We have a client who wishes to sell their very nice oak Life Pool Scoreboard , sometimes referred to as pyramid pool boards.
The board is in Oak and has a maker’s badge of Hixon & sons of Leeds on it .
our client at the moment is open to offers for this board and lower storage sideboard and mid section ,
this scoreboard does lack a pediment that is sometimes present on this type of combination , this I feel would have topped it off
I think the lower part was added at a later date if I am to be honest , but you never know it depends on the date of the actual scoreboard as I date the lower part to around the 1920/50s
My Client has owned the scoreboard as it is seen when he had a burroughs and watts table which has long gone , but felt attached to keeping this scoreboard as he liked it .
but he has now decided he has no further use for it as he has no table .
offers to Geoff at GCL billiards who will put you in touch with the seller direct to purchase .
Highly carved solid Oak snooker table, sensible offers for this craftsmen made table with Burroughs and watts steel cushions.
I have a client who has recently bought this table as an investment and would maybe sell to the right offer .
the table is very highly carved type and was manufactured around the 1880s , it has thin 1 inch slate bed with thick slate linings
The cushions have been converted to take Steel block conversion, and I must say this has been done in a very professional manner
the carved mouldings of the old cushions having been joined onto modern frieze surrounds to fit the backs of steel cushions.
Jimmy white has played on this Table , and it has recently had the cushions re-rubbered and re-blocked .
the table was once owned by the Nestle chocolate Factory in York and is well known around the Billiards firms for being a superb piece of carved craftsmanship .
Before Nestle bought the tbale , it used based in a large Retirement home in Scarborough , I do not know the History before this , but this table would have been made for a large country estate Home or wealthy Businessmen around the 1870/80s
the thin one inch slate dates to around 1880 it is in 5 sections , most tables of this circa had thin slates , it was horse and carts and trains moving them in those days not trucks .
you have to get to the mid to late 1890s to find thicker slate being used as motorised transport became the norm .
at some time in the past the table went through an upgrade to Modern steel cushions by Burroughes and watts which they invented around 1895/6
I think the table must have had that upgrade around the 1910 /1920s , but it could have been later , this table would have had standard cushions with billiard top plate pockets when first manufactured . and the cushion conversion was done very professionally , I can see where they have done this work because of my trained eye but to anyone not used to spotting this would think the steel cushions where original , taking the original carved moulding and splicing it onto the new cushions took some working out . many old billiard tables had Burroughes and Watts steel cushion upgrades over the years . I have not seen a better conversion than this .
note the thick tack wood liners this makes the slate look a lot thicker once the cloth is on
I must say the slate is in first class order , the joints are almost faultless with just the odd chip out that has been filled correctly .
a view from one end showing steel cushions fitted , the whole side of frame cushion surround and edge of upper cushions plus the legs are highly carved
Tables like this sell at Hamiltons and Sir william Bentley billiards in the high thousands , our client would sell for similar offers for this one off table .
If you are serious buyer then I can put you in direct contact with the seller .
this full; size highly carved snooker table is located in Goole ( East Riding of Yorkshire ) in a large extension to the rear of our clients property .
He is also having a separate room built for it at a later date , if he gets the right offer he will just buy a standard type modern table to play on to replace it ,
he may even be interested in a part exchange if your table is of good condition and of quality manufacture ?
he is not a serious player or billiards collector and he bought this table as an investment because he liked it , as I said if he gets the right offer he may be tempted to sell
all I can say is try and find another like this .
the leg design , my client is going to wax the legs up to bring more detail out , they are rather dusty at the moment. ~
just a small part of the carving , the only flat part of this table is the upper cushion cappings where you rest your hand to play , every other part is carved woodwork .
it really is a piece of craftsmanship .
a much better photo showing more detail from the window side of the room . you may note the original carved knee panels are missing and the tbale has plain knee panels fitted , our client is looking into having some made for this table to match the carvings .
if anyone is interested in this table please contact Geoff at GCL billiards with your offer
and I will pass this onto the owner in Goole in the East Riding of Yorkshire .
Re-cover of one of our GCL Billiards rental – hire pool tables under a two recovers per year contract . At Chequers Inn Chilwell, Beeston, Notts.
Today I have been over to Chilwell in Nottingham to one of our pool table rental sites
The Chequers at Chilwell High Road have one of our brand new Supreme winner 7×4 pool tables in for 6 months and is now on a two re-cover per year contract.
The manager ( Daz ) used to have us supply two tables in his old pub in Stapleford so when he took over the Chequers Inn at Chilwell he of course asked for us to supply him a brand new Supreme winner pool table
The pool room at the Chequers Inn is used for the many finals for the Beeston and west notts area pool league .
They regard this table as one of the best in the league and many ask for finals to be played on it .
Darren or Daz as I know him does keep this table in very good playing condition with regular brushing and Ironing .
this is one of the main reasons they like this table for finals , and also the professional re-covering of GCL billiards in quality Strachan cloth .
