Original GC1 found

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Yesterday I brought home a legit one owner GC1, manufactured 4-15-1963. All serial numbers match up with one another. The original cushions are still on it and are in great shape. It appears that the it has only been setup only one time and refelted 3 times tops...

My original plan was to, have the rails modified and pockets tightened, refelted...have it taken away from original.

Now im not sure what to do? Any suggestions? Check out the pics. Oh and I forgot to mention that The Real King Cobra looked at it today and he said that this is one of the nicest all original GC1's that he's seen... Obviously this table has never been refurbished. 20170211_153732.jpg20170211_153716.jpg20170211_153701.jpg20170210_185825.jpg20170210_185645.jpg



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canyon_creeper said:
Yesterday I brought home a legit one owner GC1, manufactured 4-15-1963. All serial numbers match up with one another. The original cushions are still on it and are in great shape. It appears that the it has only been setup only one time and refelted 3 times tops...

My original plan was to, have the rails modified and pockets tightened, refelted...have it taken away from original.

Now im not sure what to do? Any suggestions? Check out the pics. Oh and I forgot to mention that The Real King Cobra looked at it today and he said that this is one of the nicest all original GC1's that he's seen... Obviously this table has never been refurbished.View attachment 449464View attachment 449465View attachment 449466View attachment 449467View attachment 449468



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Be careful with the slate,er, Brunstone. I've heard B-stone is more brittle than slate and can be easier to crack while moving. I'm sure the 'cobra can help with all those details. Awesome find, i'm kinda jealous, I grew up on GC1's
 
Great looking table. I have a GC with original cushions. I had Jack Zimmerman just clean up the pocket cuts and apply the thicker neoprene facings. I think it came out around 4 3/4. Nice to still have the original cushions and they still play great. I would not removing the original cushions unless they are bad.

Ian
 
Hi,
That is a nice find. The date you are speaking of was found inside the castings correct? Most of the GC I's we work on have the same year etched on the casting. The table you have has the partial extrussions (sp?) instead of the solid piece that the older GC I's had. Do your feet have the leveling inserts or are they just screwed in with a wood screw?
 
canyon_creeper said:
Just screwed into wood. The date was found on tge the foot.

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That is confusing. Because according to Glen the short extrusions were on later GC 1's. Though the screwed in foot is a definate sign of an early GC 1. In any case good luck with your table.
 
canyon_creeper said:
Also has the plastic emblem.

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I have a refinished GC I for sale with the screw attached feet, the plastic emblem & castings dated 1963. But it has long extrusions. The talk on here was the short extrusions came later. But who knows. There are not mechanics posting on here who did these tables iin the early 60's. Alot of stuff has been posted on the internet but most of it is what someone thinks rather than knows. Your rail formica looks to be in awesome shape. That is great.
 
garczar said:
Be careful with the slate,er, Brunstone. I've heard B-stone is more brittle than slate and can be easier to crack while moving. I'm sure the 'cobra can help with all those details. Awesome find, i'm kinda jealous, I grew up on GC1's
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The original for this table (if it is a GC I) was defiantly not BRUNSTONE. BRUNSTONE was not used until 1981. So says Brunswick. It's well documented. Many table mechanics seem ignorant of this. But if you Google it, you will find documentation of Brunswick's first commercial use of the word BRUNSTONE.
Furthermore, it's all caps, just the way Brunswick used the caps. Not Brunstone or brunstone.
Good Googling.
CORRECTION
Brunswick did use the lowercase spelling Brunstone here
http://brunswick.pastperfectonline.com/library/29685370-7B87-4C10-830F-257455965183

But all documents that Brunswick submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office were in all caps. The fact that Brunswick did not follow through on their trademark protection for the name BRUNSTONE does not alter the fact that Brunswick created the name for their resin impregnated sandstone.
Dave
 
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Dates on the casting or feet are not the year the table was produced.. working for a manufacturer, i can tell you it only means that the castings/feet were produced that year. The table itself can be a couple of years older. Most big companies will buy them in bulk to build x amount and have some spare parts. The fact that you have those "late gc1 aprons" probably means you have a late gc1 that they could build with leftover parts they had from early ones but the aprons were no longer in stock with the long extrusion.


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I like the old tables
i prefer them exact;ly the way they were
5 inch pockets
maybe 5.25

i wish i had a really nice Gold Crown with everything original
 
Sir,
You have a most beautiful table. And I hope you get the right advice about "restoring", "repairing" or anything else that will be getting it back into playing condition.

I would not change one thing on that table unless it will make it playable. You have an almost "antique" and I say that with the utmost respect and a bit of jealousy.
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Beware of someone trying to "talk" you out of that table.
Please keep us updated; you take very good photos; they tell us a great deal about the table.

A by the way; some table mechanics use the word felt, but they shouldn't unless they know what the word means.
Dave
 
That's a beauty.
The rails will make the table though. You should treat yourself to new cushions when you set it up.
 
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