What's This??

[totlxtc]

Unusual Burroughes & Watts cue????

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=260312611218

Any info? Ive never seen one

[bongo]

It does look very strange. It doesn't look like a cue, let alone a Burroughs and Watts!

[totlxtc]

Wheres ADR when you need him lol

[ADR147]

new one to me. seller is reliable though.

[totlxtc]

new one to me. seller is reliable though.

WHAT!!! If you dont know then no one knows!

Maybe some kind of exhibition cue maybe???

[ADR147]

a lot of one off cues were made about 1910-1915 could be one of them - i have not seen one but it looks real enough.

[totlxtc]

Thanks ADR. Well case closed then. Dont even know what wood it is.

[ADR147]

well i do and i think it will do £60

[100-uper]

I have seen this type of hard stamping on Burroughes & Watts items before. I'm fairly sure I have seen it on their cues but cannot be 100% sure of my memory. I have always associated the hard stamp with items of low value (at the time) produced in bulk. Typically if someone was buying a billiard table in 1910 it would be delivered with all the accessories including half a dozen cues. This would be the sort of cue which I would expect to be supplied as part of a standard package. It looks a bit odd as someone has clearly been having a go at the butt end with a file at some point in its history.

[totlxtc]

Thank you 100-uper. Makes alot of sense. I was very curious as I have never seen anything like it before.