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46		 Adam Constable came calling Thursday, 26 April 2018 @ 11:32 am and proclaimed hence:
Peter Nelson was my grandfather, fantastic memories of everything snooker. Peter died playing golf at Sand Moor golf club in Leeds.
My Mum Gillian (in good health for her 80th year) Smith & Nelson billiard manufacturer no longer exists sadly. Remember all the old pro's staying at my Grandfathers (Ray Reardon, John Spencer, Red Williams).

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45		 Dean crook came calling Monday, 22 January 2018 @ 3:52 am and whispered softly:
I have a small collection of snooker cues and wondered if you would help with identification age e.t.c. if i sent you a couple of pics.Many thanks.

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44		 Adam Goodwin came calling Monday, 08 May 2017 @ 7:44 am and chirped up:
I have recently purchased a Padmore cue but can't find any info on the cues history at all. The cue is maple, with a rosewood butt, it has 4 secondary splices with 1 thin lime veneer and the badge reads 'THE "PREMIER" MATCH CUE'. If you could fine any information or point me in the right direction that would be much appreciated.

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43		 Billy smith came calling Friday, 28 April 2017 @ 7:29 am and whispered softly:
Hello i love the site by the way, I was hoping for a little help I recently purchased a snooker table and everything with it amongst the rubbish cues I found this one piece billiards works Barnsley exebition cue are you able to shed light on this it's as straight as you like actually going to give it a go any way I have been looking I think I'm right in saying willie something made them there any help would be appreciated cheers billy

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42		 Billy smith came calling Friday, 28 April 2017 @ 6:57 am and boldly said:
Hello i love the site by the way, I was hoping for a little help I recently purchased a snooker table and everything with it amongst the rubbish cues I found this one piece billiards works Barnsley exebition cue are you able to shed light on this it's as straight as you like actually going to give it a go any way I have been looking I think I'm right in saying willie something made them there any help would be appreciated cheers billy

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41		 James Jones came calling Monday, 03 October 2016 @ 9:33 am and bellowed loudly:
Thank you for the cue Mike, it's even better than I'd hoped. James

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40		 Graham Waddingham came calling Wednesday, 10 August 2016 @ 10:44 am and bellowed loudly:
Great website Mike, very informative and helpful to all. I visit the site several times a month and still learn from it.
Well done!

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39		 Craig Nance came calling Sunday, 10 July 2016 @ 11:07 am and bellowed loudly:
Hi Mike can you tell me if the cannon match cue is straight?

Kind regards

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38		 steve johnson came calling Friday, 01 April 2016 @ 7:10 am and bellowed loudly:
I've just acquired a S W Hancock 'John Pullman' cue from my partner's relations' recently deceased uncle. I was amazed to find the exact one on your website almost immediately, with information about it selling on ebay too. Thankyou for your excellent work!
Steve Johnson

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37		 Mike came calling Tuesday, 29 December 2015 @ 4:57 am and spoke thus:
I think I fixed it!

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34		 Graham Clarkson came calling Saturday, 03 May 2014 @ 8:51 pm and spoke thus:
Tried to contact you through your other method but would not workallow me to send pics, I have a John Bennet & Sons cue for sale

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32		 James came calling Saturday, 22 March 2014 @ 9:45 pm and spoke thus:
Great site!

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31		 Mike O' Neill came calling Thursday, 06 February 2014 @ 6:05 pm and spoke thus:
Great site, lovely cues. Like your first cue, it started to breed. My first cue has been breeding. I have some nice offspring now :)

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30		 John Mullaney came calling Sunday, 12 January 2014 @ 6:52 pm and proclaimed hence:
Hi there,
I work at a university halls of residence with an old snooker room. The table is long gone but there is a smith and nelson scoreboard. Is this worth much before the heathens bin it?

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29		 Gordon Radford came calling Saturday, 12 October 2013 @ 2:35 am and spoke thus:
Great site Mike. It's lovely to see your cues. There are some great items in your collection. I admire your efforts and the way in which you are promoting the collection and preservation of these wonderful items - Gordon Radford, .thecuecollector.com

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28		 Steve Tuite came calling Friday, 19 April 2013 @ 10:51 pm and proclaimed hence:
Love the site hope it carries on long after I have gone to the great snooker hall in the sky! keep up the good work.

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26		 Tony Smith came calling Thursday, 24 January 2013 @ 10:51 pm and proudly stated:
Thanks Mike for the maple Riley cue it's everything I hoped for! Keep up the good work. Tony.

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23		 Mike Fearnley came calling Sunday, 25 November 2012 @ 8:18 pm and proudly stated:
Guestbook now fixed :)

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22		 Adrian Smith came calling Wednesday, 13 July 2011 @ 4:53 pm and spoke thus:
Great Site.

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21		 Tony came calling Friday, 17 June 2011 @ 3:52 pm and proclaimed hence:
Great collection and great site, often my first reference point, well done Mike, keep it up

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20		 Phil Thoms came calling Thursday, 28 April 2011 @ 8:54 am and proudly stated:
Good site with some very interesting cues.

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19		 Frank Sandell. came calling Saturday, 23 April 2011 @ 4:41 pm and bellowed loudly:
check out my site for an idea of my memorabilia.

