Brass was the primary material used for joint collars in cues through the 1960s. However, during World War Two, brass was a scarce commodity as it was used for munitions. Two-piece cues made by Brunswick during the war featured a reddish-brown material that replaced the brass joint.  Only Brunswick, and Herman Rambow, are known to have used this material. Examples of these joints are rare. Players who owned these cues typically replaced the joints with brass, once it because readily available again in the mid 1940s.

This particular cue is in very good original condition. The base wood is rosewood, spliced into striaght grain maple. It is a full splice with four points and no veneers. The original leather wrap is well used and has taken abuse. Joint screws protruding from the shaft rather than in the butt, on Brunswick cues, suggest being made before 1940.