The table was of the usual European style --cushions dead and twice as high as the balls; the cues in bad repair. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
One large company alone manufactures 500,000 cues every year, and we must remember that a billiard cue, unlike a baseball bat, can be repaired and lasts for many years. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
This means the manufacture of cues according to weight, as well as taper, material, finish and quality of the tip. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
The Abbe, quoting from King Cathire’s will, says, To Drimoth I bequeath fifty billiard balls of brass with the cues of the same material. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
Cues run in weight from fifteen to twenty-two ounces. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
Cheap cues are made in one continuous piece; or a special piece for the butt and one for the shaft of the cue. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.