Like all my pool tbale recovers this pool table gets the full works of cleaned off slate bed before glueing up
full vacuum out of cabinet and rails plus washing down all ball runs and side tray .
every staple is taken out of the cushions , most pool tables I have worked on have just had the cushions re-covered over old staples or even swapped over for old cushions by speed fitters ,
at GCL billiards we do the job correct and take our time to get it playing correct .
you will not find us swapping over new cushions that have only been on this table with old cushions that could be upto 12 years old . or leaving old staples in and just covering over to save time.
by re-covering the original set and refitting the players will appreciate that the good bounce is still retained , this is what they are used to
many tables having swapped over cushions , have problems with cushion bounce and pool teams complaining , this will not happen if GCL billiards re-cover your table .
The finished table , re-covered in best West of England Strachan 6811 30 oz Tournament cloth .
checked and adjusted for level ready for a final being played on it tonight .
it takes approximately 2 to 3 hours to re-cover a pool table properly , speed fitters do it in half the time by cutting corners .
if you own your own table and require Quality recovering work then contact Geoff at GCL billiards .
Or you may be interested in Renting a pool table on contract hire , these can be on an initial 12 month contract then renewable every 6 months if you take out the 2 re-covers per year option .
We only rent pool tables local to Nottingham and Derby , but we do have a few just outside our area .
We find we can offer a better service if we keep local , and we are very confident you will not find any Pool table rental operator offering such quality workmanship and values as GCL billiards does.
we clean the ball runs of all dust and grime , note on this table ( Not Chequers Inn table ) there is a stapled strip of cloth under the slate on top of the wood edge , this is how I adjust the slate if bowed .
and we level the table to a high degree of accuracy .
most pool tables level very well by just turning the leg feet to adjust the height
but some can require packing between slate and carcase if they have been sat on , we try to minimize this to very few points , if you pack too much under the slate you will distort the top frame and the cushions will rattle .
we do not like to see packing like this under the slate it is not good for any table
Sitting on a table can cause damage to the carcase so please avoid sitting on the pool tables .
Fitted customer’s own cloth on his Pool table with Jack Daniels Logo and Hainsworth Smart cloth
On my way back from Northamptonshire today , I called in to fit a cloth to a Home play pool diner table
I started this 5 weeks ago but the cloth supplier who supplied the cloth direct to my client sent the wrong sized cloth so I could only re-cover the cushions and not fit the too short bed cloth that they sent the first time round .
this bed cloth was custom made with a Jack Daniels logo imprinted into it .
it took 5 weeks to get them to send the correct sized cloth , this is one reason I do not like fitting certain brands of cloth with custom logo’s
My prefered make is Strachan superpro speed cloth with screen print logo and background pattern cloth , like what we fit at Butlins on their American 9ft nine ball pool tables .
This is the table that I completed today
The cloth was Hainsworth Smart cloth in Black , the printed design felt a little raised to me but the balls seem to roll ok on it .
my client wanted to replace the speed cloth to a more slower paced cloth and he is very happy with the result .
With superpro strachan speed cloth you can get a much more vibrant design like these Budweiser logos with background water droplet pattern
Getting very busy again , some of the work so far snooker recovers and pool table recover in Northamptonshire
We have been over to a large snooker club in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire
our work load for this particular club is three full size snooker table recovers and 5 Supreme pool table recovers all in Strachan 6811 tournament Cloth 30 oz .
my first photo shows a very loose cloth that had been stapled on by the previous firm , note the balloon of loose cloth on this centre slate fall
Loose cloth is a high risk for torn cloths by the cloth rucking up in front of the cue stab movement when following through on a shot
This cloth and other tables int his Establishment has seen a few of these Sewn up L shape torn cloths sewn up by the manager to keep them in play until I arrived to Re-cover them .
this is what you get when you go for low prices on Billiard fitters , low quality cloth and Cowboy fitting .
This cowboy stapled on the bed cloth loose , he just laid it on loose!
My price structure for fitting better cloth and fitting it correct was not much more so is it really cost effective to have these cost cutting fitters in ?
On one of the tables the Lazy fitter even stapled on the rubber that was coming unstuck no re-glue for him he was in a hurry .
I took the rubber completely off the block and re-glued it with contact adhesive , then set it back onto the block .
This cushions will now bounce to it’s full capacity . You get what you pay for with a cowboy speed fitter he staples the rubber on and covers over quick so you cannot see what he has done !
this first table no 7 was in a very bad state from the cowboy fitters work it now looks and plays 100% better from it’s re-cover in Strachan 6811 tournament 30 oz cloth .
This is a big step forward for the club to retain the Custom , and have the tables fitted by a time served billiards fitter who cares about his reputation and also quality tournament Strachan cloth .
