Is this an 8x16 foot table?
- Thread starter Mike Porter
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Looks like what I would imagine would be a 8 by 16 footer. A pain in the butt to clean.
That's a 7' X 14' table. It was called an "ocean" table in the old days. When I was just a kid. :grin:
I wonder if you can still find one? thatd be awesome to play on. Do u know the pocket sizes on those jay and what games theyd play?
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snooker table
if i remember right when butch owned the billiard palace upstairs in bellflower they had a snooker table where they played golf and i was told it was called an ocean table 7 by 14 ? i never played with the big boys, but had a chance to look diagonal from corner pocket to corner pocket, snooker balls, tight rounded pockets, and shooting a 16 foot shot. it was scary. chuck
if i remember right when butch owned the billiard palace upstairs in bellflower they had a snooker table where they played golf and i was told it was called an ocean table 7 by 14 ? i never played with the big boys, but had a chance to look diagonal from corner pocket to corner pocket, snooker balls, tight rounded pockets, and shooting a 16 foot shot. it was scary. chuck
desi2960 said:
I am curious, the 7x14, was that the playing area or the dimensions including the cabinet? When I was young I remember playing an old timer that often said that the 6x12s were much smaller than tables he played on when he was my age. I always thought he was feeding me a line.
Mike
looks just like a 12ft snooker table. You cant really tell the size from the angle of the photo though...]
better have a darn good aim for those cross table shots!
better have a darn good aim for those cross table shots!
GordonRamsay said:
I agree about the angle. But if you look at the width of the table having three legs, I think the gap between them appears to be wider than 3 feet. There again camera angles do funny things. Years ago when snooker was on TV up here in Canada, I had someone argue that it was not being played on 12 footers. They were bases their opinion on some of the camera angles.
Mike
I don't know, but if you assume the height of the table is between 30 and 36" (they got high back then), then I can't see it being bigger than 7 x 14. And I can convince myself that it's just a 6 x 12.Mike Porter said:
But, I can be convinced that Prego tastes better than Ragu.
Fred <~~~ doesn't use Prego or Ragu
with that ornate of a table... you could have as many legs as you wanted
Cornerman said:
The cue case laying on the table looks like it would touch rail to rail. I don't think cues are 7'.
Jason Robichaud said:
Jason, good point, but I believe that cues and maces back in the 1700 and 1800's came in whatever lengths the table necessitated. I will take the post card out tomorrow and have a look at it with a magnifier.
Mike
I had a look at the postcard under a magnifying glass. I don?t think the case or whatever it is on the table, housed a cue. The end that is closest to the end rail is about twice the thickness as the end near the side pocket. Perhaps it was made for a mace. Also the centre of the table has markings for a Pin Billiard game. A tidbit, the bench to the right of the table was made to match the table. The markings on the card says ? 2.ARENJUEZ CASA DEL LABRADOR. SALON DE BILLAR
Obviously this makes it clear, as to the size of the table.
Mike
Obviously this makes it clear, as to the size of the table.
Mike
Again, take a good look at the height of the table. The table height can't be over 36". Judge it from that. Like I said, I could be easily convinced that it's a 6 x 12. Certainly not an 8 x 16, which was your original question.Mike Porter said:I had a look at the postcard under a magnifying glass. I don?t think the case or whatever it is on the table, housed a cue. The end that is closest to the end rail is about twice the thickness as the end near the side pocket. Perhaps it was made for a mace. Also the centre of the table has markings for a Pin Billiard game. A tidbit, the bench to the right of the table was made to match the table. The markings on the card says ? 2.ARENJUEZ CASA DEL LABRADOR. SALON DE BILLAR
Obviously this makes it clear, as to the size of the table.
Mike
It might even be an odd size like 6 x 14. I've seen a few tables that weren't anything close to 2 x 1 (Length to width).
Fred
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Cornerman said:
Fred, I tend to agree with you. The 8x16 was just thrown out there to get peoples attention.
Mike