Toledo Joe Thomas cue Decal...?

todywayne

todywayne

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Hi,

I'm trying to find a good picture of the Toledo Joe Thomas' Decal below... The height and width measurements would be greatly appreciated too...!

And if you know someone that makes cue decals, that would be great too...!

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Thanks in advance...!
 
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Cuebuddy said:
I have never seen that decal before and I collect decal cues.
Your best bet would be to contact Paul Mineart.
It would be a long shot but worth a try.

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Thanks... I just sent Mr. Paul an email... I thought about him, but I believe he only deals in the old Brunswick decals... We shall see...
Thanks again...!
 
@ todywayne, @ cuebuddy (someone tell me how to create a "link", please).\

This is very interesting, but I know so little. I did not know that anyone, beyond Brunswick, labeled their cues using decals. Who are the others? Pictures? Thanks!
 
Biloxi Boy said:
@ todywayne, @ cuebuddy (someone tell me how to create a "link", please).\

This is very interesting, but I know so little. I did not know that anyone, beyond Brunswick, labeled their cues using decals. Who are the others? Pictures? Thanks!
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Abe Rich's Florida Cue label (Abe used this decal from 1963 to 1965, but continued making Florida cues until 1971... At which time he moved the company to Miami and changed the name to Star Cue Mfg.)

FYI...
Abe actually designed most, if not all of Sol's early cues while working there in 1962... Which is why a lot of people think they have an Abe cue, when they actually have a Sol cue... Another reason, is because since Abe designed them, he continued making the same style and design of cues under both Florida and Star cue...

Here's a few points to remember about Abe cues that will help you distinguish between his and his cousin Sol's cues....

1) He never used pointed joint screws/pins... 2) He never did any type of inlays...
3) He never did any tri-color wraps... And the bands on his striped wraps were always at least an 1 inch wide or more...
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Sol Rich's Rich-Q label (He was Abe's cousin...)

FYI...
With the exception of the prototypes that Abe "fully" built while working there, Sol's cues were made in an assembly line style... Meaning one person turned the butt, one person turned the shaft, another person installed the wraps, and another person installed the ferrules and tips, etc... Still Handmade, but by multiple hands...
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Wow. Thank you. I have read about these cue makers, but I never ran into their cues "in the world". I know there was a New York connection. Were they distributed beyond Florida and New York?
 
Biloxi Boy said:
Wow. Thank you. I have read about these cue makers, but I never ran into their cues "in the world". I know there was a New York connection. Were they distributed beyond Florida and New York?
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Sol Rich's "Rich-Q" cues were all made in Valley Stream, Long Island New York from 1965 until he sold the company to Isaac Algaze in about 1970... Isaac moved production of Rich-Q's to Freeport Long Island where it remained until he sold it to Imperial Billiards in 1980... At which time Rich-Q became "Rich" cues and were made in the same place from 1980 until Imperial seized production of all Rich cues around 1982/1983'ish... Aside from what some may believe, no Imperial "Rich" cue was ever made overseas...
 
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