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Originally Posted by jrc750 View PostGuess made by Peradon ??
very nice findsLast edited by DeanH; 7 September 2013, 02:23 PM.Up the TSF! :snooker:
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Weildings were selling both the "Cannon" and "Sydney Lee" cues in the mid-50's. There is a green veneer Sydney Lee cue which looks a lot like this one in their 1956-57 catalogue.
They were taken over by Peradon in 1958, so I would guess that these cues were both from the Weilding's workshop in Acton, although Peradon might have continued the design after the take-over and they might date from this period.Last edited by 100-uper; 7 September 2013, 03:44 PM.
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Originally Posted by jrc750 View Post
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Just like to add to DeanH's post which correctly identifies Peradon as making the Sydney Lee cue. They started making them in 1935, which is when he turned professional, and continued until the start of the war. Unfortunately I don't know what these early cues looked like as the catalogues I have are not illustrated. Probably a cue expert will be able to tell you of any difference.
Peradon began to sell them again in the early 50's, which was presumably when the timber became available once more. But production stopped almost immediately and switched to Weildings, so I assume that Sydney made a new deal with them.
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Originally Posted by ADR147 View Posti have a mascot which is damn near identical also.
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Originally Posted by 100-uper View PostThe "Mascot" is a Burroughes & Watts model, and the earliest reference I have to this cue is 1937 when it is described as having a "green inlaid veneer splice," a description which continues through to 1953, which is my last reference. I'm fairly sure that B&W had stopped making their own cues by the 1950's but can't say who they were buying them from at that time. However, the earlier date for the start of this design suggests it is unlikely to come from the same workshop as the others. Possibly Weildings pinched the design from them!
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