Look familiar? 8 ft

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PracticeChampion

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Only a few pictures and the owner has no ideal it's brand. Looks well built by pictures but no ideal what's under. Been a long time but it seems like I remember the older diamonds looked similar.

Hoping it looks familiar to someone

I asked it's brand and they send me pictures of the slate maker so that's about all I got.
 

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Any actual branded table should have the label on it, unless it was removed. Have them check on the bottom of the frame for marking or writing.

I'd guess it's nothing special, even just by looking at the leg design. Stick it in the same category as any other basic home table.
 
PracticeChampion said:
Only a few pictures and the owner has no ideal it's brand. Looks well built by pictures but no ideal what's under. Been a long time but it seems like I remember the older diamonds looked similar.

Hoping it looks familiar to someone

I asked it's brand and they send me pictures of the slate maker so that's about all I got.
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Could be any of a lot of brands. Without a label/tag of some sort there's no way to tell. Could be US made table but probably an import.
 
I see the resemblance to the early oak Diamond Professional table. It’s not one though. They always had the flush leather pockets. The early ones were not dyed like the later ones.

I think put this one in the category of cheap import table.
 
What you guys think about a BA Stevens? I read on here they are believed to be built by Brunswick back in the 1920's. Table looks nice and I'm sure solid but pockets the guy says need recovered or replaced.

With that said are there any other pockets that are similar?

Also looking at a 8' Gandy pro. Both are $400 so I won't be out alot
 

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If you're a serious player, you don't want an antique table. The rails are super narrow for your bridge hand, the rails bolt onto the edge of the slate instead of through the slate (less rigid), the cushions are not the same size as modern cushions, so if you replace them, the new cushions won't be in the right place.

On the other hand, if you like the look of the table, and just want to have some fun with it, it probably won't make any difference. $400 is dirt cheap (for any table). The headache will be your time and effort to move the table and install it (again for any table). You only want to do that once, so make sure the table is what you want.
 
I agree with iusedtoberich, if you want playability at an affordable price stay away from this antique. It appears this one was just cosmetically restored at some point in it's life. Those pocket facings look horrible, and the pockets in general show that this one has probably got original sub rails installed. If it had new sub rails that were professionally installed the pocket facings would have clean angles and lines, not mushroomed like this one. Nothing that can't be fixed by a mechanic who knows what he's doing, but it won't be cheap.
 
Awesome thanks for the info. I was serious back early 2000's and done well but have been out til about 6 months ago. Currently I have a 7 ft Legacy that I bought new about 20 years ago and was fine just for knocking balls around and keeping a stroke but it's starting to sag so I'm going to move on to something a little better and a bit bigger.

Think I'll have a look at that 8' Gandy pro and see what kind of shape it's in. Gonna need clothe for sure so maybe do rubber at same time and it should be a decent table
 
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