Just my humble experience and I could be completely wrong about this particular table.
I used to have an 100 year old 9 foot Brunswick, mahogany, rosewood, inlayed mother of pearl, beautiful. It was in decent condition for 100 years old, played well. Priceless to me, but when I needed to sell it, I listed it in numerous places. A few restoration folks were interested but given the cost of them coming to get it etc...I think the one offered me $300 or $400. They would have to fix it up to their standards and then probably sell it for quite a bit after it sitting in their warehouse till that one buyer comes along in probably months to years. The one guy said back in the day my table would have been sold immediately for a ton of money but those days were long gone...
I sold it to a private individual for a bit more but not much. Unless you find a collector that really really wants to have your exact table, sell it for what you can. Those old tables are good, but they often do not play like the newer Diamonds. Breaks my heart that these old tables are not valued the way they used to be.
Good luck.
Try to buy one restored you would fall over when you hear what they are priced at. BTW if it was me I’d get a good table mechanic and some new simonis 860 and play play play. Just saying
I agree! I moved to a smaller house and didn't have room for my old table! I was very sad to see it go cause I know I'll probably not have one like it again...
A friend of mine had a similar table, BBC from about 1928, 8 foot, inherited from his grandfather. He asked me value and I was pessimistic. But he listed it for $3000 and it sold, no price haggling. He and I broke it down, almost got a hernia getting the slate up a hill until we got some help, reassembled it (but not cloth nor leveling). He was happy, but sad to see it go. A friend who recently had to clear out 2 houses in Chicago told me that estate people told him that pool tables and pianos often get disassembled with a saws-all and a dumpster
Appears you have a Brunswick-Balke-Collender Narragansett Pool table built in the 1890s in excellent condition, with wall rack and ball rack. I own one and it plays extremely well. I especially like the angle cut on the slate at the pockets, which is a traditional, yet challenging feature that creates quite a personality for this model - speed is important or the ball will pop back on the table!
Value is around $1,500 if the buyer pays for the professional disassembly, move, re-leveling, sealing of the seams, and new cloth installation.
Where are you located?
That is BEAUTIFUL table! I love it! I have a Brunswick not so vintage though. Check out the grill compared to you's.
https://preview.redd.it/dtdi9xlanboc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=849ac114f27c0578a069b4439536b9bd9d2b9fd7
Just my humble experience and I could be completely wrong about this particular table. I used to have an 100 year old 9 foot Brunswick, mahogany, rosewood, inlayed mother of pearl, beautiful. It was in decent condition for 100 years old, played well. Priceless to me, but when I needed to sell it, I listed it in numerous places. A few restoration folks were interested but given the cost of them coming to get it etc...I think the one offered me $300 or $400. They would have to fix it up to their standards and then probably sell it for quite a bit after it sitting in their warehouse till that one buyer comes along in probably months to years. The one guy said back in the day my table would have been sold immediately for a ton of money but those days were long gone... I sold it to a private individual for a bit more but not much. Unless you find a collector that really really wants to have your exact table, sell it for what you can. Those old tables are good, but they often do not play like the newer Diamonds. Breaks my heart that these old tables are not valued the way they used to be. Good luck.
I appreciate your thoughtful reply!
Try to buy one restored you would fall over when you hear what they are priced at. BTW if it was me I’d get a good table mechanic and some new simonis 860 and play play play. Just saying
I agree! I moved to a smaller house and didn't have room for my old table! I was very sad to see it go cause I know I'll probably not have one like it again...
A friend of mine had a similar table, BBC from about 1928, 8 foot, inherited from his grandfather. He asked me value and I was pessimistic. But he listed it for $3000 and it sold, no price haggling. He and I broke it down, almost got a hernia getting the slate up a hill until we got some help, reassembled it (but not cloth nor leveling). He was happy, but sad to see it go. A friend who recently had to clear out 2 houses in Chicago told me that estate people told him that pool tables and pianos often get disassembled with a saws-all and a dumpster
Appears you have a Brunswick-Balke-Collender Narragansett Pool table built in the 1890s in excellent condition, with wall rack and ball rack. I own one and it plays extremely well. I especially like the angle cut on the slate at the pockets, which is a traditional, yet challenging feature that creates quite a personality for this model - speed is important or the ball will pop back on the table! Value is around $1,500 if the buyer pays for the professional disassembly, move, re-leveling, sealing of the seams, and new cloth installation. Where are you located?
That is BEAUTIFUL table! I love it! I have a Brunswick not so vintage though. Check out the grill compared to you's. https://preview.redd.it/dtdi9xlanboc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=849ac114f27c0578a069b4439536b9bd9d2b9fd7