This is the Willie Smith Record Cue. It is a machine-spliced cue with an ebony butt and a thuya burr front-splice, edged with green veneer.
The cue commemorates a series of breaks made by Willie Smith.
The 2743 break was made by Willie Smith in a match against Tom Newman at Manchester in November 1928.
The 2030 break was made by Willie Smith against Clark McConachy during a tour of Australia in 1929.
The record of 83 over 1000 is a cumulative record of the number of thousand plus breaks made by Willie Smith over his career.
The cue was made by Peradon & Co, from the late 1930s onwards.
