TULIPWOOD LOVER AzB Silver Member Silver Member Feb 23, 2006 #1 Do any of you collectors know who might have made this old bottle neck style cue. Is it worth anything?
Do any of you collectors know who might have made this old bottle neck style cue. Is it worth anything?
runscott AzB Silver Member Silver Member Feb 23, 2006 #2 TULIPWOOD LOVER said: Do any of you collectors know who might have made this old bottle neck style cue. Is it worth anything? Click to expand... It's called a "La Technique" - French cue from the 1920's. There was one on ebay recently.
TULIPWOOD LOVER said: Do any of you collectors know who might have made this old bottle neck style cue. Is it worth anything? Click to expand... It's called a "La Technique" - French cue from the 1920's. There was one on ebay recently.
TULIPWOOD LOVER AzB Silver Member Silver Member Feb 23, 2006 #3 I saw that one, but it had a wood pin. This cue I have has a brass pin. I did not want to sell it as a La Technique, if it was something else.
I saw that one, but it had a wood pin. This cue I have has a brass pin. I did not want to sell it as a La Technique, if it was something else.
titlistsucker Deceased Feb 23, 2006 #4 think runscott is right on the money on this. Perhaps ur cue pin is not original.. anyway not many other makers, if there are any, make it in this way ... Bgrds Raist
think runscott is right on the money on this. Perhaps ur cue pin is not original.. anyway not many other makers, if there are any, make it in this way ... Bgrds Raist
krbsailing AzB Silver Member Silver Member Feb 24, 2006 #5 Looks European!? Raist, Checkout Guy's site http://users.skynet.be/billard.billiards/index.htm! I sold him an older Sampaio "Premier" cue which had almost the exact same style brass pin a couple years ago! Also, I sold a Sampaio "Apex" cue which had a similar forearm with an extreme taper. Good luck, Ken
Looks European!? Raist, Checkout Guy's site http://users.skynet.be/billard.billiards/index.htm! I sold him an older Sampaio "Premier" cue which had almost the exact same style brass pin a couple years ago! Also, I sold a Sampaio "Apex" cue which had a similar forearm with an extreme taper. Good luck, Ken