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Palmer Model 11 (Custom Ordered)
This unique 1 of 1 Palmer Model 11 was custom ordered with 16 additional mother of pearl inlays and is estimated to have been made in the 1967 to 1968 time period. It has 12 additional round dots and 4 additional small diamonds. It's single shaft has a screwed on/off ferrule.
This unique 1 of 1 Palmer Model 11 was custom ordered with 16 additional mother of pearl inlays and is estimated to have been made in the 1967 to 1968 time period. It has 12 additional round dots and 4 additional small diamonds. It's single shaft has a screwed on/off ferrule.
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Out & About a Few Weeks Back
It's time to bring this fine thread to the surface.
Here are a few Palmers that were out for play on my table a few weeks back. From left to right are a post 3rd Catalog Model 8 amde from an Adam blank, a second catalog all original Model B once owned by the infamous millionaire swindler James Lull, a rare 1st catalog WICO Model 7 100% original, a 1st catalog Palmer Model 9 Titlist, and my Kenny Savinelli Model 20.
Come-on guys, show some more of your sweet Palmers.
It's time to bring this fine thread to the surface.
Here are a few Palmers that were out for play on my table a few weeks back. From left to right are a post 3rd Catalog Model 8 amde from an Adam blank, a second catalog all original Model B once owned by the infamous millionaire swindler James Lull, a rare 1st catalog WICO Model 7 100% original, a 1st catalog Palmer Model 9 Titlist, and my Kenny Savinelli Model 20.
Come-on guys, show some more of your sweet Palmers.
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Junior and Senior Palmers
Here are two Second Catalog Palmers from my collection.
These cues would have likely been made 1968-1972.
One is a Palmer Model B, an entry-level cue, house cue conversion. Likely an early second catalog cue as the foil was stamped using the first catalog font. Retail for a new Model B was ~$50.00
The other is a Model G with a decorated inlaid Titlist blank. Retail for a Model G when new was close to $100.00
Two of my favorite Palmers.
Here are two Second Catalog Palmers from my collection.
These cues would have likely been made 1968-1972.
One is a Palmer Model B, an entry-level cue, house cue conversion. Likely an early second catalog cue as the foil was stamped using the first catalog font. Retail for a new Model B was ~$50.00
The other is a Model G with a decorated inlaid Titlist blank. Retail for a Model G when new was close to $100.00
Two of my favorite Palmers.
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How About Some Things Not So Bright & Shiny?
Here are a few cues that just breath the hustle, serious play, used long term and put away wet. These are cues that weren't collected but used simply as work-horses, full of dents, dings, scratches, and scrapes, worn finishes and damaged wraps. They smell of the air of the halls in which they were used. They bear the fingerprints of the original owners and all, except for the non-window Model 1, are personalized with the names of the original owners: Jack Fischer, Bruce Ostrowski, Ed Ostrowski, Ron Engel.
If cues could talk, these would provide quite the conversation. Two of these I bought from the original owners. One was quite moved in letting-go of something that bore so many memories. The other related the many straight pool games he played and high-runs achieved. He was proud but done with the game.
Cues are more than pieces of wood, artwork, and design. The cues in these pictures were tools.
Here are a few cues that just breath the hustle, serious play, used long term and put away wet. These are cues that weren't collected but used simply as work-horses, full of dents, dings, scratches, and scrapes, worn finishes and damaged wraps. They smell of the air of the halls in which they were used. They bear the fingerprints of the original owners and all, except for the non-window Model 1, are personalized with the names of the original owners: Jack Fischer, Bruce Ostrowski, Ed Ostrowski, Ron Engel.
If cues could talk, these would provide quite the conversation. Two of these I bought from the original owners. One was quite moved in letting-go of something that bore so many memories. The other related the many straight pool games he played and high-runs achieved. He was proud but done with the game.
Cues are more than pieces of wood, artwork, and design. The cues in these pictures were tools.
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......... Maybe .........
