I noticed in another thread that long time New York Billiards supply company are possibly on the move. But not many NY people know what a gem is in their midst.
I visited Blatt's a couple of years ago and was given a personal tour of their storage facilities that contained some of the most beautiful pool and snooker tables ever produced.
The 200 or so tables that they have stored at this most unlikely Manhattan location have been previously owned by such luminaries as former US Presidents, European Monarchs and big time Movie Stars.
Rumor has it that the company also have a climate controlled aircraft hanger in the Nevada desert where languishes another 2000+ tables.
When (and if) the company move home it will be a major logistical exercise to transport the tables from their present site.
I remember how privileged I felt to see this unique collection of our history but I was saddened that such heirlooms could not be seen by more people. Their existing setting where they are piled three or four high on top of each other means that they have become a Hidden Heritage.
But maybe with that $24 million sweetener they allegedly got for the premises the Blatt folks might set up a Billiards Table Museum. That would be a sight to see.
I visited Blatt's a couple of years ago and was given a personal tour of their storage facilities that contained some of the most beautiful pool and snooker tables ever produced.
The 200 or so tables that they have stored at this most unlikely Manhattan location have been previously owned by such luminaries as former US Presidents, European Monarchs and big time Movie Stars.
Rumor has it that the company also have a climate controlled aircraft hanger in the Nevada desert where languishes another 2000+ tables.
When (and if) the company move home it will be a major logistical exercise to transport the tables from their present site.
I remember how privileged I felt to see this unique collection of our history but I was saddened that such heirlooms could not be seen by more people. Their existing setting where they are piled three or four high on top of each other means that they have become a Hidden Heritage.
But maybe with that $24 million sweetener they allegedly got for the premises the Blatt folks might set up a Billiards Table Museum. That would be a sight to see.
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