Images of George Gray and commerative cues

[kev267]

Hi everyone
Hoping to aquire some images of George Gray and rarer versions of cues that have commemorated his breaks apart from the more common Riley "2196 unfinished break" cue made on 18th march 1911.
Can only seem to find very limited images of the man himself and rarer versions of cues made on the internet. Any help would be fantastic. Thanks in advance Gents.

[DeanH]

I assume you have seen Andy Hunter's article on G. Gray?
I have an image of him from 1911, as well as articles from that time onwards.
No other images of any other cue apart from the signed 2196.

pm me if you wish any further info

[kev267]

Thanks Dean. Yes, there are some great articles written by Andy.
Hoping to get some more rare pics of anything related to Gray.
On eBay a few years back, there was an extremely rare Gray Riley cue that I had images on my hard drive but sadly all have been lost. It was a plain ebony butted cue with a tombstone ivory badge and written on it:
"Red Ball Record 831".

[100-uper]

Thanks Dean. Yes, there are some great articles written by Andy.
Hoping to get some more rare pics of anything related to Gray.
On eBay a few years back, there was an extremely rare Gray Riley cue that I had images on my hard drive but sadly all have been lost. It was a plain ebony butted cue with a tombstone ivory badge and written on it:
"Red Ball Record 831".

[100-uper]

This is the earliest photo I have of George Gray ....

[jrc750]

This is the earlierst photo I have of George Gray ...

Where's his baseball cap and trainers ?

[DeanH]

Where's his baseball cap and trainers ?

no mobile phone?

[kev267]

This is the earliest photo I have of George Gray ....

Thank you so much for sharing these amazingly rare photos with us. WOW!!!

[DeanH]

circa 1910

[100-uper]

Thank you so much for sharing these amazingly rare photos with us. WOW!!!

I assume that you have the photos published by Riley from his 19010-11 tour, but this is one showing him with his father, Harry Gray, also pictured with his main Australian rival, Fred Lindrum, also with his father.

[100-uper]

This is from a newspaper, so not great quality, but it was taken at the match between George Gray and Mel Inman at Sheffield, in October 1915, after he had started playing with ivory balls.

[100-uper]

This is an even worse newspaper photo, but it is the last one I know of from his time in England. It was taken at his match against Stevenson, again at the Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield, in February 1916. He left England a few months later and did not return.