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    Carboot find - Can any cue nuts help?

    I picked up these 2 cues (links below - couldn't resize 'em properly) at a bootsale today for £10 and I'm wondering if anyone could tell me about them. One of them is missing it's inlay badge but the other one has what I think is a Riley-Burwat badge on it and I am told they are the same brand. Could anyone help me shed some light on these?
    http://imgur.com/preIFwC
    http://imgur.com/lnj4384
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    the badge is indeed Riley Burwat, the name of the company when Riley and Burroughes & Watts amalgamated in 1967, I think this logo was used through the 70s and into the 80s (not exactly sure when it was changed)
    the unbadged cue does seem to have very similar features so a good guess that it is the same RB.
    Last edited by DeanH; 18 June 2015, 06:42 PM.
    Up the TSF! :snooker:

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    • #3
      Do you know where I might be able to find any info about the RB cues of that era?
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        sorry no, as that period does not appear to interest the usual cue collectors and experts (they prefer older cues )
        this also reflects on their value, which is quite low - but as has been said, a cue is worth what anyone is prepared to pay for it.
        Anyone else know of any other sites for this era?
        the closest I can find is the heritage which does have some 70s cue.
        http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/the...ue-collection/
        Up the TSF! :snooker:

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        • #5
          Originally Posted by WHolmes View Post
          Do you know where I might be able to find any info about the RB cues of that era?
          Try Dave Smith on the Cues n' Views site. He is very knowledgeable on modern cues.

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          • #6
            Originally Posted by DeanH View Post
            the badge is indeed Riley Burwat, the name of the company when Riley and Burroughes & Watts amalgamated in 1967, I think this logo was used through the 70s and into the 80s (not exactly sure when it was changed)
            the unbadged cue does seem to have very similar features so a good guess that it is the same RB.
            Riley's underwent a big expansion of its business in the mid to late 1970s, taking on their Snooker Clubs and becoming a public limited company. The main trading name was re-registered as "E. J. Riley (Billiards) Ltd." in 1979, and I would guess this was about the time they discontinued the "Riley Burwat" brand, but I can't say for certain.

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            • #7
              Originally Posted by 100-uper View Post
              Riley's underwent a big expansion of its business in the mid to late 1970s, taking on their Snooker Clubs and becoming a public limited company. The main trading name was re-registered as "E. J. Riley (Billiards) Ltd." in 1979, and I would guess this was about the time they discontinued the "Riley Burwat" brand, but I can't say for certain.
              thanks for that info, I'll see if I can narrow the time down
              Up the TSF! :snooker:

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              • #8
                Thanks for the help so far guys
                I took the one with no badge down to the club yesterday and knocked some balls around, it plays nicely though it could probably do with a new tip
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