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[Geoff Large]

taking into account hardly any during the wars , it has buttons which to me date it early over a slide in panel type cushion .
so anytime from 1900 to before WW2 . it is a very rare find in 9ft form
I asked another Fitter who is in his 70s about those brass side brackets and he is not sure what they are for , he ruled out locking the top leafs on though .
Has 100 upper seen a catalogue with them in ?

[100-uper]

My guess (from looking at pictures online) is that this table dates from somewhere between 1920-1950. Does this seem about right to you Geoff
Thanks

It looks a lot like this illustration from the 1921 Riley catalogue, which also states:

"CUSHIONS.—A few of the designs show BUTTON pattern cushions, but these have now
been discarded on all COMBINE Tables. The sliding panel cushions are now fitted"

From this, it would seem more likely that the table was pre-1920, although not by much.

[DeanH]

can I order a No 5. 9ft on the 20 monthly plan please

I saw a 6ft version in an antique shop in Rye last year, the guy did not realise but he did have the score board elsewhere in the shop
no sure about his price though £1,000

[Rodent]

Blimey, £59 - i've been ripped off! I paid over 10 times that last month. And i didnt even get a spirit level

[Rodent]

100-uper and Geoff. Many thanks for your help. On the subject of buttons, i have 16 sized to fit the cushion screw holes (24 holes though). I'm also missing 1 large one for the legs. Then i have 4 smaller buttons and a few 'home made' small buttons. Are they still available to buy or will i need to make some? I'll try and get a photo

[Geoff Large]

Ask Brian at cheshire billiards for buttons , you may have send him samples though , he makes brand new copies of these riley diners

http://www.cheshirebilliards.co.uk/dining_tables.php

Ask Brian how much he will make you a 9ft Riley diner for , I bet north of £5000 . maybe even £6500
but they are very well made out of top quality wood and slate .

[Geoff Large]

Also Brian at cheshire billiards is probably the only person to have recently made a full size 12ft rise and fall diner

http://www.cheshirebilliards.co.uk/f...combintion.php

I know George Wright made a12ft Billiard diner back in the 1900s .
but have never heard of anyone else apart from Brian to have go

[itsnoteasy]

Will the slate be thinner than usual on the twelve foot table Geoff ?

[Rodent]

wow, a 12ft diner. our 9ft diner is really very heavy to lift onto raised height so i imagine a 12ft table would be like a challenge from 'worlds strongest man' my wife's uncle is very good at woodworking so i'm hoping he can help me make some new buttons.
all this info points towards my table being quite an early model. perhaps thats why it has cast 'rise and fall' brackets not brass ones.
Either way, we're really happy. its a great dining table and also a reasonable as a snooker table. - the cushions feel 'dead' though so one day i'll get them sent away for new rubber (i guess thats what wrong??)

[Geoff Large]

Will the slate be thinner than usual on the twelve foot table Geoff ?

I should think so , I never seen the table but I think Brian said it was a 1 inch thick slate in three sections ? , still a considerable weight and it may be a two man job to lift one end at a time to the playing height
Brian is the guy to ask really .