And I say maybe because stylistically the 20 was a slight throwback and continuation of the theme established on the preceding Palmer Supreme cues.
Always nice of you to share your collection of ebony Palmers.
Second Catalog Models A & B - Catalog Perfect Examples
Here are a pair of the entry level Palmers from the Second Catalog. Non-veneer house cue conversions, they are Models A & B and are catalog perfect examples. I searched for years to find a Model B in this configuration. When I ordered my black Model B from Palmer, I really wanted it in these catalog colors but back in 1975 thought it too flashy.
I believe the Model A is an early cue that was made before bumpers were being fitted as the weight bolt is not deep into the recess preventing a normal bumper to be fully seated.
The Model A was a eBay find and the the Model B came from a collector in California who didn't know how to email pictures and had no Pay Pal account. Where there's a will, there's a way.
Here are a pair of the entry level Palmers from the Second Catalog. Non-veneer house cue conversions, they are Models A & B and are catalog perfect examples. I searched for years to find a Model B in this configuration. When I ordered my black Model B from Palmer, I really wanted it in these catalog colors but back in 1975 thought it too flashy.
I believe the Model A is an early cue that was made before bumpers were being fitted as the weight bolt is not deep into the recess preventing a normal bumper to be fully seated.
The Model A was a eBay find and the the Model B came from a collector in California who didn't know how to email pictures and had no Pay Pal account. Where there's a will, there's a way.
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Hey guys
I'm new to the forum! I have my original Palmer pool cue I bought new in the summer of 1989 at the pool hall( long gone in North Bergen NJ under the old shop right! I was wondering if anyone could help me identify it and what it might be worth just out of curiosity. I had the original wrap re-done with nice Irish linen in 1990 when I was in the Marine Corps. I love the stick and have always gotten compliments on it!
Thanks!
-John
I'm new to the forum! I have my original Palmer pool cue I bought new in the summer of 1989 at the pool hall( long gone in North Bergen NJ under the old shop right! I was wondering if anyone could help me identify it and what it might be worth just out of curiosity. I had the original wrap re-done with nice Irish linen in 1990 when I was in the Marine Corps. I love the stick and have always gotten compliments on it!
Thanks!
-John
Welcome to the forum and thanks for sharing pictures of your cue as well as the additional information on when it was purchased.
It is my contention that your cue is from the era when Palmer was assembling cues from parts and not following the exact style and specifications of those offered in their catalogs.
There is a wide variation in these cues that bear a resemblance to the old line cues. Some had the familiar embossed foil and other had the mylar Palmer Custom label applied to the foil, while still others had a pearl ring in place of the window. Selling prices of these cues vary greatly as well and these 1980's cues seem to change hands between $350-$450 depending upon color, condition, the weather forecast, and knowledge of the buyer.
The last comment is not in jest. Some buyers mistake these cues for 3rd Catalog cues which they are not.
Lately, there has been an upswing in selling prices of PB and PM lines of Palmer cues. Whether that becomes a trend and whether that transfers to these cues remains to be seen.
The attached pictures are other examples of Palmer cues from this non-catalog era of the 1980s
It is my contention that your cue is from the era when Palmer was assembling cues from parts and not following the exact style and specifications of those offered in their catalogs.
There is a wide variation in these cues that bear a resemblance to the old line cues. Some had the familiar embossed foil and other had the mylar Palmer Custom label applied to the foil, while still others had a pearl ring in place of the window. Selling prices of these cues vary greatly as well and these 1980's cues seem to change hands between $350-$450 depending upon color, condition, the weather forecast, and knowledge of the buyer.
The last comment is not in jest. Some buyers mistake these cues for 3rd Catalog cues which they are not.
Lately, there has been an upswing in selling prices of PB and PM lines of Palmer cues. Whether that becomes a trend and whether that transfers to these cues remains to be seen.
The attached pictures are other examples of Palmer cues from this non-catalog era of the 1980s
