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Cue Stick & Billiards-Related Media
Museums around the world exhibit various qualities of the art form being promoted. Major cities typically have the finest collections. Smaller, regional museums can also have fine collections but often feature regional artists and artisans. The Cue Museum focuses on the most important cue makers of the 20th & 21st centuries. Attributes that qualify a cue maker's work to be exhibited here are quality construction, originality, influence, innovation, and aesthetically pleasing designs. The label shown at right is that of a prototype Brunswick Willie Hoppe Titlist once owned by Ernie Presto, a notable 3-cushion billiard player. Presto was friendly with such famous players as Willie Hoppe and Willie Mosconi. Presto even offered pre-publication constructive criticizm to Mosconi about his 1948 book "Willie Mosconi on Pocket Billiards." (source- 3cushion.com bibliography) |
Above- Joel Hercek "Eyes of Picasso" cue.
Below- Rare footage of Gus Szamboti, one of the greatest cuemakers of all time.
The Custom Cue Museum mission is to educate the public about the history of pool cues and custom pool and billiard cue making, and the evolution of the custom pool or billiard cue stick throughout the 20th & 21st centuries. Secondary goals of cuemuseum.com include maintaining a permanent collection of museum-grade pool and billiard cue sticks for public display, showcasing museum-quality cue makers, offer educational articles relating to caring for pool cue sticks and preservation, and promoting billiard cue collecting for the hobbiest and investment seekers. Copyright 2007 cuemuseum.com, all rights reserved. No part of this web site may be used without express written permission of cuemuseum.com. Some of the pool cue makers featured here include George Balabushka, Herman Rambow, Harvey Martin, Burton Spain, Joel Hercek, Gus & Barry Szamboti, David Kersenbrock, Jerry Franklin South West Cues, Cognoscenti, Paul Drexler PFD Cues, Ginacue, Thomas Wayne, Frank Paradise, and many more.
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