todays carboot find

[garysnooker]

not that good but £9 for both cues so that was ok

[DeanH]

"Lucania" was an old club somewhere in London was it not?

[garysnooker]

yes i think steve davies played there or was some way connected with Lucania

[DeanH]

yep there was a Lucania in Romford and there was quite a few clubs under a Lucania Billiard Management Ltd (or something like that) for some years

what is that black mark above the splice points? paint?

[garysnooker]

its just a piece of tape dean

[j6uk]

is that lucania branded/embedded into the cue, and thats ash right gary?

[100-uper]

Lucania started as the South Wales Billiards and Recreation Company, in the early 1900s, and the change in name came about when they bought the interior furnishings of the RMS Lucania, which sank at its moorings in Liverpool in 1909. It was immediately decided to rebrand all of their billiard halls "Lucania," and they made a point of installing a piece of the furniture which was originally on the old ship in every hall. Maybe this is one of those pieces? Perhaps the captain's own cue? The speculation for an eBay listing is endless

The chain of halls was most prominent between the wars, and eventually became part of Barry Hearn's empire. In 1982 he sold 16 of the 17 remaining clubs to Riley Leisure and they would all have been renamed at this time. It's likely that a lot of cues, and other items with the old brand on them, came onto the market on the changeover.

The club kept by Hearn was Romford, which was, of course, famous as the base for Steve Davis. Maybe this was a rack cue that he could have used himself on the odd occasion? Damn, I'm getting good at these eBay descriptions!

[garysnooker]

thanks uper when i put this cue on ebay i will copy this lol i brought a cue about 3 months ago of a old fella he said that he lived next door to Ronnie when Ronnie was 11 years old and beat him with the cue he was selling i brought it of him and i did believed him

[garysnooker]

is that lucania branded/embedded into the cue, and thats ash right gary?

good to see you back jason yes the name lucania is embedded in the cue i think its maple tho

[Leo]

thanks uper when i put this cue on ebay i will copy this lol i brought a cue about 3 months ago of a old fella he said that he lived next door to Ronnie when Ronnie was 11 years old and beat him with the cue he was selling i brought it of him and i did believed him

He must of been a good player to beat Ronnie when he was 11, didnt Ronnie get his first ton at 9yrs old.