Re: [DL] Pool Tables?

[Brett Dixon <balance@tubas.net>]

On Thursday, August 21, 2003, at 08:32  AM, Brom Clancy wrote:

> there was a billard hall card in the doomtown game, don't have a clue 
> how
> well researched it was.

I spent way too long once determining the existence of typewriters in 
the 1870s for handouts, so I can't fault someone for trying.

Basically, do a google search for billiards FAQ, with maybe terms like 
'antique' or 'historic' thrown in.

I'd guess these were signs of an upper-class place, but might not be 
too exclusive. A proper pool table needs to be level, which is 
something that might be uncommon in the Weird West boomtowns. Also, 
pool doesn't have a 'dealer' like most house gambling events, so it may 
have been less common. A table for cards is easy to pack up and move if 
needed....

But that's all conjecture.