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1988 Murrey Professional Series Cues Brochure

12/21/2018 3:16:04 PM

1988 Murrey Professional Series Cues Brochure

This is a 4-page December 1988 Murrey Professional Series Cues ad from Billiards Digest magazine. I was almost 8 years old when this ad went live.

The cues are nothing special, but what is significant is the 4-page spread in a print publication in that era dedicated to a pool cue line. Murrey was flush with cash off sales fueled by the movie "The Color of Money".

Companies were not typically purchasing four -page full-color spreads in print magazines in the 1980s. It wasn't cheap.

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1988 Murrey Professional Series Cues Brochure

Replies & Comments
  1. billiardsforumChopdoc on 12/21/2018 7:54:52 PM

    These are all Viking made cues.

  2. billiardsforumbilliardsforum on 12/21/2018 7:57:27 PM

    I wasn't aware of that. Good to know! Thanks.

  3. billiardsforumChopdoc on 12/21/2018 8:05:33 PM

    Viking also made some of the Lou Butera cues and some of the Excalibur cues.

    I have one one of the top Viking made Lou Butera cues but missed out on a Viking made Excalibur recently.

    Some of the earlier Murrey cues from the 60's-70's were made by Valley.

    Incidentally, the cue on the cover photo has vinyl veneers, and I think most of the others in that ad with veneers are vinyl as well.

  4. billiardsforumChopdoc on 4/5/2025 10:38:38 PM

    I just picked up this Murrey M-120 cue. I don't even have it yet but wanted to post here.

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  5. billiardsforumbilliardsforum on 4/10/2025 12:56:02 PM

    Nice find, thanks for sharing the photos!

    That's some beautiful curly/tiger maple in the forearm.

  6. billiardsforumChopdoc on 4/10/2025 7:42:44 PM

    Thanks. I just got it in hand today and the wood is as impressive as the pictures show.

    Bonus: I got the CC-100 Deluxe Custom Case, from the Murrey catalog, with the Murrey logo on it.

    When I get around to it I will post better pictures, but these from the sale aren't so bad. I think they are pretty good for reference pics.

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1988 Murrey Professional Series Cues Brochure

  • Title: 1988 Murrey Professional Series Cues Brochure
  • Author: (Billiards Forum)
  • Published: 12/21/2018 3:16:04 PM
  • Last Updated: 12/21/2018 7:04:15 PM
  • Last Updated By: billiardsforum