poolplayer1956
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I am 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.
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.
