Post by Ros on Apr 4, 2008 12:52:54 GMT
Occasionally I do a search on eBay without the usual keywords.
A couple of weeks ago I found this table listed under dining tables as a billiards/dining table. ::)
As far as I can see it's a Jelkes top built on to an oak dining plinth.
It's a full size slate top with a 3 section oak dining top which fits snugly together with wooden dowels. The ball tray/drawer pushes in and virtually disappears.
There are numbered brass risers, which very cleverly raise the table up to playing height on the first lift, then if you lift again they lower the top back down to dining height. (See photos 4 and 5)
They also incorporate screw adjusters which allow the top to be levelled.
Apparently the previous owner bought it before the war and (according to his daughter) "paid a fortune" for it.
I wonder if this was made by Jelkes themselves? They certainly made snooker-dining table conversions.
The cloth is in reasonable shape, although worn through around a couple of the pockets (which are ribbed) the cushions bounce nicely and the slate is all in one piece and it plays beautifully. :D It came with a full set of balls, a pair of pegs and a nice brass/oak two lane scoreboard.
There isn't a timer or a bar, but a length of square section wood with a rectangle of hardboard attached in the middle should make a reasonable manually operated one (there's a gap it could slide into between the base and the top when at 'playing height')
I paid £360 for it (another bidder made the opening bid of £350) plus £20 to have it delivered down from Guildford. I'll have it reclothed when I can afford it.
The last picture shows it in situ in my dining room. 8-)
If you do manage to find the eBay listing, please don't post the URL, I had my eBay account hijacked in January and am still twitchy about it.
A couple of weeks ago I found this table listed under dining tables as a billiards/dining table. ::)
As far as I can see it's a Jelkes top built on to an oak dining plinth.
It's a full size slate top with a 3 section oak dining top which fits snugly together with wooden dowels. The ball tray/drawer pushes in and virtually disappears.
There are numbered brass risers, which very cleverly raise the table up to playing height on the first lift, then if you lift again they lower the top back down to dining height. (See photos 4 and 5)
They also incorporate screw adjusters which allow the top to be levelled.
Apparently the previous owner bought it before the war and (according to his daughter) "paid a fortune" for it.
I wonder if this was made by Jelkes themselves? They certainly made snooker-dining table conversions.
The cloth is in reasonable shape, although worn through around a couple of the pockets (which are ribbed) the cushions bounce nicely and the slate is all in one piece and it plays beautifully. :D It came with a full set of balls, a pair of pegs and a nice brass/oak two lane scoreboard.
There isn't a timer or a bar, but a length of square section wood with a rectangle of hardboard attached in the middle should make a reasonable manually operated one (there's a gap it could slide into between the base and the top when at 'playing height')
I paid £360 for it (another bidder made the opening bid of £350) plus £20 to have it delivered down from Guildford. I'll have it reclothed when I can afford it.
The last picture shows it in situ in my dining room. 8-)
If you do manage to find the eBay listing, please don't post the URL, I had my eBay account hijacked in January and am still twitchy about it.
