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Sporting Equipment — Billiards - Recreations & Pursuits - Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
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| Number of lots recorded: | 28 |
| Lots with images: | 28 |
| Prices available: | 28 |
Category:
Sporting Equipment - Billiards
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Is This Walter Lindrum's Earliest Award' A leather carrying case containing three ivory presentation billiard balls; the top of th case bearing a silver plaque engraved to read 'Presented by Alcock & Co. to Walter Lindrum, (age 16 years) to commemorate… | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum, billiards cue with engraved ivory plate 'The Walter Lindrum, world Champion cue. Break 4,137'. Scarce - we haven't had this one before | *** |  |
| *** | Alcock & Co. billiard scoreboard, fiddleback blackwood, 19th century with maker's plaque 'Alcock & Co. Manufacturers, Melbourne & Sydney' 52 cm high, 98 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum: A full-sized cue with an engraved ivory plaque 'The Walter Lindrum Worls Champion Cue * Break 4,137' in fine condition and housed in an Alcock & Co., Melbourne metal case. Paradoxically, Lindrum's record break of 4,137 was made in a match… | *** |  |
| *** | Burwat 'Champion' cue by Burroughes & Watts (Regn no.292596), ash shaft with Macassar ebony butt, original ash peg in butt end, length 57' (145 cm), weight 16oz, with soft vinyl cue case. A revered cue brand, favoured by Alex Higgins. | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum, Billiards Cue with engraved ivory plate 'The World's Record Break Cue. 3262 Dec.7th 1929. Walter Lindrum, Australia', signed and endorsed 'To A Great Sportsman, With All Good Wishes Al Bowden, Walter Lindrum'. Fine condition | *** |  |
| *** | Set of antique ivory billiard balls in original mahogany box with green felt lining, 19th century, the box 20.5 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Alcock & Co. fiddleback blackwood billiard scoreboard, 19th century, marked 'Alcock & Co. Billiard Table Manufacturers, 132 Russell Street, Melbourne, 39 cm high, 21 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | Four antique ivory billiard balls, 19th century | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum, 1929 billiards cue with engraved ivory plate 'The World's Record Break Cue. 3262 Dec.7th 1929. Walter Lindrum (Facsimile Autograph) Australia'. Fine condition, in tin tube. | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum: cue: 'The World's record break cue. 3262. Dec 7th 1929. Walter Lindrum Australia.', with ash shaft and spliced ebony butt, engraved ivory brand plate, length 58' (148 cm), weight 17.50 oz, metal cue case, c. 1930. | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum: cue: 'The Walter Lindrum World Champion cue: break 4137', with ash shaft and spliced ebony butt, engraved ivory brand plate, length 58' (148 cm), weight 16.50 oz, soft vinyl cue case, c. Early 1930s. Lindrum made his world record break of… | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum: cue: 'The Walter Lindrum World Champion cue: break 4137', ash shaft with spliced ebony butt, engraved ivory brand plate, length 57' (145 cm), weight 17.50 oz, hard vinyl cue case, c.early 1930s. | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum, 1929 Billiards cue with engraved ivory plate 'The World's Record Break Cue. 3262 Dec.7th 1929. Walter Lindrum, Australia'. Fine condition | *** |  |
| *** | Eddie Charlton: 'Professional' series 2-piece 17oz billiards/snooker cue, length 57' (145 cm), with carry case. | *** |  |
| *** | Alcock, Thomson & Taylor blackwood billiards scoreboard, rack and cues, early 20th century, the board 95 cm high, 30 cm wide, 7 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | Horace Lindrum: cue: 'Champion' cue made by Peradon, ash shaft with spliced ebony butt, engraved ivory brand plate with half-length image of Lindrum, length 57' (145 cm), weight 16.50oz, soft vinyl cue case. C. Late 1950s. | *** |  |
| *** | Joe Davies: cue: 'Champion '147' cue made by Peradon, ash shaft with spliced ebony butt, birds-eye maple front splice. These cues were made to commemorate the first officially recognized maximum snooker break of 147 achieved by Davies in a 1955 exhibition… | *** |  |
| *** | Walter Lindrum (1898-1960, the greatest Billiards player of all time), display with signature on piece, window mounted with lovely picture of Lindrum playing billiards, framed & glazed, overall 27 x 43 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Joe Davies: cue: 'Champion '114' cue made by Peradon or Ej Riley, ash shaft with spliced ebony butt, birds-eye maple front splice. These cues were made to commemorate Davies' 114' break in March 1933, weight 16oz, length 57' (145 cm), soft vinyl cue case,… | *** |  |
| *** | Horace Lindrum: cue: 'Champion' cue made by Peradon, ash shaft with hand spliced Macassar ebony butt, engraved ivory brand plate, length 57' (145 cm), weight 17oz, soft vinyl cue case. C.1950s. | *** |  |
| *** | William Camkin: cue: 'The W.A.Camkin' cue made by Peradon, ash shaft with machine spliced butt, amboyna front splice, weight 17oz, length 57.5' (146 cm), soft vinyl cue case, c.1940s. William Camkin was a billiards/snooker entrepreneur and match promoter,… | *** |  |
| *** | William Camkin: cue: 'The W.A.Camkin' cue made by Peradon, maplewood shaft with machine spliced butt, amboyna front splice, weight 17oz, length 57.5' (146 cm), soft vinyl cue case (with padlock & key), c. Late 1940s. | *** |  |
| *** | Alcock & Co. (Melbourne) billiard cue case and cue, circa 1900, 157 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Spencer's special Match,The Barton, Bristol' cue, ash shaft with spliced ebony butt, birds-eye maple front splice, weight 16.5oz, length 57' (145 cm), engraved ivory brand plate, soft vinyl cue case (with padlock & key), c. Early 1940s. | *** |  |
| *** | Rex Williams, signature on 2-piece billiards cue. Fine condition. (Rex Williams won the world Professional billiards Championship seven times from 1968 to 1983, including a reign as champion from 1968 to 1980) | *** |  |
| *** | Orme & Sons (Manchester, England) cue, ash shaft with spliced ebony butt, length 58' (148 cm), weight 16oz, with soft vinyl cue case. | *** |  |
| *** | 'Table Billiards. An Ingenious Adaptation of Billiards to An Ordinary Dining Table. John Jaques & Sons Ltd, London', original set in wooden box, appears complete. (Jaques of London, est. 1795, is the oldest games Company in the world) | *** |  |