Tables 7 & 12 completed , I did table 12 two years ago and I stripped this down in double quick time it took twice as long to strip table 7 down from the cowboy fitters stapled on cloth .
and hanging off rubber , I also fitted two nets and two cushion retaining slips replaced .
and table 10 makes the third table completed in this room , this table also was in a sorry state from bad workmanship
it now plays 100% better .
I then moved up to the Pool table area .
this room is for Northampton county team members as well as Members , it has 10 supreme winner 7×4 tables
These two where the first to get the re-covers again in Strachan 6811 tournament 30 oz cloth
The two blue embroidered lines with gold writing confirms this is good quality Strachan cloth
Strachan always put a white string tag on the edge of the cloth to show that a fault has been found on inspection , there are not many rolls without at least one or two faults in, and this roll had two in .
this damage is normally a white thread or speck that can be seen or a small cut or damaged area from the machine
when I am approaching this tag I will use that part of the cloth as cushion strips therefore minimising waste
I make sure that the bed cloths are free from faults , as should any fitter who has been trained properly .
Five of these 10 pool tables have been re-clothed and I have been asked to do another five around May time .
This is to keep the tables in tip top condition as fit for county pool .
next week I will be visiting the sister club in Northampton to re-cover two full size snooker tables .
6ft supreme winner pool table free play latest table almost new for sale in central London collection ……….. £500
We have an enquiry to day from a person in London who wishes to sell their almost new 6ft supreme winner pool table
the table is the very latest design and edition in Black pearl cabinet and Blue Strachan Club cloth . with genuine solid metal chrome corners with raised Supreme lettering .
This latest edition has the metal chrome corners and not the early chrome plastic type
this is the type of metal corner close up photo , be aware that early tables had plastic chrome corners and the chrome comes off these
the table also has the latest Green badge , I am informed it is an almost new table and they require £500 for it collected from London .
the table is in a basement so two strong people will be required to get the table loaded to your van or large estate car / people carrier .
this is what happens to the older type pocket plate , the table that is for sale is much better quality than the older tables .
also note it has black plastic cushion trim the latest version which is the type for sale has alloy trim a much better product .
NOW SOLD very nice Karnehm and Hillman Buckingham snooker table with rotating cue stand and accessories . for just £400 !
NOW SOLD
not available anymore advertised March 2016 sold by april 8th 2016 .
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£400 for quick sale , this will be donated to charity …. It is not about the money for this table but rather that it went to a good home and is used and the Charity gains from the sale .
do not miss this table for very little money it is a Bargain price due to time limits and the state of the second hand snooker table market values.
We have a client who wishes to sell at very low money due to house sale that has to be completed by end of Month
this is the very nice Karnehm and Hillman Buckingham full size snooker table
Normally I would say sell the cue rack seperately but if we bundle it together then it makes for a good quick sale
here are a few photo’s taken by the seller
I do not know if the brass billiards ornate gas type lighting is included this is something you will have to take up with the the seller
the Buckingham model was the top of the range table made by Karnehm and Hillman in the 1980s onwards
it has tulip carved legs and scrolls , and all Karnehm & Hillman tables had buttons over the cushions and frame bolts
the slates were hand floated too.
This table comes with the full playing kit of balls cues rests and scoreboard .
there is also a rotating modern cue rack , a reproduction of the old type
My client is selling up and contracts are due to be exchanged by the end of March
I have explained with time being so short that full size snooker tables do not fetch large amounts of money and my client has looked into this and found that this is true of today’s snooker table market
But all money raised form the sale of this table is going to charity of a worthy cause .
So please give what I call a reasonable amount to be Given to this charity , it is a very good table , there are many snooker tables for sale on Ebay and by private sales around the Uk , but I am sure you will be hard to find one that is ready to go as this one is .
As always if you require GCL Billiards to give an estimate for the safe removal of the this table and transporting and re-erecting in your home by fully qualified billiards fitters .
Then contact Geoff who will be pleased to help in arranging this .
We have the skilled labour and equipment to carry out this specialist work .
Our Van with a full size 5 piece slate bed snooker table safely loaded .
Stapleford Cue Club upgrade cloth re-cover on two match play pool tables
We have today been over to Stapleford cue club
our task for the day was to replace one of newly installed table’s cloth and upgrade it to a faster match cloth
and also re-cover another match tables cloth which was ready for a re-cover .
Stapleford Cue club have 4 pool tables and have recently purchased a brand new Supreme winner 7 x 4 in oak which had Strachan thick club cloth on it and was slow
our work today was to re-cover two pool tables in Strachan 6811 tournament cloth
it gets very dusty when you take off the bed cloths
The bed cloths glued and outer edge of the slate also glued with contact adhesive , we do not use low quality spray on glue
we put the glue where it is supposed to be , not all over the place like some fitters do .
the finished tables
Close up of the No 1 table
Both tables re-covered and level and also inside of cabinets cleaned out ,
the lads are looking forward to playing their pool match on monday evening .