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18		 Konrad came calling Saturday, 16 April 2011 @ 8:38 pm and proudly stated:
Hi Mike. You may be interested to know that Gordon Raper Ingham is still going strong. Now in his 94th year, he remains a constant source of fascinating stories about the snooker and billiard world and indeed his many experiences of life in general, before, during and since his stewardship of the companyRaper & Sons.

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17		 lasse came calling Thursday, 24 March 2011 @ 8:15 am and bellowed loudly:
Good collection :) nice cues.

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16		 Mike Feanley came calling Thursday, 30 December 2010 @ 2:57 am and chirped up:
Welcome to my new hosted guestbook, another thing for the bloody hackers to attack but hey ho! :)

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15		 Mark Hutchings came calling Tuesday, 21 December 2010 @ 12:30 pm and proudly stated:
I am looking for a Borroughes & Watts Mascot Cue with single green venere ebony butt and an ash grain shaft.

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14		 Tony McCallion came calling Thursday, 09 December 2010 @ 12:36 pm and proudly stated:
HI ,
how much would it genreally cost for an EJ Riley tombstone cue?

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13		 Nigel came calling Wednesday, 01 December 2010 @ 3:14 am and proclaimed hence:
Great site Mike,
good to see yours and other cue related websites flourishing and documenting, for reference, cues and cue history.

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12		 Jara Van Jingebaard came calling Thursday, 28 October 2010 @ 9:35 am and spoke thus:
i liek vor site, i reequire a vary vary vong cue ideall a jean parise. can vou help?

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11		 D J Rhodes came calling Wednesday, 28 July 2010 @ 3:31 am and proudly stated:
I'll have one of them cues off of you. I'm sure you can recommend one for me. Need to use same cue to keep 100% record for longer next season! :)

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10		 David Smith came calling Sunday, 25 July 2010 @ 5:19 am and chirped up:
What a great hobby and pastime, cue collecting is. The history and the chance to experiment with items much like those the champions of yesteryear used themselves.

Regards and all the best David

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9		 Jim Evans came calling Saturday, 08 May 2010 @ 12:13 pm and bellowed loudly:
hi mike i guess im same as you but i didnt start playing seriously untill in my mid forties got the collecting bug 2006 ish now got about 120 mainly old ones but a few newer ones,same again mainly ebay you have to watch out theres some crap about, enjoyed looking at your collection thanks,jim

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8		 Jim Evans came calling Saturday, 08 May 2010 @ 12:11 pm and bellowed loudly:
hi mike i guess im same as you but i didnt start playing seriously untill in my mid forties got the collecting bug 2006 ish now got about 120 mainly old ones but a few newer ones,same again mainly ebay you have to watch out theres some crap about, enjoyed looking at your collection thanks,jim

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7		 George Robertson came calling Monday, 08 March 2010 @ 5:55 am and whispered softly:
hi mike yeah the stress to buy or not to buy, recently bought a brand new cue from thurstons, a 3/4 JOINTED lazer cue. now dont get me wrong its a lovely cue perfect balance and plays well, but its the finer details that let it down , such as the leather pad not being smoothed or in fact the end of the cue,a bit o a botch to be precise. all this leads me to belive in the old saying the old ones ar indeed the best, ps put in a bid for the john roberts got nowhere ah well

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6		 Martin came calling Friday, 29 January 2010 @ 3:57 am and proudly stated:
Nice site... good to meet you too, glad you like the Falkiner. Im pleased with the Stevenson. Keep the site going.

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5		 Robert Gibson came calling Sunday, 24 January 2010 @ 4:50 am and whispered softly:
Like you i,ve been playing on and off for 25 years and just before christmas i was fataly bitten by the cue collecting bug.Toatally addictive, just hit your site for the first time, excellent layout and info,keep it going

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4		 George Robertson came calling Tuesday, 29 December 2009 @ 8:17 am and boldly said:
oops nearly forgot, in the early 90s i had an old butterfly spliced cue that i handed to lawerence annandale at his club in east lothian, un-fortunatley i never ever got the cue back and as the club is no longer there i wonder what ever happenened to the cue (it was a great wee player) and for that matter what ever happened to mister annandale

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3		 George Robertson came calling Tuesday, 29 December 2009 @ 8:13 am and proudly stated:
hi there like the website very informative and great pictures,

here is my query does steve davis still use the origional cue he used in the 80.s and if so what kind of work has he had done to it, i recently saw him play and it looked as if he had a riley logo on the butt and a round disc at the end, but after some google searching i discovered a picture of him with the cue as o one piece and a white square plate, so any info

many thanks
george

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2		 Mick Hoddle came calling Friday, 13 November 2009 @ 7:48 am and proclaimed hence:
As "sorry Mick" from Stoke and having met Mike I can confirm that he is a genuine cue enthusiast and a thoroughly decent chap.This website is both informative and amusing (especially the blog) and is a credit and I hope an inspiration to others who may play or collect "old cues".Many a good tune can be played on an old fiddle.Younger players would do well to remember that.Regards Mick

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1		 Mike Wooldridge came calling Sunday, 13 September 2009 @ 8:31 am and chirped up:
Nice collection :)