Needs just a little shop time and can be delivered by end of November or so. This table has 1 slate and it is pretty much ready to go. Owning one of these is like owning a cadillac. This table has just a stately look about it and it plays wonderfully. Johnny Kling owned a famous pool hall in St Louis called’Kling and Allen’s’ and Kling himself lived until about 1948. Table was named the Kling by the Brunswick corporation because of their admiration for Johnny Kling, former baseball hero with the Cubs and world billiards champion. The rails are rosewood veneer with real ivory rail sights. Also inlaid with holly, ebony and mother of pearl all around the cabinet and on the extensions coming out from under the rails. The very best were made with the now extinct Russian circassian walnut veneer. The Kling was made in the 1910 to 1920 era and was produced in various versions. This is a nice, restored version of he finest Brunswick production table ever made.
Of being the finest pool table ever made. And 1907 Worlds Champion Pool player, the Kling has the reputation. Named after the All-star Chicago Baseball catcher Johnny Kling. This table achieves a perfect balance of beauty and scale, and seamless incorporation of the periods that influenced its unique design. The rail tops are Brazilian rosewood veneer with inlaid rail sight diamonds. Ebony straps inlaid onto the flaring legs are accented with pearl inlays on the top and bottom with a neat line down the middle. Mother-of-pearl inlays surround the cabinet and the stylish blocks that jut out from under the slates give both support and style to this jumbo framed beauty. A heavy duty frame is necessary to support such immense weight, and this ensures playability superior to other tables. The three slates are 1 1/2 thick and weigh about 325 lb each.
The Brunswick website has a thorough list of construction elements specific to Brunswick tables, as well as an archive with diagrams and photographs of its models.Extremely rare even in the early part of the 20th century, this table is a fine example of design excellence. It has black print on a white background with the Brunswick logo and can be found on the underside of the slate. They sit on top of the legs in the corners of the underside of the table and are held in place with nuts and bolts.Ĭheck for the"Brunswick Certified" slate sticker. On an authentic table, the joints that support the slate table surface will be "dovetail" joints.Ĭheck the legs for the galvanized steel leg plates that Brunswick used to attach the legs to the table. Brunswick tables have strong joints that utilized furniture-making techniques like gluing two pieces of wood with alternating grain. This allows the rail to attach evenly to the slate surface.Ĭheck the table and slate joints. Brunswick tables are made with a machined recessed area on the underside of the cushions where the felt may be stapled down. If the rail is made of joined pieces of wood, it is not authentic.Ĭheck for a recessed area on the underside of the cushions. Brunswick pool tables were only made with that material. This method will not be an option if the rails are intact.Ĭheck to see if the rails are solid hardwood. These hardened dome washers cling to the underside of the slate and their design is unique to Brunswick pool tables.Ĭheck beneath the felt covering of the rail cushions for labels that will identify the cushions as genuine Brunswick "SuperSpeed" cushions. Look for dome-shaped washers with pointed edges holding the nut plate in place.