counter that is recessed into the rail.
Thanks, Ron

 

[reverend]

The ones will have a notch out of the slate for the number counter that is recessed into the rail.
Thanks, Ron

the GCIIs have the notched slate as well.


GCIs do not have leg levelers, just non-adjustable legs. the aprons as mentioned before "clip" in at the top to the rails with metal tounge and groove type assembly.

GCIIs have the leg levelers and the same way to attach the aprons.

GCIIIs have leg levelers, and now change the way the aprons are attached, bolted to the underside of the rails. pretty much all the GCIIIs I have seen and worked on have copper colored metal corner castings, and leg levelers that have lost their color and are basically bare metal.

GCIVs have flush mounted pockets, and have the brunswick logo on each corner casting.

 

[cyrex]

Thanks

Thanks for the input and stuff to look out for. How about the 'wood' aprons? All the GCs I've seen have aprons that look like they are laminate covered. This table is all wood all the way around. And at the corners where the short and long 'aprons' meet they are compound mitred together. Possibly not a GC? I really need to get some pics if I can swing it.