E. J. Riley Ltd.

rtbarton · 31-01-2012, 20:17

Thought you might like to see this advert I found amongst my stuff

Rileys 01.jpg

cashman · 31-01-2012, 21:24

Used to make the Mahogany Cushions fer them Snooker Tables.

jaysay · 01-02-2012, 09:08

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Originally Posted by cashman

Used to make the Mahogany Cushions fer them Snooker Tables.

I used to lean on um for hours

Mog · 01-02-2012, 11:05

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I used to lean on um for hours

And I used to up the Elite. Do you remember Old Roland behind the counter.

cashman · 01-02-2012, 14:27

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Originally Posted by Mog

And I used to up the Elite. Do you remember Old Roland behind the counter.

Yeh mean "Roland The One Eyed Slave" as everyone called him?

nah don't remember him or Bert.

jaysay · 01-02-2012, 18:29

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Originally Posted by cashman

Yeh mean "Roland The One Eyed Slave" as everyone called him?

nah don't remember him or Bert.

Na me neither

Bob Dobson · 01-02-2012, 19:48

It would interest me to know if the world record referred to in the 1911 ish advert still stands.

rtbarton · 01-02-2012, 20:04

If you want to plough through this lot you mind find something!

Cues n Views - History Page, timeline

susie123 · 01-02-2012, 20:12

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Originally Posted by rtbarton

If you want to plough through this lot you mind find something!

Cues n Views - History Page, timeline

Lots of info on the net if you Google billiards George Gray. Seems he was Australian.

cashman · 01-02-2012, 21:50

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Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

It would interest me to know if the world record referred to in the 1911 ish advert still stands.

It may well be Bob, but seems it aint recognised. Highest billiard break-world record set by Peter Gilchrist Cos george gray got 2196 on that poster.

Bob Dobson · 02-02-2012, 07:51

EJ's would probably claim 'a typographical error' If printed today, the injunctions would be flying around.

rtbarton · 02-02-2012, 08:22

From that link I posted

1907 Tom Reece makes his mammoth break of 499,135 using the Anchor stroke, this break is denied official recognition as neither press nor public are present throughout. Oddly there must have been both a referee and a marker but this seems not to have been enough to sanctify the achievement? However the Reece cue is created that does indeed recognise and immortalise this huge break that lead to the outlawing of this kind of scoring method.

1890 W J Peall makes his break of 3,304 constructed largely of potting the red from the spot. The Peall cue is born following the publicity surrounding this break.

1911 George Gray visits the United Kingdom and signs a contract with E. J. Riley Ltd. While here he makes a top break of 2,196 this break is made up of in off’s into the centre pocket. This break is remembered on the George Gray facsimile cue made by Riley and carries the break figure also. George Gray also writes an instruction book in this year.

Perhaps the record referred to is for that season?