We have a client who is selling a few Snooker and billiards items
and in the room we have a nice Billiards glass display case , a montage of billiard items
Diplayed in such a way to incur interest and curiosity to the display .
Also a nice 3D wall art of crossed Billiard cues , R F knight which is a modern Repro sign
My client would like £195 for the pair collected .
All enquiries to Geoff Large at GCL Billiards
We have a selling client who has a very nice VERY RARE maker of John Pook for sale
A very rare collectable item ( find another ) .
Not a name that I am familiar with , so I asked Billiards Historian Peter Ainsworth for his view on this board . We value it at £495 it could be worth more but we think this value is spot on .
A couple of ivory buttons missing , and these could be found from some billiards firms who have spares or oddments lying around .
but in very good working order .
Free standing and not wall mounted boards are very hard to find and this board is unusual .
Peters observation on seeing the photo of this FREE STANDING board
please note this board is 3 foot 9 inch wide and 5 foot 2 inch high
The John Pook scoreboard is very rare. I haven’t seen another. I’ve attached a brief summary of Pook’s career from which you can date it as most likely between 1866 and 1871, although it could be as early as 1854. I suspect that as the style looks even earlier than that it would do very well at auction.
link to John pook
file:///D:/GCL%20Billiards/Downloads/Pook%3B%20John%20(London)%20(2).pdf
We have a client who wishes to sell a Genuine 1950s Burrows and Watts
BURWATT CHAMPION CUES
A full length not messed about with but slightly off true in straightness , my client is saying 4ft 11 inch but it may well be 58 inch .
The badge are in great condition , this cue only every being used in a private home .
It is priced at £295 ….NO OFFERS
This cue is the same sought after model hand spliced cue as used by the late GREAT ALEX HIGGINS
In my youth these cues where the cues every one wanted , always fetched top money when coming up for sale , and these prices are very good .
Ask a good hand spliced cue maker today to hand make one of these , and you would not get any or much change from £1000 , per cue .
In fact look on ebay for the same cue and you will see this cue is very competitvley priced .
allowing for you to get the cue serviced and that slight off trueness straightned at a Cue specialist .
Any buyer may wish to have the cue ferruled and re-tipped , this is down to the buyer to take the cue or cues to any Vintage Cue specialist for that service .
Priced to sell no offers on advertised price .
All enquiries to Geoff at GCL Billiards .
This last photo shows both Burwat champions together,,,,,, please note one now sold and collected ,
The other cues are not included in this sale
But the 4 Burroughs and watts machine spliced cues to the left of the Burwatt are at £40 each or all 4 for £120 . they are all stamped impressed Burroughs and watts in the butt and are circa 1910 / 1920s . ….around 115 years old cues in fantastic condition .
Private sale direct from owner .
We advise to view any table before buying .
We have a client who wishes to sell a very nice Burroughs and watts full size snooker table
this table has the sought after Steel cushions , that are still used on TV championship tables of today
The table is circa 1910 , and has the very large Tulip shaped leg , a Bold statement to any Table of that period, these size of legs in solid Mahogany , none of of your low cost phillipino fake mahogany , this is the real thing , a good solid quality hard wood timber .
No spraying of gold or silver legs to hide such low quality timber as they do today .
The cushions are the sought after Steel block plate braced , these give good rebound value over standard wood cushions , BUT why such a come and get me price , we and the selling client feels it needs a full renovation of Re-rubber and re-cloth , plus nets leathers and modern ball rails , also the cost of dismantle and set up is taken into account on the selling price of just £1000 .
But you could go with the rubber allready in the cushion and the cloth as it is and just replace the outdated bag nets and leathers and add ball rails . then at a later date after playing assessment have the rubbers done and re-cloth or just a re-cloth .
please no offers the table is well worth this price .
The Table has a Rigidus frame , the centre legs closer together , rather than spaced out equal , this is to make sure all joints are supported across entire width of the table , two of the cross beam slate bearers are adjustable , this means nothing to most folk , but a Qulified time served Billiards fitter will explain it on assembley .
The table comes as just the table, no accessories allthough you are welcome to the lights and a few oddments of rests and long tackle and the used ball set and triangle .
PLEASE NOTE ….No scoreboard cues , or cue rack is with this table .
A very good table , built out of very good hard wood timber , and good welsh slate .
they do not make Snooker tables today out of such quality materials , and that is fact .
And a great price for any buyer .
Steel cushions alone are worth the price of £1000 , as an upgrade to any older standard cushion table , it would be a shame to seperate the cushions from it , as this frame and large legs looks great and quality thick welsh slate is better quality than soft modern slate , but some people do buy the whole table then just swap over the cushions and pocket plates , having refurbed them to their allready set up table , and then sell the rest of the table on again , providing your table has 5 bolt holes in the side cushion and is 12 foot by 6 foot 1.5 inch slate width , these will fit .
