BRUNSWICK BILLIARDS RESSURECTS 19TH CENTURY DESIGN, ELEGANCE WITH SPECIAL EDITION 1878 EXPOSITION NOVELTY TABLE Table Marks Celebration of Company’s 165-Year History BRISTOL, Wis. (June 29, 2009) – John D. Rockefeller founds the Standard Oil Company; Thomas Edison turns on the first functioning light bulb, and writers such as Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott and Henry James publish some of their finest works. During this same time, 1870 to 1880, Brunswick Billiards was impressing connoisseurs across the country with its Exposition Novelty table, which is now being resurrected in honor of Brunswick Billiard’s 165-year anniversary celebration taking place in 2010. Brunswick Billiards resurrected 19th century design elegance with a special edition 1878 Exposition novelty pool table to mark a celebration of the company’s 165-Year history. The 1878 J.M. Brunswick and Balke Co. catalog defined the Exposition Novelty as a table manufactured for “gentlemen’s private residences” that was “a marvel of artistic excellence.” With … [Read more...]