Have you guys ever heard of American Shuffle board tables?

[penoy78]

Hi,
Here's the link to the table. The cabinet looks pretty good and it's 3/4 inch slate. It also has a coin return. Please let me know if the table is worth buying and replacing the felt. Thanks in advance.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/for/704886057.html

 

[SlateHumper]

I have never worked on an American Shuffleboard bar box , But I have worked on American Shuffleboard Tables. There used to be place in Cincinnati called "The Golden Tee". They closed maybe ten years ago. Tables SUCKED to work on. A few of the tables are located at "The Billiard Hutch" in Florence, KY and they are over 40 years old. Nothing against the owner but I have declined to work on them (mass problems and no cash). One piece slate usually = heavy to move and high dollar unless you do it yourself. I will say that they are solid tables and 2 bucks is not a bad price BUT... I think you could do better.

 

[CamposCues]

Tables

My brother in law bought an old American Shuffleboard bar box a few years ago and I moved and set it up for him. The one he got was actually a tad smaller than a 7' if I remember right. It is a sturdy table and plays fine...for a tiny table

 

[Poolschool]

I have never worked on an American Shuffleboard bar box , But I have worked on American Shuffleboard Tables. There used to be place in Cincinnati called "The Golden Tee". They closed maybe ten years ago. Tables SUCKED to work on. A few of the tables are located at "The Billiard Hutch" in Florence, KY and they are over 40 years old. Nothing against the owner but I have declined to work on them (mass problems and no cash). One piece slate usually = heavy to move and high dollar unless you do it yourself. I will say that they are solid tables and 2 bucks is not a bad price BUT... I think you could do better.

What a nightmare... How about the wedges holding the aprons up? I believe these originally came from Royal Billiards who purchased them for the pool room directly from the manufacturer. American Shuffleboard Co. was out of Orange,NJ if I remember correctly. I worked on some tables for Bob @ Royal Family Billiards in Hillsboro. They were said to be the same tables that were once paired with the old Golden Tee tables. Really not bad tables with the exception of the apron configuration. The tables I worked on where 3 pc. slate.

On another matter... How about the guy selling it? Thats sweet "re greened"

 

[PoolTable911]

What a nightmare... How about the wedges holding the aprons up? I believe these originally came from Royal Billiards who purchased them for the pool room directly from the manufacturer. American Shuffleboard Co. was out of Orange,NJ if I remember correctly. I worked on some tables for Bob @ Royal Family Billiards in Hillsboro. They were said to be the same tables that were once paired with the old Golden Tee tables. Really not bad tables with the exception of the apron configuration. The tables I worked on where 3 pc. slate.

On another matter... How about the guy selling it? Thats sweet "re greened"

I think they were made in Jersey.

 

[realkingcobra]

Hi,
Here's the link to the table. The cabinet looks pretty good and it's 3/4 inch slate. It also has a coin return. Please let me know if the table is worth buying and replacing the felt. Thanks in advance.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/for/704886057.html

That's a second generation American 8ft coin-operated pool table, yes, made in New Jersey. It has a 7/8" thick slate in it, and the rail cushions are held on with wood screws, the do not bolt on like Valley tables...as there are no t-nuts mounted in the rails. The aluminum trim is removable to get to the screws that mount the rails.

Back in the day, the American coin tables were one of the many models of tables dumped on Washington State, along with 22 other types of manufactured coin-operated pool tables. It wasn't a bad table, in fact I rated it in the top 5 coin-ops built at the time. But, I use to throw away the factory rails and convert the top rails over to Valley style bolt on cushions that I manufactured.

Glen

 

[penoy78]

That's a second generation American 8ft coin-operated pool table, yes, made in New Jersey. It has a 7/8" thick slate in it, and the rail cushions are held on with wood screws, the do not bolt on like Valley tables...as there are no t-nuts mounted in the rails. The aluminum trim is removable to get to the screws that mount the rails.

Back in the day, the American coin tables were one of the many models of tables dumped on Washington State, along with 22 other types of manufactured coin-operated pool tables. It wasn't a bad table, in fact I rated it in the top 5 coin-ops built at the time. But, I use to throw away the factory rails and convert the top rails over to Valley style bolt on cushions that I manufactured.

Glen

JEEZ...seriously, you're like the encyclopedia of pool tables. Thanks for the info. So do you think I can do better for the price or should I pull the trigger? Thanks again.

 

[realkingcobra]

JEEZ...seriously, you're like the encyclopedia of pool tables. Thanks for the info. So do you think I can do better for the price or should I pull the trigger? Thanks again.

That's not a bad price, provided the slate isn't cracked!!!!!!!!!

Glen

 

[SlateHumper]

Just curious

manufactured coin-operated pool tables.
Glen

As opposed to the other types?

 

[realkingcobra]

As opposed to the other types?

Yes, for over 20 years Washington state was a dumping ground for every manufacture of coin operated pool tables that thought they could build a table. Because it was, and still is an 8ft coin op state, anyone and everyone that built a coin op table, built them in 8ft size and sold them to the bar owners in Washington state, because of the vendor lock up through out most of the rest of the US.

This is what I still remember.

American
ATI
Valley
Dynamo
Irving K
Global
Great American
USB
Fisher
United
Delmo
Delta
Lola
Quality
Brunswick
National
King Cobra


There are a few more, I just can't remember what they are right now, but they'll come to me when I'm not thinking about them...LOL

Glen

 

[CamposCues]

Tables

I like the Irving Crane bar boxes with the lions heads. Aside from bumping your thigh and getting a charlie horse from the lions heads, they played pretty good. They had pretty tight pockets.

 

[Dartman]

I think you mean Irving Kaye

 

[CamposCues]

Tomato Tomato

You're probably right. There are still a couple here and there around town.

 

[R.J.Randall]

That's a second generation American 8ft coin-operated pool table, yes, made in New Jersey. It has a 7/8" thick slate in it, and the rail cushions are held on with wood screws, the do not bolt on like Valley tables...as there are no t-nuts mounted in the rails. The aluminum trim is removable to get to the screws that mount the rails.

Back in the day, the American coin tables were one of the many models of tables dumped on Washington State, along with 22 other types of manufactured coin-operated pool tables. It wasn't a bad table, in fact I rated it in the top 5 coin-ops built at the time. But, I use to throw away the factory rails and convert the top rails over to Valley style bolt on cushions that I manufactured.

Glen

Do you know/remember what cushion profile/type they used on these tables?

 

[realkingcobra]

Do you know/remember what cushion profile/type they used on these tables?

Yes, K66 but they're not worth building for the table.

 

[realkingcobra]

Do you know/remember what cushion profile/type they used on these tables?

The rail blocks were originally made with maple hard wood because the lag screws would never hold in popular wood. But because of that, the staple legs broke off all the time pulling them out, even 1/4" staples. I got so tired of working on those rails. I finally designed a jig that would mount on the rail cap, using drill bit guides, I'd drill the rails out and mount my own designed bolt on rails, but would still have to drill through both end panels of the table, and bolt the plywood together to stop the end panels of the body from splitting.

 

[realkingcobra]

The American Shuffle board pool tables were manufactured in Hackensack, NJ back on their days of business.

 

[NJMelone]

American Shuffleboard Co. was located in
Union City, NJ but also had facilities in North Bergen and Jersey City. All were within a few miles of each other.