Calling on Rambow cue experts. I think I have Rambow Brunswick, but not too sure. Can someone help confirm my theory, please? Is it worth an appraisal? If yes, who is the best person to contact for an appraisal? Thanks!
Rambow Brunswick?
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Cue was for sale not long ago.
If you got it from the guy who was selling it when I saw it, then I think it’s safe to assume that the cue is what he said it is.
It wouldn’t make much sense for a guy selling three or four other Rambows to suddenly fall asleep on this cue.
What happened to the label?
If you just gotta know, Paul Rubino is the guy.
If you got it from the guy who was selling it when I saw it, then I think it’s safe to assume that the cue is what he said it is.
It wouldn’t make much sense for a guy selling three or four other Rambows to suddenly fall asleep on this cue.
What happened to the label?
If you just gotta know, Paul Rubino is the guy.
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I bought this from a local seller who also thought it was a Rambow, but not much else. I'm not sure we are talking about the same person. The condition that you see it in is how I bought it (no sticker, etc.) which is why I'm going around trying to collect more information on it. Yes, I've heard of Andy and Paul. Thanks for the confirmation.
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That cue is I believe a Brunswick master stroke.
You should have a talk with that local seller:
Brunswick Master Stroke Pool Cue | eBay
Based on the joint collar, not being brass, probably WWII era.
www.ebay.com
This eBay seller seems to have only recognized this as a Brunswick production cue. The two shafts with iv ferrules, the signature, etc. is not standard with the master stroke, right? Maybe I'm off-base here and it is what it is. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. Much appreciated!You should have a talk with that local seller:
Brunswick Master Stroke Pool Cue | eBay
Based on the joint collar, not being brass, probably WWII era.www.ebay.com
The cue butt appears to be similar to a Brunswick Master Stroke cue. Both the cue butt and the shafts have the initials similar to what would appear on a true Rambow made cue. I would say that either the owner had initials engraved on all three - cue butt and both shafts- perhaps by Rambow if he made the shafts or at least one of the shafts ( rarely see a Master Stroke with 2 original shafts that came with the cue) - and perhaps all three were engraved NOT by Rambow and have nothing to do with Rambow.
I do not think that Rambow made Master Stroke cues himself- so you either have a cue with possibly one shaft made by Rambow; or a cue with nothing at all made by Rambow, but initialed in a similar fashion - only the person who had this cue initialed really knows the true story.
I do not think that Rambow made Master Stroke cues himself- so you either have a cue with possibly one shaft made by Rambow; or a cue with nothing at all made by Rambow, but initialed in a similar fashion - only the person who had this cue initialed really knows the true story.
The script was a catalog option, and the "ivory points" were also an available option
There is nothing that screams Rambow here, just a personalized cue.
I have never seen a Rambow with the white fiber joint, that material was used on the lower end/economy cues
middleofnowhere
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I had a couple of those cues when I was a kid that I ordered from the pool room. If I remember right they came in like a cardboard tube with a screw-on cap that could double as a case. And the master stroke was around 17 or 18 dollars while the Willie hoppy was $27 cuz I had one of those also.
Quoting Cueenvy from 2016:
Charles Kimmel did the calligraphy on these Brunswick cues. He wrote out scoreboards for the PGA beginning in 1931. He was also an accomplished pool player, won the Chicago billiards championship. He played against Mosconi in several exhibitions. He passed in 1990 at 88 years of age.
He worked inscribing cues as a option for people ordering and buying Brunswick cues. His inscription in no way assures the cue as Rambow made. This cue has none of those features. Even custom cues with the look of Rambow were abundant at the time from Brunswick. Rambow was a shop supervisor and had many apprentices. So unless a cue is clearly marked "Made by Rambow or verified by an expert , nobody can say their cue is Rambow made.
Charles Kimmel did the calligraphy on these Brunswick cues. He wrote out scoreboards for the PGA beginning in 1931. He was also an accomplished pool player, won the Chicago billiards championship. He played against Mosconi in several exhibitions. He passed in 1990 at 88 years of age.
He worked inscribing cues as a option for people ordering and buying Brunswick cues. His inscription in no way assures the cue as Rambow made. This cue has none of those features. Even custom cues with the look of Rambow were abundant at the time from Brunswick. Rambow was a shop supervisor and had many apprentices. So unless a cue is clearly marked "Made by Rambow or verified by an expert , nobody can say their cue is Rambow made.
I’m still finding it curious that the cue lost it’s sticker in the past month or so.
How else can you flip it as a Rambow? Sticker has to go