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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Barton, Mcgill and Co.

Barton, Mcgill and Co., Billiard and Bagatelle Table Manufacturers, 422, Upper Queen Street, Auckland. This flourishing business was established in 1893 by Messrs Barton and McGill and may be justly regarded as being an important industry. Messrs Barton, McGill and Co., make a point of using colonial woods in the manufacture of their tables, and find them answer most satisfactorily. The woods used in the construction are rimu, and totara, and they also import large quantities of Australian hardwood and cedarwood. Their slate comes direct from the quarries of Bangor in Wales, and is worked into shapes by themselves. The wood is kept in stock for at least three years before being used. Messrs Barton and McGill have a patent cushion of their own invention, for which exceptional advantages are claimed. They are the makers of the celebrated patent elevated billiard lever table, which is both cheap and ingenious. The composite dining and billiard tables are made in first-class style by the firm, which can be relied on to turn out really good work, as both partners are experts in their business. It was a table of their make that secured the gold medal at the last Auckland Exhibition, and it was on this table that the Australian champion made his unfinished break of 573. Mr. McGill learned his trade as a billiard-table maker in Melbourne. In the firm's patent table it is elevated by turning a handle, when the billiard table is found to be fitted up and ready for immediate use; when it is required as a dining table, all that has to be done is to turn back the handle. A large stock of sundries, billiard balls, etc., by the best makers is kept by the firm. Messrs Barton, McGill and Co. are rapidly making their way with the Auckland public, and they certainly deserve support.

Messrs Barton, McGill & Co., Makers.

Messrs Barton, McGill & Co., Makers.