Collecting
Cues n Views is about saving old cues for future generations to enjoy and a service that aims to inform those of you that are interested in old cues about their history, their design peculiarities and their current market value as a collector’s item or for insurance purposes.
David Smith
Cues n Views
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Willie Smith Cues
Willie Smith cues are generally much sought after by players and collectors alike. The collector should look for one in good condition, with the original lacquer
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Tom Reece Cues
All of the cues that carry the name of Tom Reece are inscribed with his famous “record” break
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H W Stevenson Cues
Stevenson cues are known to have been produced by at least three manufacturers, these being Burroughes & Watts (two versions); Cox & Yemen (two versions) and Peradon & Co
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George Nelson Cues
George Nelson was Champion of Yorkshire between 1906 and 1911. He also arranged the first United Kingdom tour of the Australian wonder-boy, George Gray in 1910/11, providing the opposition in many of his matches
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Tom Newman Cues
Most Newman cues are good playing cues although you can get one or two whippy ones, it has to be said that the whippy ones are often the older versions
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W J Peall Cues
I have seen several cues over the last few years that have the name of W J Peall on their badges. By far the most common of these cues is the cue that commemorates his break of 3,304
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Cue Manufacturing
Cue manufacturers such as Thurston, Burroughes & Watts, Ashcroft and Padmore, would often personalise cues for their customers
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Claude Falkiner Cues
The Falkiner cue can be either machine of hand-spliced. Both carry the same badge which would have been made from bone on the early versions and inscribed “Facsimile of the cue used by Claude Falkiner”
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Melbourne Inman Cues
This cue is described as a “facsimile”, which was intended to be an exact copy of the cue used by Inman himself
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Edward Diggle Cues
All of the Diggle cues commemorate his performances during a match against John Roberts Junior at the Argyll Hall, London made on January 4th 1895
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Charles Parker & Son
Charles Parker established his company in Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1879 and operated from various addresses in that town until they were taken over by E A Clare (now Thurston) in the 1950’s, continuing to trade under the Parker name…
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Three Cue Illustrations
These illustrations show part of David Smith’s Cues n Views cue collection.
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Walter Lindrum Cues
The name of Walter Lindrum is probably the best known in billiards, and there are at least eight distinctly different cues which bear this name. Unless otherwise referenced, the values relate to hand-spliced examples.
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On Cue
What makes a good cue? Few snooker players know more about the key tool of the trade than former Grand Prix champion Dominic Dale. The Welshman has been fascinated by cues since the age of 15 when his father bought…
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Dominic Dale’s Essential Cue Collection
Dominic Dale, Snooker Professional talks to David Smith, Cues n Views about his favourite collectors cues and modern cues. We discuss and share our views about the essential cues at the heart of a nice collection.
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Life Pool balls
More Balls: Thurston Life Pool ball set Thurston & Co Ltd, Leicester Square, London W.C. Life Pool ball set. The box is a lovely piece of burr. The balls are life pool balls, they are perhaps later than the box…
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Chalk
More Chalk: This video is about Chalk – Cue Splices.
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Burroughes & Watts with Dominic Dale
This video is about Burroughes and Watts, Dadid Smith, Cues n Views in conversation with Dominic Dale about the famous company.
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Tom Newman Cues
Tom Newman cues by Burroughes and Watts, Peradon and Thurston. A quick look at what makes these cues so interesting. Tom Newman cue images
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Albert W Gamage and Cue
Albert Gamage was an interesting character and if not exactly a “rags-to-riches” story, he certainly started from modest beginnings.
