The Old Cue Thread

[Starsky]

Hi all,

Do many of you guys with an interest in old cues actually still play with them ?.

Ive got an old Riley Tombstone that I’ve been practicing with but I can see it’s limitations compared to a modern cue . I’ve been swapping the Riley with a Maximus to see the difference and how it affects my game.

[kev267]

Top example of the inmann cue Gary

[garysnooker]

just bored so i thought i put a cue on here

[ADR147]

Just out of curiosity, why did the pigeon ring ferrule go out of fashion? It's bound to have less effect on the cue ball, did it not last long enough ?

Not sure - I always liked them!

[jrc750]

That short cue is virtually worthless, the Padmore you might get ?100 or more if you put it on Ebay. The Ye Olde Ash is worth a fair bit of money, shame the badge is so faded, but if you want to sell it let me know, how long is it ? And what is the tip end diameter.
Think ?400 plus, could be a lot more if specs are good, don't sell it cheap

[Scott JB Jones]

Hi,

I've recently inherited some old cues and have no info on them. Can anyone help? The First one has a barely visible engraving of "Burroughes & Watts London", The middle one has a plate with "Ye Olde Ash Cue, Burroughes and Watts, London, and the third has a plate with "Padmore, The Tournament Cue, Specially Selected Birmingham." The pictures are a bit dodgy (its harder than I thought to get good pictures of snooker cues) but I will add better ones tomorrow if needed.

Thanks,

Scott

Thanks Dean, Hopefully the images are visible now.

[DeanH]

your images do not show on TSF.
You can use a free image-sharing site such as ImgBB, without registering, to upload your images, you may have to do the “not a robot” checks quickly.
In ImgBB, change the "Embed Code" to "BBCode full linked", hover over the code, a "copy" will appear, click this.
Go to your TSF post and paste. You can repeat for multiple images in a single post.
There are other sites as well.
look forward to seeing all your photos

[Scott JB Jones]

Hi,

I've recently inherited some old cues and have no info on them. Can anyone help? The First one has a barely visible engraving of "Burroughes & Watts London", The middle one has a plate with "Ye Olde Ash Cue, Burroughes and Watts, London, and the third has a plate with "Padmore, The Tournament Cue, Specially Selected Birmingham." The pictures are a bit dodgy (its harder than I thought to get good pictures of snooker cues) but I will add better ones tomorrow if needed.

Thanks,

Scott

[itsnoteasy]

Well I am using this time to have a bit of an office sort out so will maybe post a few bits and bobs that might interest people as they turn up. Superb original condition Joe Davis 1936 Riley Tombstone to commemorate his 1933 114 world record break, the Peradon version you see a fairly often but these are rare.

Just out of curiosity, why did the pigeon ring ferrule go out of fashion? It's bound to have less effect on the cue ball, did it not last long enough ?

[sam147]

Hi, If anyone has any Burroughes and Watts cues for sale in good condition then please let me know 07762586856 thanks

[ADR147]

Well I am using this time to have a bit of an office sort out so will maybe post a few bits and bobs that might interest people as they turn up. Superb original condition Joe Davis 1936 Riley Tombstone to commemorate his 1933 114 world record break, the Peradon version you see a fairly often but these are rare.

[DeanH]

The last Thurston cue with the name inlaid into the flat of the butt (I think this is what you describe of your cue) went for ?30 on ebay.

[100-uper]

Thurston became a limited company in 1896.

[DeanH]

Pictures please, always pictures

You can use a free image-sharing site such as ImgBB, without registering, to upload your images, you may have to do the “not a robot” checks quickly.
In ImgBB, change the "Embed Code" to "BBCode full linked", hover over the code, a "copy" will appear, click this.
Go to your TSF post and paste. You can repeat for multiple images in a single post.

There are other sites as well.

[ADR147]

Hi, I have recently came into the possession of a Thurston Ltd cue which is about 200 years old... anyone know the value of such cue? It’s the 1815 or after model after they became a Ltd company. Thanks in advance!

Need some pictures and specs etc, but it is very unlikely to be that early.