Here's a pic of a '62 Schmidt. Lot of similarities. https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/a-e-schmidt-1962-table-at-johnson-city-any-value.381980/
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the house cues were made locally and were quite cheap. back then g.r. was the furniture capital of the country, so he had everything made here.
the billiard/snooker tables were actually pretty good. the pool tables played well too, but had a gimmick that broke quickly due to kids. there was a couple of buttons on either side on the side pocket that flipped a gate to separate the balls for the shooter (guessing rotation), and kid would flip it back and forth till the motors burned out.
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Is that World of Billiards, from maybe, Toronto, Canada? They sold to Dufferin about 1982-3 for a dime on the dollar I was told. They put their 20 yr-old son in charge and he produced some innovative designs.
But they never got over the idea of "floating slate" which didn't need to be screwed down. It can be done with 12' snooker tables with slate 1.5"-2.25". But with 9' 1" slate they went out of level too soon for commercial use.
The 9' Challenger - as shown by T411 - was an improvement on the Brunswick Anniversary in some ways. It is the casting that defines the shape of the table. Instead of maple or walnut for the top rail, Dufferin used black laminate. And the aprons were aluminium with black laminate inserts. Both were more modern and fit the design better.
The worst thing about the Challenger was that they adapted the 9' snooker version without changing the size of the leg-box. Snooker is 2.5"+ taller than pool; so when I saw a hall in Kaui, Hawaii I asked the guy if people noticed. Rolled eyes, heavy sigh, "everybody." I had sold these tables, so when I got one for my hall I had them change the leg-box. It was fine except for the "floating slate."
But they never got over the idea of "floating slate" which didn't need to be screwed down. It can be done with 12' snooker tables with slate 1.5"-2.25". But with 9' 1" slate they went out of level too soon for commercial use.
The 9' Challenger - as shown by T411 - was an improvement on the Brunswick Anniversary in some ways. It is the casting that defines the shape of the table. Instead of maple or walnut for the top rail, Dufferin used black laminate. And the aprons were aluminium with black laminate inserts. Both were more modern and fit the design better.
The worst thing about the Challenger was that they adapted the 9' snooker version without changing the size of the leg-box. Snooker is 2.5"+ taller than pool; so when I saw a hall in Kaui, Hawaii I asked the guy if people noticed. Rolled eyes, heavy sigh, "everybody." I had sold these tables, so when I got one for my hall I had them change the leg-box. It was fine except for the "floating slate."
this was originally harlod worsts' golden 8 ball in grand rapids michigan. he had tables and house cues made (i believe they were room specific) for his rooms.
this room became anaz sands and has been open now for 60 or so years. not sure but I believe its been open 24-7 pretty much the whole time.
m.c.
to the best of my knowledge, they were golden 8 ball tables. it was marked as such in at least 4 locations on the table. if there was another table company involved I am not aware of any, but maybe someone who might know more than me add something.
m.c.
i found a few references to these tables and none were complimentary. looked good anyway.