Hi All,
I took some pictures of 18-20 of my Palmer Cues. I have 30+ but these were the first ones I grabbed, so they made the table.
Some real rare ones in the pictures:
* The very last Model M Palmer made, with complete provenance from the time it was personally handed by Ilona Balner in delivery originally
to Victor Stein, one of the two Billiard Encyclopedia co-authors.
* The very last Model 20 shaft made, still unfinished. Received at the same time as the last M delivery from Ilona Balner at Palmer Cues
* One of the Model M cues has the name Bob Vanover in the window. Bob was an absolute monster player from Texas,
who won the state title repeatedly over several decades with this cue.
* One of the Model M cues and one of the Model 20 cues each has Willie Elder's Finest in the window.
Although Willie was likely one of Palmer`s largest dealers, selling hundreds of cues (with several having this inscription in the window),
these two cues were Willie`s personal cues.
Willie was a fine player himself, and traveled some with Willie Mosconi.
* Another of the Model M cues could be the longest one ever made. Back in the days these were made, not many at all were oversized. Cue #7.
* One of the Model 20 cues has Peg Leg in the window. I have Peg Leg`s story in my files. Cue #5.
* I have shown four Model J cues ( I love`em). I have more. Out there somewhere still not located is a Model J
with the name Will Prout in the window. If you find it, I know someone who will really "pay up" for it!
* One of the Model J cues has Vickie in the window. I did not pull out my files, but from memory, there was a traveling group
of female trick shot specialists, all who used Palmer Model J cues. This is one from Vickie, one of the show`s stars. Cue #15.
Will Prout
I took some pictures of 18-20 of my Palmer Cues. I have 30+ but these were the first ones I grabbed, so they made the table.
Some real rare ones in the pictures:
* The very last Model M Palmer made, with complete provenance from the time it was personally handed by Ilona Balner in delivery originally
to Victor Stein, one of the two Billiard Encyclopedia co-authors.
* The very last Model 20 shaft made, still unfinished. Received at the same time as the last M delivery from Ilona Balner at Palmer Cues
* One of the Model M cues has the name Bob Vanover in the window. Bob was an absolute monster player from Texas,
who won the state title repeatedly over several decades with this cue.
* One of the Model M cues and one of the Model 20 cues each has Willie Elder's Finest in the window.
Although Willie was likely one of Palmer`s largest dealers, selling hundreds of cues (with several having this inscription in the window),
these two cues were Willie`s personal cues.
Willie was a fine player himself, and traveled some with Willie Mosconi.
* Another of the Model M cues could be the longest one ever made. Back in the days these were made, not many at all were oversized. Cue #7.
* One of the Model 20 cues has Peg Leg in the window. I have Peg Leg`s story in my files. Cue #5.
* I have shown four Model J cues ( I love`em). I have more. Out there somewhere still not located is a Model J
with the name Will Prout in the window. If you find it, I know someone who will really "pay up" for it!
* One of the Model J cues has Vickie in the window. I did not pull out my files, but from memory, there was a traveling group
of female trick shot specialists, all who used Palmer Model J cues. This is one from Vickie, one of the show`s stars. Cue #15.
Will Prout
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