Buyer arranges collection from Bexhill on Sea near Hastings East Sussex . The table comes with accessories shown . the table has been priced so as to afford the removal delivery and fitting costs to any buyer WHICH IS EXTRA to the price of the Table This is a sectional slate bed table and requires professional dismantle , transport and assembling . You should not attempt this yourself as Damage can be done to cloth and cushions and slates if you are not competent . You can arrange for GCL billiards to give a quote to relocate the table, or I can put you onto some other firms based around that area if you are local to it .
Local job for me today just 4 hours to strip and clean slates , re-cloth cushions and bed in Strachan 6811 tournament cloth 30 oz weight , plus change one middle net . plus check and adjust levels . Nice easy local day for me .
This has to be a Bargain price for such a mint condition table made to this spec . Complete with accessories of cues plus rack and 2 sets of balls Ideal size to play Snooker as well as Pool , you will require a room of around 17ft by 13ft 6 inch to play this comfortable , this is a 7ft by 3ft – 6 inch slate bed table . If you require a bespoke dismantle load delivery and unload and fitting price to deliver the table contact Geoff for a quote with your post code —- Ground floor install only
This week I had the pleasure of working on this very nice large bulbous fluted leg Burroughs & Watts Billiard / snooker Table circa around 1910 . My client was having problems with the rubber not bouncy enough , and the pockets where not all the same size . I stripped the table down to find the last re-rubber by Burroughs and Watts was in 1954 , my client had purchased the table from another firm who had claimed to have completely refurbished the table , this was not the case as the photo of the rubber proved having 54 code year on it . the other firm had made fantastic job of the re-polish though as the photos show , so full credit to them on that part of the refurb work .
Photo above of the actual rubber I took off the table , showing the 54 date code , most rubber made had a date code on them a practice still used on Northern rubber , which now has a boxed moulded in date code where the year is present then 12 boxes with dots in it showing the expired months , so if a rubber had 24 on it and then 5 boxes with a dot in them , the date of manufacture would be 2024 and the month of May . as can be seen below in this advert by Hainsworth who own the rights to Northern Rubber now .
The above date code on this advert example is 2018 and 7 dots in box section = July . you can see the next year is 2019 an boxes have dots in them , each dimple dot is drilled into the casting as each month ends forming a moulded raised dot , a simple method . The old method of dating rubber was just a stamp on top of the rubber which is easy to sand off , so that is why they switched to the moulded box dot method of dating rubber .
Above old method of dating rubber was a stamped on painted print , easy to remove . so that is why they switched to imprinting in moulding, of box month dating and year .
If you see this has been removed you know someone is trying to hide the year it was last done also look for the yellow dot in Northern Rubber , this to stop the Chinese copying it . The yellow dot insert is your guarantee it is Genuine Northern Rubber as used on Professional TV Tour tables , by World snooker .
Here are the finished photos of my clients table , as you can see my Client has a very nice bottom of the garden games Room , the table has heated slates , and I have changed the rubber to Northern Rubber , cloth used was Hainsworth Match cloth on the bed , and Hainsworth thicker smart cloth on the cushions , as these take a lot of wear , more so than the bed cloth . The ball rails where also changed for more modern chromed type with 4 rail bars in them and the two spot end rails where extra long to collect more red balls at that end . I would also like to point out that the cushions mahogany is extremely heavy , these would play the same as steel block cushions , they where made from Cuban Mahogany , a very hard and heavy wood just like lignum vitae as used on crown bowl balls , and it is extremely rare to find these on a table , and as a Billiards fitter of 48 years now , I can only say I have only come across a dozen tables on my rounds in the past , out of thousands of tables I have worked on to have these fitted . So if you are lucky enough to have one of these sets of cushions on your table , you are very lucky . In 1910 a table like this would have been the same price of a terraced or semi detached house , so this table would have been in a very rich household , and from the labels on it from the previous firm that moved it , from the Bath area of UK when it was first installed .
May be a George Wright manufacture . as he used this leg design often of reeded bulbous legs . The table has very large circumference legs , which are carved reeded type as used by George wright . there are scrolls at each side of each leg , and you also have scrolls and a Scallop shell carved design in the frame work too . Ignore the Arthur Perry & Son plaque this is a later re-rubber plaque put on by Perry when they carried out a refurb of cushion rubber ,and it is advertising A Reliance cushion rubber . A very nice looking table with buttons on the cushions rather than a slide in panel . I would say circa 1920s My client is looking for £750 for the table with accessories as shown . The price is for the table as is on site , and any removal costs will be the buyers responsibility . I am sure the table requires a re-cloth , looking at the photos too . But is priced correct at just £750 .as any buyer will need to factor in removal costs and a re-cloth . this table done up by a billiards firm would be in excess of £5k to £6.5k .
