New York--New York. 1868 Phelan & Collender Billiard Tables. Bowers-NY-7200, Rulau-516. Gilt Brass. 34 mm. AU.<strong>Obv:</strong> Liberty portrait left, similar to that used on the United States Mints double eagle gold coins of 1849 to 1907, with 13 stars around the border and the date 1868 below. <strong>Rev:</strong> Embossed inscription PHELAN & COLLENDER /STANDARD AMERICAN / BILLIARD TABLES / 63. 65. 67 & 69 / CROSBY ST. NEW YORK. Both sides of this lovely example are free of significant damage or tarnish; just the slightest hint of wear is seen on the highest parts of the design. This business was a predecessor to the various iterations of the Brunswick and Collender Companies responsible for the thousands of billiard table pictorial tokens of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A rare type made by T.N. Hickcox & Co., there are only two or three examples known per the 2014 Bowers reference.From the Q. David Bowers Collection. The plate card in the 2014 shell card reference by Q. David Bowers. Collector tag with attribution notation included.
