Hoppe cue without veneers?

cuenut said:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Brunswi...ryZ21212QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thought this was very unusual. Unfortunately one of the pics shows a pretty substantial crack. How rare are these?
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I think this is the cue equivalent of 'printer scrap',i.e- I think it was done in the late 40's,early 50's by someone testing the Hoppe forearm signature - you will see 3 signatures stamped into the cue, and they are in weird places. Probably some apprentice was given a cracked cue to practice on. Just a guess.
 
TATE said:
I've never seen one like this either. It does look like a 40's - 50's joint.

Chris
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I'll add that I think it is historically valuable, because it gives a little insight into those forearm stamps.....from what I can see of it.

If I were bidding I wouldn't have responded on this thread :)
 
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