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Dales Sale Cue Gallery

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Dominic Dale Collection Sale 2005
Cue Gallery

On offer in 2005 from the collection of Dominic Dale was a range of collectable cues of historical significance.

The items ranged from the era of Roberts and included cues from the famous manufacturers such as Burroughres & Watts and Riley as well as cues that commemorated the break making achievements of the best specialist Billiard players ever to grace the green baise.

Below is a key to the terms used in the desriptions and a gallery of images to enjoy.

  • H/S hand-spliced
  • M/S Machine spliced
  • All cues are single piece unless otherwise stated

Please note that all the cues were SOLD in auction in 2005.

J P Mannock cue – This cue is full length, 58″ with the original horn ferrule in place, the badge was lost but has been replaced with a very attractive piece of mother of pearl in the correct place and fitted beautifully. These cues were made by Burroughes & Watts and were made famous by Alex Higgins along with the Burwat Champion and would grace any collection. This cue has the additional benefit of being quite useable for Snooker
J P Mannock cue
Orme black butted cue H/S – Although the picture does not make this clear it has the Prince of Wales feathers stamped onto the butt. 57½”
Orme cue – One long piece of ash, the famous Orme name is stamped into the butt, these cues are very early and would suit a collector specialising in the provimcial makers as they are quite an inexpensive orme cue to strat with and have a degree of historical interest attached to them. 58″
Cox & Yemen Full Length Ash cues – matched pair – These two cues have been together for many years. They are an earky form of club cue with the famous makers name stamped in to their butt. 57½” & 57¾”
John Roberts & Co cue H/S – Sadly the badge of this extremely rare cue is almost completely wiped due to a lengthy period of use and yet the cue is in very good condition, in all my years of colecting this is the first cue of this type that I have ever seen. 57″
John Roberts Disc Badge cue – Another very rare cue and a good example, please note the small crack in the original ivory badge. Once again an extremely rare item and one to be treasured, made by Burroughes & Watts. 57½”
Burroughes & Watts John Roberts Junior cue – This is the slighty less common of the standard John Roberts Champion cues with the famous crossed cues badge as it is the one featuring the name of john Roberts Junior, an ideal companion piece for the cue mentioned above or better still the John Roberts version with the similar crossed cues plate. This cue too was made by the excellent cue makers Burroughes & Watts. 57″
Burroughes & Watts Willie Smith Champion cue – This cue although a little short is in very nice condition, another cue from Burroughes and Watts made famous by Tony Knowles as this is his preferred cue to use. 56¾
John Roberts & Co cue H/S
John Roberts Disc Badge cue
Burroughes & Watts John Roberts Junior cue
Burroughes & Watts Willie Smith Champion cue
Burroughes & Watts Willie Smith Champion cue – This is a closer view of the Willlie Smith cue. 56¾”
W J Peall 3,304 Record cue H/S – A faded badged W J Peall cue is full length (57½”) and perfectly seviceable in maple with an ebony butt which is as you can see hand-spliced
John Bennett cue H/S – This cue is double hand-spliced and quite rare, I have never seen this cue badged as a John Bennett. It was undoubtedly made by Peradon for the Bennett company of London and would have cost a great deal of money when new due to the quality of contruction and the materials used. 57¼”. 9.5mm tip
Burroughes & Watts Double Badged Club cue H/S – This cue is quite worn due to use but as with many useable cues the condition suffers a little, however the cue is a Burroughes & Watts and is all there, it would suit a person seeking a Burroughes cue to use or a collector going for the full Burroughres range. 58½”
E J Riley Oval Badged cue – These are amongst the rarer of the Riley cues and rarely come up for sale when compared to the more common tombstone shaped badged cues from the Accrington based company. This cue is a little gem for the Riley collector
Murton cue H/S – This cue is doouble and alternately spliced and is very strong. Although not too heavy to use from a playing point of view. Again Murton of Newcastle cues are far less common in hand-spliced versions and so this cue has merit as a collectors piece as well. No ferrule. 57¼”
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