Brunswick Titlist Cues / Blanks, c. 1940s.

Titlist one-piece or "house" cues virtually launched the beginning of the two piece custom cue. Famous cue makers like Rambow, Balabushka, and dozens of other famous cue makers used Titlist cues as a foundation for their own work. Blanks such as the ones pictured below would be purchased from Brunswick. A cue maker would cut them in two, install a joint, a wrap at the grip, and adorn them with either the ivory disk seen in the Rambow above, or inlay work. Construction of full spliced cues like these is still the highest standard in joining different woods together in cues. However, the process is time consuming and expensive. Very few cue makers produce full-splice cues; Joel Hercek is the only living custom cue maker to produce the full splice on every one of his cues. The influence of the Titlist blank on cue sticks today is so profound that a large percentage of contemporary collectible cues feature "points" with veneers just like these cues and are assembled in the same manner. These cues in their time were standard pool room wall cues but are now highly sought after by collectors, and cue makers who use them to make new cues. Value can vary as Brunswick used many different base woods ranging from Amaranth and Brazilian Rosewood to Oak, and many other lesser quality woods.

These specific cues are some of the very finest examples and are in all original, and excellent condition. Each cue has its original black ferrules. The green stickers are original and in excellent condition. The color of the stickers identifies these cues as first-generation Titlists, being produced in the 1940s. Willie Hoppe's signature is stamped on each cue. Points are sharp and are not unglued.