Can anyone put a cuemaker to this cue?

[lesedwards]

I bought this cue 30 years ago brand new. I paid $150.00 CDN and I am still using it. This cue is near perfect condition and is still stratight as a string. You will notice the wood on wood joint which is very seldom seen. There was never a name plate or any hint of a name on it. No fake splices on this cue like some of the other cheap ones i have bought online. Any info would be great.

[jykl2119]

Could be Adams cue

[DeanH]

Could be Adams cue

yep, that is what I thought

[cueman]

Were they going that long ago? My thought is possibly a Dufferin cue but really I think its near impossible to identify this. Machine spliced cues are so common, many factories producing stuff like this back in the early 80's, looks most like a riley IMO. Looks like a typical sports shop cue type cue.

[DeanH]

Adams where around in the 80s. My impression camefrom the colour of the rectangle (also the dodgy splicing was often seen in their adverts ) but you could right, maybe it is a Riley Adams-replica

[lesedwards]

Well I probably will never know for sure but my thoughts where a Dufferin. Very hard to research old cues.

[DeanH]

there are a few websites that have info on old cues - so you never know
I dont have the links here at work but can forward them when I get home if you like

[lesedwards]

That would be great.

[mythman69]

there are a few websites that have info on old cues - so you never know
I dont have the links here at work but can forward them when I get home if you like

Post them here so we can all check them out . . .

Thanks!

[DeanH]

of course I will - I did not mean Forward as in PM
they are not a secret and many on here probably have them already, I just cant remember them - old age and all that

[DeanH]

Here are some cue collection sites that may be of interest to people.
This is not all the sites I have made note of over the years but the ones I tend to find most info from.
If anyone has any other sites please feel free to post
http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/the-cue-collection/ [Thurston's, Clare collection]
http://cuesnviews.com/cuegallery [David Smith]
www.oldcues.co.uk [Mike ? (anyone know?)]
www.thecuecollector.com [Andy Hunter & Gordon Radford]
http://thecueguru.weebly.com/index.html [Jason Owen]
www.vintagebilliards.co.uk [Chris Lloyd]

[mythman69]

Thanks Dean! Looks like most of the sites I have seen. They may be others about but I can't think of any to add to the list.

[jrc750]

www.oldcues.co.uk [Mike ? (anyone know?)]


Fearnly (i think that's how it's spelt) or better known on here as perpetualboredom
None of those sites usually bother with unbadged machine spliced cues tho

[DeanH]

www.oldcues.co.uk [Mike ? (anyone know?)]


Fearnly (i think that's how it's spelt) or better known on here as perpetualboredom
None of those sites usually bother with unbadged machine spliced cues tho

doh! (slap of head) of course, sorry no offence perpetualboredom

no they tend to do the antique and badged/signed jobbies

[jrc750]

doh! (slap of head) of course, sorry no offence perpetualboredom

no they tend to do the antique and badged/signed jobbies

Well unbadged cues are difficult to comment on, as no one knows who made them lol, unless you can find original sales brochures or the person who bought it new