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checking to see if possibly you can identify or give me some information on a table I recently purchased here in Virginia from an elderly friend who had the table for over 40 years. He bought it from a Virginia military base then.



The table is a "no-name" 4 1/2 by 9 feet and has this unusual skirt and metal-back pocket configuration. Underneath this is a "Newport-style" cabinet with 3 1 inch dowel-slates on wooden backing. It has the antique-style rail bolts, 4 per section.



The table also came with a cloth-backed felt which I re-used. The previous owner had re-felted it with new cushions some 40+ years ago and it still plays reasonably well for the type of table. The local pool companies suggest using such a cloth-backed felt in the future noting that the slates from this era are not like they are today. I have seen where this type of cloth plays the worst and in fact one article noted that this would exaggerate any unevenness in the playing area.



Your help would be greatly appreciated in the identification of the table. I am guessing it is a 1940ish table with perhaps a "modernization" kit. The cabinet and legs are of the baked speckle maroon texture and not any of the nicer veneer finishes as far as I can tell. The construction of the table otherwise seems similar to the older Brunswick tables however.
 

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poolplayer1956 said:
checking to see if possibly you can identify or give me some information on a table I recently purchased here in Virginia from an elderly friend who had the table for over 40 years. He bought it from a Virginia military base then.



The table is a "no-name" 4 1/2 by 9 feet and has this unusual skirt and metal-back pocket configuration. Underneath this is a "Newport-style" cabinet with 3 1 inch dowel-slates on wooden backing. It has the antique-style rail bolts, 4 per section.



The table also came with a cloth-backed felt which I re-used. The previous owner had re-felted it with new cushions some 40+ years ago and it still plays reasonably well for the type of table. The local pool companies suggest using such a cloth-backed felt in the future noting that the slates from this era are not like they are today. I have seen where this type of cloth plays the worst and in fact one article noted that this would exaggerate any unevenness in the playing area.



Your help would be greatly appreciated in the identification of the table. I am guessing it is a 1940ish table with perhaps a "modernization" kit. The cabinet and legs are of the baked speckle maroon texture and not any of the nicer veneer finishes as far as I can tell. The construction of the table otherwise seems similar to the older Brunswick tables however.
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Are the pockets on your table a leather top with the casting actually fastened onto the pocket? I am working on a table similar to that now. But your table is in great condition for its age.
 
Also, while your table is old there is still no reason to have any grade or type of cloth you would like. I would personally recommend against backed cloth unless you want it to play very slow. Imperfections in the slate can be fixed, you shouldn't have to worry about the ball reading the imperfections on good cloth.
 
Table looks like a Victor Billiards out of Philadelphia, PA. Tables were built like tanks!:thumbup:
 
Hi, Sorry I have not responded sooner but I rarely check this site and just happened on it again.

No, the metal protectors to the pockets fit up into the rear of a normal #6 pocket and then the apron also slides up into the sides of the metal---the apron is bolted to the rails.

I would like to see your table you have been speaking about. Please contact me at egrobin@pol.net as that is my everyday email. Thank you.
 
Hi, sorry to take so long to respond as I rarely look at this site. If you have any similar table pictures for the Victor, please try to forward them. I am still uncertain what kind of table I have and also the unusual skirt and metal back pocket protectors. Not sure if this is some sort of modernization kit. I am best contacted at egrobin@pol.net which is my regular email address
 
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