Thurston Cue Leicester Square

[Ally]

Hi i have a cue made by Thurston and on the little disc at the bottom it says

Thurston & Co Ld Leicester Square

The closest thing it looks like is the cue on the right...

The cue on the right is an 1890 Joseph Bennett cue





From the info ive found the Thurston Leicester Sqaure site i believe was bombed and destroyed in WW2.
Dont know if this is correct?!?!

If anyone could give me a clue on any details of the cue it would be great!

It has 15 1/5 stamped just above the ebony splice!

its in good nick, the tip is just glued straight to the end, No ferrule

cheers

[Ally]

oh and its one peice!

I've had it for probably 15 years or so!

[scottley]

I was given a Thurston many years ago, and was told it was over a 100 years old, its a lovely cue.

[Ally]

Yeh i like it, it looks nice but it just sits in my cue rack and i look at it thinking... I wonder how old it is? etc..

I play it occasionally but only at home, it doesn't leave my house as its a 1 piece and i wouldnt want to break it!

[warren132]

Hi Ally does this help you ?

http://www.thecuecollector.com/JosephBennettCue.html

[100-uper]

Hi i have a cue made by Thurston and on the little disc at the bottom it says Thurston & Co Ld Leicester Square

From the info ive found the Thurston Leicester Sqaure site i believe was bombed and destroyed in WW2.
Dont know if this is correct?!?!

If anyone could give me a clue on any details of the cue it would be great!

It has 15 1/5 stamped just above the ebony splice!

its in good nick, the tip is just glued straight to the end, No ferrule

cheers

Thurston's showrooms in Leicester Square were destroyed in a German bombing raid in 1940 and the offices were moved to their factory in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. The Leicester Square premises were rebuilt and re-opened in 1947, but it was no longer owned, or connected to, Thurston's.

Ferrules started to become popular in the 1920s but the absence of a ferrule doesn't mean it is earlier than this. It is pretty much impossible to date your cue without a picture of the badge, although if you can say whether it is made from plastic or ivory, it would help. Plastic would put it firmly in the period between the world wars.

[Ally]

Thurston's showrooms in Leicester Square were destroyed in a German bombing raid in 1940 and the offices were moved to their factory in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. The Leicester Square premises were rebuilt and re-opened in 1947, but it was no longer owned, or connected to, Thurston's.

Ferrules started to become popular in the 1920s but the absence of a ferrule doesn't mean it is earlier than this. It is pretty much impossible to date your cue without a picture of the badge, although if you can say whether it is made from plastic or ivory, it would help. Plastic would put it firmly in the period between the world wars.

Thanks for the info guys! I'll post some pics up tomorrow, I wanna say the badge looks like plastic but looking at it today it has very faint lines deep in the badge so it looks a bit like marble!?! Not sure if it will show up in the pictures!

Also the ebony looks very....... "Thin" if you know what i mean! It's nothing like my recent cues where the splices are dark ebony, you can almos see through this! or im just going mad!

[Ally]

After having a look today i believe the badge is made of Ivory...

anyways heres some pics

[Jonny]

yea that looks like ivory to me

[Ally]

Ferrules started to become popular in the 1920s but the absence of a ferrule doesn't mean it is earlier than this. It is pretty much impossible to date your cue without a picture of the badge, although if you can say whether it is made from plastic or ivory, it would help. Plastic would put it firmly in the period between the world wars.

As it has no ferrule and the badge i believe is made of ivory..Does this make it older?