Thurston snooker cue

[ardvark66]

Love this old cue anybody seen this cue before and any ideas about value.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1211786109...84.m1426.l2649

[mythman69]

If Andy Hunter says it is rare then the value would probably be high.

It is already at £350 with 9 days to go.

[blackswan01]

It is rare and Andy has only seen this particular cue once before.
Anyone wanting any more photos etc
davidbenn07@aol.com

[ADR147]

It is rare and Andy has only seen this particular cue once before.
Anyone wanting any more photos etc
davidbenn07@aol.com

i was having that but got gazumped!

[blackswan01]

Know nothing about gazumping mate
Bought a joblot including this one, the seller never mentioned having any offers on this cue.

[jrc750]

Surely a machine spliced cue is not worth that much ?? not even long enough lol

[ADR147]

yes i know mate you got some good stuff. why did you leave the inman? i offered 2.5k for the lot.

[blackswan01]

It's machine spliced but extremely rare.
The Inman had a chunk out of the butt the badge wasn't great and there were
a lot of deep scratches along the shaft. An Aussie I know asked me to
check it for him. Just sold a mint one
Andy Hunter rates the cue highly. Think I got lucky with it

[ADR147]

It's machine spliced but extremely rare.
The Inman had a chunk out of the butt the badge wasn't great and there were
a lot of deep scratches along the shaft. An Aussie I know asked me to
check it for him. Just sold a mint one
Andy Hunter rates the cue highly. Think I got lucky with it

ah - i imagine i can guess the aussie! i think that one is the cream.

[100-uper]

Love this old cue anybody seen this cue before and any ideas about value.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1211786109...84.m1426.l2649

I am intrigued by a Thurston Cue with the name of John Roberts Jun on it. He was always more closely associated with Burroughes and Watts and had very little to do with Thurston (or possibly vice versa).

I know that Roberts was writing testimonials for their billiard table cushions between 1887 and 1891, so I would think that the cue also fits in between these dates somewhere. I shouldn't think it was much later as he started up his own manufacture and supply of tables and cues (in England) shortly after this. The cue badge inscription certainly seems to have been produced some time before 1896.

Pity about the modern ferrule.

[ADR147]

I am intrigued by a Thurston Cue with the name of John Roberts Jun on it. He was always more closely associated with Burroughes and Watts and had very little to do with Thurston (or possibly vice versa).

I know that Roberts was writing testimonials for their billiard table cushions between 1887 and 1891, so I would think that the cue also fits in between these dates somewhere. I shouldn't think it was much later as he started up his own manufacture and supply of tables and cues (in England) shortly after this. The cue badge inscription certainly seems to have been produced some time before 1896.

Pity about the modern ferrule.

i think you are bang on the money there. interesting cue for sure.