The Cue Collector Articles witten by Andy Hunter
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"The Cue Collector" Articles -
Introduction by Gordon Radford
Andy Hunter wrote a
series of twenty informative articles, under the title "The Cue
Collector, which were published by the English Amateur Billiard
Association in the Amateur Billaird Player magazine between July
1997 and the Spring of 2003. The articles cotain a wealth of
information about antique billiard and snooker cues. They are a
must to read for any serious collector or anyone who wishes to know
about a particular antique cue.
Both Andy and I
(Gordon Radford) collate all sorts of information about old cues
and, in some cases, we know quite a bit more about some cues than
is shown in the articles. Overtime, more information will be added
to - thecuecollector.com - website to supplement the information
given in these articles.
BEWARE !!
The articles give
approximate values on many cues. These need to be treated with a
great deal of caution. Some of the articles written as much as 20
years ago (this intro read types 2017). The most recent were
written in 2003. In the intervening period, the advent of eBay has
meant that many cues proved to be more common than once thought so,
in some cases, the current value of some of the cues are lower than
is stated in the articles. Other cues remain rare and the advent of
auction sites has not decreased their value. Some cues are more
valuable than was once thought.
Gordon Radford
(gordon.radford@thecuecollector.com)
keeps very detailed records of the sale price of antique cues and
Andy Hunter (andyoldcue@aol.com) and Gordon are happy to
help provide you with information about the approximate value of an
antique billiard and snooker cue. If you would like to know the
approx value of a cue, please contact either Gordon or Andy.
Copyright - The Cue
Collector Articles are reproduced with the kind permission of the
author, Andy Hunter.
The copies of the
articles have been scan from the original pages so sadly the
picture quality is not as high as the originals.
Article 1 -John
Roberts Senior Cues ( published July 1997)
Article 2 - William
Cook Cues (published November 1997)
Article 3 - Joseph
Bennett Cues (published February 1998)
Article 4 - Green,
Taylor & Haverson Cues (published May 1998)
Article 5 -
Thurston, Orme etc. Cues (published August 1998)
Article 6 - Walter
Lindrum Cues (published November 1998)
Article 7 - Diggle
Cues (published February 1999)
Article 8 - Mannock
Cues (published May 1999)
Article 9 -
Stevenson Cues (published August 1999)
Article 10-
Thurston, Burroughes & Watts etc Cues (published February
2000)
Article 11 - Willie
Smith Cues (published May 2000)
Article 12 - Mel
Inman & Geo, Nelson Cues (published August 2000)
Article 13 - Peall
Cues (published November 2000)
Article 14 - Tom
Newman Cues (published August 2001)
Article 15 - Tom
Reece Cues (published November 2001)
Article 16 - Sidney
Smith & Tom Carpenter Cues (published February 2002)
Article 17 - Camkin,
Madam Strebor & Aiken Cues (published Spring 2002)
Article 18 - Joe
Davis Cues (published Summer 2002)
Article 19 - Mack,
Cook & Murton Cues (published Autumn 2002)
Article 20 - Gray
& Stevens Cues (published Spring 2003)
Acknowledgements
:-
Andy Hunter
Gordon Radford
Peter Ainsworth
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