All inquiries to Geoff or Carol at GCL billiards .
We have a client who wishes to sell their fixed Height Snooker dining table with removable dining tops . The table is in good condition polish wise but the cloth may require a new one . Very expensive when bought New , custom made to clients specs of a lower than normal table , by about 1 to 1.5 inches . Thus removing the need for a complicated raise and fall system that often fails with slate sagging , a problem the larger the span is and 9ft is a long span ,which is normal for some tables made today .
Believe me there is more level problems caused by raise and fall snooker dining tables than fixed height ones . this one has not got that system it is fixed height . My Client wants £1000 for it and he is in the Gloustershire area of the UK close t Junction 11 of M5 this table I have been informed is a sectional slate bed of good thickness quality and not your normal Dining thin slate model .
A dining snooker table from Birmingham billiards in 9ft form today would cost you £5600 upwards depending on leg style and type of slate used .
So taking into account Relocation fees to add and a possible re-cloth The table is £1000 as is on site with accessories , so priced to sell . If you require a costing for Dismantle and Blanket wrap loading , and delivery unload and set up , plus a re-cloth …then please contact us at GCL Billiards for a price , I would require your full post code and if on ground floor install ?
***You are Buying the table direct from the seller with no middle men fees or finding fees involved . the Seller is paying us a small commission for the sale and finding a buyer , we hope to get the work with the buyer , but the Buyer is free to choose any Billiards fitting firm .
Table tops in matching mahogany finish
Cloth looks a bit faded so a re-cloth is recommended at same time as any removal and set up costs
As well as Balls these Rests and cues are also included in the sale
The Scoreboard also included
Name plate badge on end cushion HERITAGE , by Birmingham Billiards
We have a selling client who wishes to sell direct to buyer , a nice modern 8 turned leg model 10ft size snooker Table , as you can see from the photos , it is in very good condition . Buyer to arrange pick up , offers in the region of £1500 will be considered for the table with accessories . please study the photo’s , and you are buying direct from the owner , as is on site .
10ft tables are the next best solution to a full size , if you are struggling for room , not as many 10fts for sale as 12fts , and not many for sale with 8 legs as most are 6 leg . Being a modern made 10ft with modern pocket plates , you will not have the problems of older billiard pocket design , and balls should be more easier to pocket .
A Private sale direct from the seller , They do not make them like this anymore in this size table . We have a client who wishes to sell on their very sturdy and built proper 3 section slate 7ft bed Snooker table , you do not come across these often as they are built to the same spec of a full size table . inferior 7fts are thin one piece slate bed on a sub frame that have wood screw n cushions , this table has a very thick sectional slate bed , and the cushions bolt into the slate directly , giving a much better bounce . Priced to sell at just £1500 OVNO , buyer arranges collection . Comes with a range of accessories as shown in photos below .
Accessories included as seen in photo above .
As you can see from this underside photo the slate is in three sections and is very thick and has the cushion insert threaded nuts inside the slate for cushions to bolt to . spider and X rest and hooks also included . Built just like a full size table would be .
As you can see the bolt head is substantial size bolt , this clamps the cushion up tight to the edge of the slate giving a far superior bounce than inferior thin slate wood screw on cushions . 3 bolts in each cushion . Location of table is Southport , just above Liverpool . Price is for the table and accessories only , and buyer arranges delivery through any billiard firm they wish to choose from in the UK . We could quote to dismantle load deliver and erect ….. contact Geoff at GCL billiards for more information at c,large@btinternet.com .
Snooker & Pool Table Recovers
Geoff Large, expert table fitter with over 40 years of experience. All aspects of snooker, pool and 9 ball table recovers, repairs and maintenance.
My services include:
Recover of bed cloth and/or cushion cloth
Stretching of bed cloth
Re-rubbering of cushions
Fitting new pocket nets, leathers and rails
Refurbishment and re-polishing
Levelling of the table
Dismantling, moving, setting up, logistics and storage
Pool table hire
Service contracts
Hainsworth Toptable recommended table fitter.
West of England 100% pure new wool first grade cloth used, no seconds.
