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Hello, Richard.
The slate tops on Irving Kaye tables are always made in one piece. The base is not suitable for holding a three-piece top rigidly over time. The base is made only of thin laminated boards, which is typical for pool tables used in the hospitality industry, and not of thick solid wood, like, for example, Brunswick or the AMF Grand Prix from that era. These frames are rigid enough to support a three-piece top without any changes in the base over time due to the high weight of the slate. On 8 ft Irving Kaye tables, the top is 22mm thick and weighs about 300 pounds. Smaller tables, like the 6 ft model, only have 18mm thick tops weighing 200 pounds. I hope this answers your question sufficiently.Regards, Valero
Yes, it is easy to disassemble. The screws under the so-called diamonds on top of the rails must be removed, then you can lift the frame and carefully remove the slate plate. However, the plates of these tables are very thin and you should only transport the plate upright so that it does not break. The ball compartment made of metal is also fixed by only two screws and can then be pulled out completely. The case is then quite light and weighs about 130 pounds on a 6ft table. These tables are logically designed and made for easy transport. Therefore, they are not very heavy.
Regards, Valero
Hello, Michael – Can you upload photos from any page? If it is not original and has been copied, the number has probably been removed during this work. Does the table have a cash register. Only tables that were used commercially had this registration number.
Regards, Valero
To dismantle the corners, you have to take out the slate plate. Under the markings at the top of the rails are the screws for the frame of the rails. Lift off the entire frame and then remove the slate plate. The slate plate of the 7 foot table weighs about 300 pounds. Then you get to the screws from the corners to dismantle them. Each corner is fixed with four nuts. Although the corners were made of thick sheet metal, these are unfortunately very often dented. This basically happens during transport, if you are not careful. I always bend them carefully and if necessary I have them new chrome-plated. However, the original chrome was of good quality and sometimes you can save the old chrome.
Regards, Valero
This Apollo is still the old version, the openings at the ends do not yet have cast frames but the edges of the opening were only covered with strips. A beautiful and now rare Version this models.
Regards, Valero
Tyler, if it’s an Apollo, it was produced in early summer 69. Can you upload a photo? Unfortunately, the lock at the Apollo is very klever on a corner, to which you can not get from the inside without damaging something. However, no special locks were used, but normal cheap vending machine locks. Simply drill the lock and replace it with a new lock.
Regards, Valero
Steve, this nice model is called Nassau. There was this version also without metal frame on the compartment for the balls and was therefore the cheaper variant. This was then called “Ambassador”. These models were made for private use and are hard to find today. You do not have a registration number. By the way, the 8 foot versions have slightly thicker slate plates.
Regards, Valero
