Anyone ever see a table by C.C. Steepleton & Co.

[coo...@ix.netcom.com]

Ive got a really old table, the only markings on it is a brass plate
on one end that says C.C Steepleton & Co.
Billiard & Bowling Supply
Master Cushions
Louisville, Kentucky

its got a 3 peice slate a little over an inch thick, and two large
legs instead of the normal four on most tables. Id like too know how
much its worth, its in good shape. And any history anyone might know.

Thanks>>>coo...@ix.netcom.com

[Sherm Adamson]

The company is still in business. They've made quite a few tables in the
Kentucky area, some are antiques today. In fact, I'm almost positive
they made the proto-type table for Greg Sullivan which later evolved
into the "Diamond".
Sherm

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[Max Gilbert]

coo...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> Ive got a really old table, the only markings on it is a brass plate
> on one end that says C.C Steepleton & Co.
> Billiard & Bowling Supply
> Master Cushions
> Louisville, Kentucky
>
> its got a 3 peice slate a little over an inch thick, and two large
> legs instead of the normal four on most tables. Id like too know how
> much its worth, its in good shape. And any history anyone might know.
>
> Thanks>>>coo...@ix.netcom.com

There's a CC Steepleton table in my home poolroom... 4.5 x 9, pockets
shimmed up so tight that two balls just barely fit into the jaws,
Simonis cloth. The poolroom is in Athens, AL, one of the more humid
places on Earth. Lots of times, when it rains, they open the doors to
the room, to save on A/C costs. It's an interesting slice of Americana,
but one helluva hard place to play pool. If you can learn to play well
on this monster of a table, you can play with the big boys.

The tight pockets on this table make playing position a bit different
than on other tables. Cheating the pocket to get an angle is not really
an option, so sometimes a length of the table draw or following several
rails is the only option. These methods get tough also since accuracy
and speed seem to have an inverse relationship, at least for me.

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[Jarrett Preston Greer]

Heck, yeah, I've seen 'em. I'm a student at the University of
Kentucky, and there's not much else to do in college except spend LOTS
of time working on my game. =) But, seriously, there are two
Steepleton tables in my dormitory here on campus, and there's also a
Steepleton's Billiard store here in town (Lexington), if memory serves
me correctly. They're fairly common in this part of the country. Oh,
and in reference to the question from the guy about how long it takes
to learn to run out the table...I've been playing almost three years
now, and although I consider myself an average player, I've still
never managed to run out the table in either eight- or nine-ball,
although I have come within one ball a couple of times and missed the
last shot. Maybe it's the pressure? =)

Jarrett Greer

[Joe Childs]

Sherm Adamson wrote:
>
> coo...@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> >
> > Ive got a really old table, the only markings on it is a brass plate
> > on one end that says C.C Steepleton & Co.
> > Billiard & Bowling Supply
> > Master Cushions
> > Louisville, Kentucky
> >
> > its got a 3 peice slate a little over an inch thick, and two large
> > legs instead of the normal four on most tables. Id like too know how
> > much its worth, its in good shape. And any history anyone might know.
> >
> > Thanks>>>coo...@ix.netcom.com
>

> The company is still in business. They've made quite a few tables in the
> Kentucky area, some are antiques today. In fact, I'm almost positive
> they made the proto-type table for Greg Sullivan which later evolved
> into the "Diamond".
> Sherm
>
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> The Finest In Custom Billiard Cues Made To Your Specs.
> 15 Years Experience
> Member "American Cuemakers Association"
> 3352 Nine Mile Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45255
> Shop (513) 553-2172 Fax (513) 553-0417
> e-mail, sher...@iac.net
> http://www.iac.net/~shermcue
> (Webpage Under Construction)
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>Call Steepleton Billiards in Lexington and ask for a guy named Gulley
(sorry I can't thik of his first name) and he can help you with it.
Also I think they are good tables.
Joe Childs

[Melissa Reynolds]

Steepleton has a website. The address is:
http://www.iglou.com/steepleton/

[darqkn...@gmail.com]

I just “inherited” a CC Steepleton Pool Table that came from the Sullivans house a few years back. It does not have any other markers on it except a silver plate saying:

C. C. Steepleton Co.
Manufacturers
Fine Bullard Tables
Louisville, KY

I was looking for maybe a serial number or other model indicators but there is nothing on it. Do they normally have S/N or Model #’s or Could this be a prototype?