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Hello, Brian-
Yes, there were special designs. I’ve already found a few myself. commercial models with cash register as well as privately used models without cash register. The commercial tables have a registration number. What’s the number at your table? It is better to dismantle the feet for transport. The base plate of the case is not very massive and I experience again and again that the feet damage the base plate if they are not removed. To the counters. This was only available as a special order. If they are not there, I would not mount one afterwards. The table remains authentic. A logo is also not always attached. Possibly, this was a special order from a customer who ordered the table from Irving Kaye exactly like that. I’ve seen this on old Brunswick tables too. I have an “Anniversary” with a silver commemorative plate instead of the original Brunswick name plate. It is easy to determine whether the table was delivered in this design. The aluminum strips on the outside of the rails have a rubber strip. You have to pull out this strip. Under this rubber you can see the needles with which the strips are attached. These are an inch long and are very difficult to remove. You cannot use them again and you have to find another alternative to reattach the aluminum moulings. If the artificial leather goes under these strips and the original needles are still attached, the artificial leather was originally installed by Irving Kaye. Such a feature can also be seen on the feet. The wooden plate between the metal feet is attached with two rivets on each side of the feet. The artificial leather goes into the feet with the wooden plate, if it is original. If you remove the rivets, they are destroyed and cannot be used again. You then have to mount screws as an alternative. If the rivets are still there and the artificial leather goes into the metal feet, then it is in its original condition.
Regards, Valero
The material is available on 4 foot wide rolls such as vinyl adhesive film. I don’t know who offers it in your area, I also had to search a long time. I think an advertising company can provide you with this material because it is also used for promotional products. I found it with us in a hardware store.
They can be easily removed later with a screwdriver or a pick to get to the screw underneath, and you can use them again and again.
Valero
The diamonds over the screws of the rails are mostly broken or look hideous after so many decades. So I found covers for screws in the sanitary area, which I only had to reduce a little at the edge. I left a small edge at the top so that the cover doesn’t fall into the hole for the screw. I’ve used this trick on many of Irving Kaye’s tables and it always looks good.