Modern tables have 6 bolt holes in side cushion . and then these will not fit unless you drill out or slot the steels at an engineering shop .
You can fit these steel match play cushions direct to many other older branded tables , like Thurston / Orme & sons / George wright etc .
But my advice is just keep it as it is , and replace the whole table if you wish to upgrade , to a steel cushion match play table .
Buyer to arrange collection and delivery , you can use GCL Billiards or any firm you choose .
Please Contact Geoff at GCL Billiards for more information of costs to relocate , and any other work you may require .
if you need any information on Burroughs and Watts history , and why this firm is sometimes referred to as the rolls Royce of Billiard table manufacturers .
please visit the link below
Billiard & Snooker Heritage site on Peter Clares site , of which Peter Ainsworth is credited with some of the History as a Billiards Historian .
link
https://snookerheritage.co.uk/articles/burroughes-watts/
I need a 6ft pool table that is coin operated , not bothered about cloth condition but cabinet needs to be very tidy , price given will be on model and age of table .
And if it requires a re-cloth and new cushions to bring up to to a good playing standard .
please make sure the length of the outside cabinet …..NOT THE SLATE is 6ft .
7ft pool tables have a 6ft slate , it is the smaller 6ft outside cabinet length that I am after becuase of cueing distance around the table
Please measure outside cabinet for pool table sizes .
The table needs to be coin operated and if possible not electronic battery , but the mechanical coin mech .
Table like this please .
My client a well kown for his excellent Fruit and veg supply and resale business .
Instructed me to travel down to Bedford having done his research into looking for a Billiards fitter ,
and found GCL billiards the firm for him .
To carry out the setting up and renovation of his Snooker Table .
A table he had in store for many years waiting for this moment .
Here are few finished photos , just the light to go up a Halo light that he is custom making , and a very large TV to install .
and he is ready to enjoy the Room .
Cloth choice was top of the range Strachan Superfine a lightweight fast cloth and I used strachan 6811 on th cushions
Rubber fitted was the best in the industry , Hainsworth Northern yellow dot rubber
Nets and leathers where Peradon supplied as where the nylon ball rails .
Some may say why nylon rails , well the nets last much long when balls drop down on the nylon rail ring rather than a metal ring .
An excellent period Burrough & Watts table in figured mahogany .
And a table that does like balls into the centre pocket at speed and accepts them , no bounce outs off the pocket plate , which on older tables with not so modern plates can cause this .
That is unusual for a steel block burroughs and watts table .
We have worked out from the end badge plate that it was built just after Geroge V death as it say the late George V on the Royal Warrent , this makes the table circa 1936 / 1937 ish .
As Edward VIII was never crowned as he abdicated in December 1936 for Mrs simpson , his Brother was Crowned George VI in May 1937 , the father of our late Queen Elizebeth II .
so this table can be dated very accuratley to that period .
A nice table to work for , a nice Person to work for who gave me a very large tray of fruit on my departure
and I must say the best fruit I have had for a long time .
I will pop in now and again when down that way as I enjoyed his company and talks about life cars and family , and maybe check on his levels of the table as every table does shift a bit when first installed .
pressing 1 ton of slate weight down onto the floor boards and beams .
Many thanks to Mickey and Family for the hospitality .
Deposit paid to selling client . so NOW SOLD .
We have a client who wishes to sell a very nice top of the range Steel cushion
Burroughs & Watts full size snooker table .
The table will come with a full range of accessories as in photo’s and a 4 hander modern scoreboard .
The table has the benifit of heated slates and thermostat .
Take a look at the photos , and you will see this table looks to be good order .
My seller is willing to dismantle and help load to any courier you send with suitable transport .
He is also willing to deliver in dismantled form to a ground floor location at buyers cost depending on miles travelled and fuel costs .
Thus enabling you to use a more local to you Billiard table fitting firm .
***Also you have the option to get a quote from GCL billiards to dismantle and blanket wrap load up the table , and deliver and set it up to Ground floor only , and Geoff will give you a price on that , once post codes are provided to find the miles involved to travel .
All inquiries to Geoff at GCL billiards
Please note the old antique life pool scoreboard is not for sale , and is not included in this package , but a modern 4 hander board is .
All the rests balls and triangle are included .
You could discuss with the seller what is actually going with the table .
As I put buyer in touch with the seller and there is no middle man or hidden fees to pay for the Buyer .
As a Private sale We advise to try the table out before buying .
