Some links distinguishing different table types

www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Bar-Billiards.htm
(Shows difference between Jelkes/Riley/Foreign makes)

www.bar-billiards.com/product.cfm
(Shows SAMs and a "SAMs-ised Jelkes", ie Jelkes converted by Stelling Minnis in Kent)

www.mercuryleisure.co.uk/barbilliards.html
(Shows fully-refurbished Jelkes, SAMs, Riley etc plus the more modern Supreme)

www.billiardsnbagels.com/BarBilliardsTable.html
(Shows SAMs, refurbished and otherwise)

www.sovereignleisure.co.uk/refurb-riley-bar-billiard.htm
(Shows fully-refurbished Riley, firm based in Accrington)

www.hubbleandfreeman.co.uk/html/billiard_tables.html
(Several different makes are displayed, as well as Jelkes in three different woods). Jelkes legs are detachable, and in general, round means pre-war and the 'thru'penny bit' legs are post war..... NB. Hubble and Freeman have since removed their bar billiards page.

www.vintagetoysgames.co.uk/bar_billiards_table_antique_jelkes.html
(Occasional dealer, favouring Jelkes)

www.antiques.co.uk/antique/Bar-Billiards-Table-in-pale-mahogany
(Academy Billiard Co. of West Byfleet, refurbisher)

...........and the French version:
www.billard-passion.fr/articles.php?lng=en&pg=21

Newly revamped Hubble Sports website:

www.barbilliardtable.co.uk/

Five interesting pictures showing different table types which have been refurbished.

Based in Maidstone.

I wonder what the Kate Humble connection is ? :-/

[milko]

www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Bar-Billiards.htm

Sav, what are the numbers for on the "teeototum" peg, is it for counting how many times it's knocked over ??

[Chris_Sav]

Feb 13, 2012 15:23:03 GMT milko said:

www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Bar-Billiards.htm

Sav, what are the numbers for on the "teeototum" peg, is it for counting how many times it's knocked over ??

I don't know Keith, never found out its purpose. I have played skittles on a snooker table many years ago where you had to knock over a skittle by potting the object ball at it and that gave you the normal number of points. You had a token with a number on it and that was what you were trying to work towards.

I can only think this was similar on a FRENCH bar billiards table in that you got the number of points on the upward face of the skittle when you toppled it with the object ball. On a French table there is no 200 hole by the black, so nice target area.

Peter Ludgate from Hubbles is recovering my snooker table shortly (know my limitations!), I'll show it to him and see if he's seen one on his many travels.

Sav

Hubble Sports bar billiards page now back:

www.hubblesports.co.uk/bar-billiard-tables/