Texas*Redhead
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This cue belonged to my father and is now mine. It is a 3 piece stick. It has 3 brass weights that can be removed to adjust the weight of the stick. I have looked all over the stick and butt for any markings and can not find anything. Do to the story my dad told me as to how he came to have the stick, I think it might be a proto type for a stick that was not yet on the market.
Dad worked as a bouncer at a bar in Elizaville, NY in 1968-1969. When he wasn't working he was shooting pool. One weekend he was approached my a man that said he worked for a company that made pool cues and he had been watching my dad play and was wondering if he would try using a cue that he had brought with him. My dad said he would. When dad took the break shot the cue shattered. He apologized to the gentleman for breaking his stick. The man said that it was fine because it showed that the stick wasn't a good stick or one that his company would want to make. He thanked my dad and left. The next weekend he returned with another cue and once again asked dad to give it a try. Again, dad said yes. This time he played several games with the cue. He told the gentleman that he thought it was a well made cue and that he really liked it. When he went to hand it back to the man, the man thanked him for his help and told him that the cue was his to keep for his help. My dad never saw the man again and he didn't remember him ever saying what company he worked for. He used the stick for many years before he passed. I share dad's love of the game, and always loved the cue, so when he passed it was the one thing I wanted more than anything.
I could never sell the cue, but I would love to know more about it and it's approximate value if anything.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Lorie Tomlinson
Dad worked as a bouncer at a bar in Elizaville, NY in 1968-1969. When he wasn't working he was shooting pool. One weekend he was approached my a man that said he worked for a company that made pool cues and he had been watching my dad play and was wondering if he would try using a cue that he had brought with him. My dad said he would. When dad took the break shot the cue shattered. He apologized to the gentleman for breaking his stick. The man said that it was fine because it showed that the stick wasn't a good stick or one that his company would want to make. He thanked my dad and left. The next weekend he returned with another cue and once again asked dad to give it a try. Again, dad said yes. This time he played several games with the cue. He told the gentleman that he thought it was a well made cue and that he really liked it. When he went to hand it back to the man, the man thanked him for his help and told him that the cue was his to keep for his help. My dad never saw the man again and he didn't remember him ever saying what company he worked for. He used the stick for many years before he passed. I share dad's love of the game, and always loved the cue, so when he passed it was the one thing I wanted more than anything.
I could never sell the cue, but I would love to know more about it and it's approximate value if anything.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Lorie Tomlinson
