Need help; identify grandfather's cue..

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ZekeCv

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HI, EVERYONE I first came across this cue about a year and a half ago, needless to say when I found it cleaning his place out along with another cue that I will post soon, I immediately in memory of my grandfather went out to my local hall for the first time in years (I wasnt a player untill I found this cue) and played with it..2 days later I purchaced my first diecent playing cue..This has signifigant (i know i spelled that wrong) personal value to me and i have had many look at it and just are baffled about it...

I would really appreciate anyone that knows anything about old, I mean old, cues. This may have even been my grandfathers' father.. the shaft has the pin in it instead of the but having the pin it has the insert you can see...This is a 4 part cue, the butt end breaks down to 3 seperate pieces, with weights that I can mis=match with other joints, although the joint pin and the pins in the butt pieces are diffrent sizes. I have no info currently on this...I know its a good conversation piece for all of us so jump in and help me out with some faimly history,, he may have even wittled this himself, you can see the whittleing lines in the forearm grip... take a look..
 

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couldnt fit them all here are the rest... please anyone that knows the history of this type of cue, please it means alot to me and my faimly.
thanks again
 

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I am not sure, but it could possibly be one of the first j./b. combos...idk, i have no idea, but the custom weighting system is wierd..take a look
thanks
jcv
 
I have another 2 piece, what looks like a playing cue, that is of this style of pin and rings i believe, I will be posting pics of them on this thread or depending on how this goes another thread for it on its own..

If it helps at all they both had screw on tips, but I am pretty sure that back then thats all they really had....
 
what gets me is that the insert for the pin is not in the shaft as we all know them to be...it is in the butt piece of the cue..that threw me a bit..
 
No one really knows who made these cues, but everyone knows they have only sentimental value.
 
I am not intersted in the value so much as the history of this cue, when it was made maybe where, who used these pin types, who thought to build a multi piece butt for jb possibly is intresting...I am in no way looking to sell. Knowing the value if any would be cool, but I'm intrested in history of it..
hangemhigh said:
No one really knows who made these cues, but everyone knows they have only sentimental value.
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ZekeCv said:
I am not intersted in the value so much as the history of this cue, when it was made maybe where, who used these pin types, who thought to build a multi piece butt for jb possibly is intresting...I am in no way looking to sell. Knowing the value if any would be cool, but I'm intrested in history of it..
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No one really knows who made these cues......
 
My dad brought home cues like this for my brother and I with out the carving's but irish linen for the wrap..for our home table 30 some years ago for us to use . They were just a cheap import that he picked up so we would not touch his cues..lol . We would always sneak in and grab his Palmer with his name in foil in the butt. We were only allowed to use house cues cause of being so young.He got these so we had our own 2 piece cues . So he bought these so we could make them different lengths and weights with the rings. So not much else to say but there is not any value in these style cues except sentimental if you have some.;) <> Hope this helps..<<ED
 
Thank you very much crusher...this is what I would really like to know, i have another I might post, thank you for the info, helps me to know how he was in his life...that means more than money ever will
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My dad brought home cues like this for my brother and I with out the carving's but irish linen for the wrap..for our home table 30 some years ago for us to use . They were just a cheap import that he picked up so we would not touch his cues..lol . We would always sneak in and grab his Palmer with his name in foil in the butt. We were only allowed to use house cues cause of being so young. So he bought these so we could make them different lengths and weights with the rings. So not much else to say but there is not any value in these style cues except sentimental if you have some.;) <> Hope this helps..<<ED
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ZekeCv said:
Thank you very much crusher...this is what I would really like to know, i have another I might post, thank you for the info, helps me to know how he was in his life...that means more than money ever will
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Yea they were used to make what size you wanted and to a certain weight,,that way I was smaller then my brother so my dad took a section out and lightened it up for me. They werent bad for a kid back in the day and hell I still see some guys drag them into a bar from time to time...Play with it and see what you think..<<<ED
 
Yea i know what you mean, I did play with this cue when I first found it and it is what sparked my intrest in becoming serious but dont get be wrong it plays like a lunk of bad wood...just nice to have and know about..thanks again:thumbup:
ARROWCRUSHER said:
Yea they were used to make what size you wanted and to a certain weight,,that way I was smaller then my brother so my dad took a section out and lightened it up for me. They werent bad for a kid back in the day and hell I still see some guys drag them into a bar from time to time...Play with it and see what you think..<<<ED
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There is a guy that plays in our month end Scotch tourney that brings in one of these in a small case that looks like a backgammon set.
Hes proud of it and is actually not a bad player.

There is a girl that plays with one of those fugly carved walking cane pool cues with the big brass knob. The funny thing also is she is pretty dangerous on the table. Its not so funny when she kicks your butt with it and you're standing there with your $1100 Schon wondering WTF just happened.

Just goes to show ya eh?
 
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ZekeCv said:
HI, EVERYONE I first came across this cue about a year and a half ago, needless to say when I found it cleaning his place out along with another cue that I will post soon, I immediately in memory of my grandfather went out to my local hall for the first time in years (I wasnt a player untill I found this cue) and played with it..2 days later I purchaced my first diecent playing cue..This has signifigant (i know i spelled that wrong) personal value to me and i have had many look at it and just are baffled about it...

I would really appreciate anyone that knows anything about old, I mean old, cues. This may have even been my grandfathers' father.. the shaft has the pin in it instead of the but having the pin it has the insert you can see...This is a 4 part cue, the butt end breaks down to 3 seperate pieces, with weights that I can mis=match with other joints, although the joint pin and the pins in the butt pieces are diffrent sizes. I have no info currently on this...I know its a good conversation piece for all of us so jump in and help me out with some faimly history,, he may have even wittled this himself, you can see the whittleing lines in the forearm grip... take a look..
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The cue is an import from the 1970's, I think they came from either Taiwan or Japan, these cues were the lowest end of all the imports from that time period I have ever seen.

If it were mine and it came from my Grandfather, I would keep it in the family and pass it along to your kids. I would make or have made a little case made to put the cue in with a picture of your Grandfather and hang it on the wall.

Sentimental value is about all the value these cues have but in my book that makes it priceless.:)

Oh and by the way, it is doubtful you will ever find out who made these records about cues like this just to my knowledge were not kept, so I would call it Grandpa's cues that way you can't go wrong!!

JIMO
 
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I had 1 of these about 30 years ago & I think it was mabe by brunswick.?. I bought 1 from walmart for my son(he's 8) its made by delta sport,only cost $10.
 
Sears also sold them about 30+ years ago, my folks had got them when they got their pool table there. For a little extra you could get your name engraved in the shaft. The one my Mom had actually played pretty sporty!
 
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