Gold Crown I

poolhustler

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Hey all,

Anyone out there in billiard land know what the original, off white color Gold Crown I's were painted. The legs, crossmember and skirts were painted the same color from what I know.

I just bought one and want to restore it.

Thanks,

Russ...
 
poolhustler said:
Hey all,

Anyone out there in billiard land know what the original, off white color Gold Crown I's were painted. The legs, crossmember and skirts were painted the same color from what I know.

I just bought one and want to restore it.

Thanks,

Russ...
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You finally got the table, congrats. When/where did you get?
Also, you may want to ask in the mechanics section.

SDF
 
Thanks! I pick up the Gold Crown I next weekend. I am going to refinish/restore it before I have it set up be Ernesto Dominguez. I am trying to find out if ayone knows the original off white color. I believe that the legs are still the original color, so I may be able to use that as a guide to match the color.

Night,

Russ.......
 
I had one years ago
Was thinking the same thing
After playing around with it I found the wood under that paint was nice
striped the paint of and stained it
looked great think the table is in Tenn. now
good luck like to see it some time
 
poolhustler said:
Hey all,

Anyone out there in billiard land know what the original, off white color Gold Crown I's were painted. The legs, crossmember and skirts were painted the same color from what I know.

I just bought one and want to restore it.

Thanks,

Russ...
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I grew up playing on em, from what I remember the white yellowed because of nicotene. But the two colors that come to mind are orange and the light pastel blue. I also remember but could be wrong that Brunswick made fiberglass aprons too at that time. The wall cue racks that went along with these commercial tables had matching color backings that were the same color as the aprons. The wall racks were the ones with the rubber worms at the top that held the cues in place. I have one of the orginal chrome rake holders, if interesed PM me. The aprons were made out of poplar and I think were four pieces glued together. The slate should be a flint based dark orange, no leg leverers and the slate frames were thicker given the playing surface ht. its natural 31" vertical. The side pockets had barrel type (best ever) hardward that never loosened up. I feel its the best playing table Brunswick ever made. The flint based slate was repairable because it broke clean, whereas the next and present generation of slates shattered in layers and when that happened you needed a new matching set if you were to do the repair right. Ball boxes were standard and ball counters on the foot rail (wish Diamond had those on their tables, especially ball counters). The formica of course was the best on the top rails and if your fortunate it still has the original cushions. The slate frames were thicker and a much better quality poplar/wood than the GC II's and so forth. The legs are not adjustable on the (I) because when put together the ht. was preset. They also had the USA made ball counters that were not cheap like the later day GC III's and such. One more item, very cool, the pockets were gray and did not transfer any debris on too the balls, the black ones did. Hope this helps.
 
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Thanks for the info guys!! The table has blue aprons and off white skirts and legs. It has been in the same location for over 30 years. I am going to sand the aprons and should be able to find out if they were originally blue or off white. It should have the original cushions, but I will be replacing them because I want to tighten the pockets to 4" and don't want to add shims. Then it will get covered with 860. I have alot of work to do in the garage to get it ready for the table!

Here's a pic.

GC1.jpg


CG5.jpg


GC2.jpg


GC3.jpg


GC4.jpg
 
I have the same table. 1962 model. Mine was orange on the skirts and that was the original color. I painted it medium dark brown as I thought it looked better. They painted those GC1's those wild colors because they were trying to attract women players to pool especially in the bowling alleys back then. I removed all the white plastic underskirting and it looks like it has been removed from yours also. It really made it a pain to recover and now I wish I had kept it.
Chris
www.cuesmith.com
www.internationalcuemakers.com
 
The blue aprons seem darker that the original ones but thats a long time ago. I noticed the cutouts in the aprons, plastic? And the pockets are not the original gray,very few tables have those...enjoy.
 
The original color is most likely that light blue color that you can see on the corner in the 3rd or 4th picture. (where the royal blue is chipped off)

I emailed brunswick a few years ago and they sent me a few documents about the Original gold crowns. One was a pdf scan of the owners manual/install instructions. I think the original color options were light blue, orange, mustard yellow, and all white. I repainted my gold crown 2 off white and it looks very cool. I also used tan simonis as common on some tables in that era.

Ian
 
Again, thanks for the input.

I have been trying to gather more info and I talked with a guy who confirmed the 4 colors from Brunswick. So, my guess would be that the original color was the lighter blue that can be seen in the pic with lighter blue under the roayal blue.

Once I get the table, I can sand the royal blue and see if the lighter blue is underneath. I will paint the table to the orignal color.

Can't wait to get it and set it up!!!!!

Russ........
 
After looking a little closer I think your plastic skirting is there. Mine was white and the wood under the rails was orange. I am guessing they painted it all that new blue. It probably used to be blue and white. I have had mine 28 years and still play on it all the time.
 
poolhustler said:
Thanks! I pick up the Gold Crown I next weekend. I am going to refinish/restore it before I have it set up be Ernesto Dominguez. I am trying to find out if ayone knows the original off white color. I believe that the legs are still the original color, so I may be able to use that as a guide to match the color.

Night,

Russ.......
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i waited to have Ernesto set up my GC4 a few years ago, well worth the wait, he is the best period, my table plays perfect, i moved out of that house ex is still there and i am going to move it in the next few months, I would love to have a mint condition GC1, i like them betterthan the new ones for some reason.
 
Gold Crown 1

cueman said:
After looking a little closer I think your plastic skirting is there. Mine was white and the wood under the rails was orange. I am guessing they painted it all that new blue. It probably used to be blue and white. I have had mine 28 years and still play on it all the time.
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I have owned my Gold Crown 1 for 34 years, since 1973. Mine is the original blue and white, and I love it. I have seen many that have been sanded and stained, and the look is great, but I prefer to keep the originality. The date on my rails underneath is July 25, 1962. The only piece I had to replace is the plastic namelate on the headrail. It is hard to come by. I found a rather nice one, but I am still looking for one, if anyone has one in minty shape. I will pay $$$$ .

Thanks.

Will
 
poolhustler said:
Hey all,

Anyone out there in billiard land know what the original, off white color Gold Crown I's were painted. The legs, crossmember and skirts were painted the same color from what I know.

I just bought one and want to restore it.

Thanks,

Russ...
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Two different color choices, to the best of my limited knowledge. Orange and blue. The blue wasn't a royal blue, but closer to a baby blue. The orange... was orange.

In my mind's eye, I'm thinking the legs were white.

Fred
 
I won't know the color for wure until I get the table, but my best guess would be that the original color is the lighter blue that you can see in the third picture where the royal blue look like it has been chipped.

I'll let you all know when I get it!!!!

Russ...
 
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