Billiard rest
Burroughes and Watts Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, brass and rubber
Measurements
2330 mm (Length); 90 mm (circumference)
Place of origin
London
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Dyffryn House and Gardens, Vale of Glamorgan
NT 1682851.4
Summary
Billiard or snooker rest. The rest's head is brass with rubber feet. The rest head is bridge-like in shape with 3 concave positions for the cue to rest within.
Provenance
Previously owned by Glamorgan County Council. Makes up part of the chattels at Dyffryn House and Gardens transferred to National Trust ownership as part of the lease agreement of 2012. It was agreed all moveable chattels left by the council would become the property of the National Trust.
Makers and roles
Burroughes and Watts Ltd, maker