Vintage Cue Tool
- Thread starter Cuaba
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That's what the blade in it does. It has several blades with it.
I want some of the cues that were repaired using that contraption.
By the way, did the antique dealer have any unplayed Balabushka's still in the original shipping tubes?
Unfortunately not..........................
Too bad.
I hear they are worth something if you have the original shipping materials.
Like on American Pickers, this repair machine would appeal to the antique tool collector, billiards collector,
or even my local cue repair guy...:grin:
You can say one thing for sure. They don't make things like they use to.
We have fantastic technology that makes for enjoyable living.
Too bad everything is throw away.
We have fantastic technology that makes for enjoyable living.
Too bad everything is throw away.
I saw a device identical the one you have, in a medical museum, in Clarksville, West Virginia.
Invented in the early 1800's, it was used to treat syphilitic patients at mental institutions. The sharpened blades, located around the center of the device, held the disease ridden member in a straight and rigid position in order for the doctor to insert a glass tube into the exposed opening.
Unfortunately it feel out of favor with the medical establishment because doctors were able to make more money reparing pool cues. :smile:
Invented in the early 1800's, it was used to treat syphilitic patients at mental institutions. The sharpened blades, located around the center of the device, held the disease ridden member in a straight and rigid position in order for the doctor to insert a glass tube into the exposed opening.
Unfortunately it feel out of favor with the medical establishment because doctors were able to make more money reparing pool cues. :smile:
