Good day,
Now that I have received the two last items I would like to share what I have gathered during the past couple of years. It isn't huge but I adore every piece in it with all of them having someone they are related to and all of them sharing a little bit different and more about this wonderful sport.
You may see on the pictures:
Blue Book 3rd Edition in miserable state (I've read it so much it's somewhat falling apart. It was signed by Ralf Souquet and some other really good European players),
The 2002 Inside Pool Mag which features a large photograph of Balabushka, Mottey and Szamboti cues - I must have spent a week at least with looking at these pictures. It is in the Mark Kulungian article.
Jay's Pool Wars book which is just brilliant - it was great meeting you Jay! This book has got to be a keeper for everyone, definitely.
Burton Spain's two booklets and several printed materials dating back to the 1984 October Billiard news.
Joel Hercek letter with embroidered letters (that's what you see on pics) and his business card, an interview with him
A picture of Burton Spain full splice cues (or very early Joel Hercek cues?)
David Paul Kersenbrock's book on cuemaking;
A yellow envelope full of other old envelope's and other tiny stuff, I keep everything that I can;
A pool-table Zippo which is very nice (although I don't smoke it's still great);
and the two latest acquisitons:
A vintage '70s solid brass belt buckle with a billiards/carom player on it, it's so nice and unique, I love it!
...and the very latest that I got: THE SNAP Magazine from May/June of 1991 with pictures from the Glenn collection and the absolutely amazing Gus Szamboti box cue on cover... I got this as a present from a very special AZer whom we all know! I must confess I have not asked whether I can share his name publicly but what is for sure: I am extremely thankful for him for this present.
I would like to wholeheartedly thank everyone's help in putting this collection together, they all know who they are and they can count on me anytime, I clearly remember everyone who helped me before so huge thanks to all of them.
I hope you all like this humble collection and I would love to see other stuff like this here...
Take care,
David
...and the belt buckle:
Now that I have received the two last items I would like to share what I have gathered during the past couple of years. It isn't huge but I adore every piece in it with all of them having someone they are related to and all of them sharing a little bit different and more about this wonderful sport.
You may see on the pictures:
Blue Book 3rd Edition in miserable state (I've read it so much it's somewhat falling apart. It was signed by Ralf Souquet and some other really good European players),
The 2002 Inside Pool Mag which features a large photograph of Balabushka, Mottey and Szamboti cues - I must have spent a week at least with looking at these pictures. It is in the Mark Kulungian article.
Jay's Pool Wars book which is just brilliant - it was great meeting you Jay! This book has got to be a keeper for everyone, definitely.
Burton Spain's two booklets and several printed materials dating back to the 1984 October Billiard news.
Joel Hercek letter with embroidered letters (that's what you see on pics) and his business card, an interview with him
A picture of Burton Spain full splice cues (or very early Joel Hercek cues?)
David Paul Kersenbrock's book on cuemaking;
A yellow envelope full of other old envelope's and other tiny stuff, I keep everything that I can;
A pool-table Zippo which is very nice (although I don't smoke it's still great);
and the two latest acquisitons:
A vintage '70s solid brass belt buckle with a billiards/carom player on it, it's so nice and unique, I love it!
...and the very latest that I got: THE SNAP Magazine from May/June of 1991 with pictures from the Glenn collection and the absolutely amazing Gus Szamboti box cue on cover... I got this as a present from a very special AZer whom we all know! I must confess I have not asked whether I can share his name publicly but what is for sure: I am extremely thankful for him for this present.
I would like to wholeheartedly thank everyone's help in putting this collection together, they all know who they are and they can count on me anytime, I clearly remember everyone who helped me before so huge thanks to all of them.
I hope you all like this humble collection and I would love to see other stuff like this here...
Take care,
David


...and the belt buckle:
