overall: 5 in x 3 in x 31 in; 12.7 cm x 7.62 cm x 78.74 cm
Object Name:
Case
billiard cue case
Description (Brief):
Brown leather billard cue case used by Ruth McGinnis (1910-1974), one of the best woman billiard players in the United States during the 1920s through the 1960s. McGinnis began playing at age 7 and traveled throughout the United States giving billiard exhibitions and competing in tournaments. She lost only 29 out of 1,532 exhibition matches during the years 1932 to 1940 and was allowed to play with the men's champions in 1942. She was elected into the WPBA Hall of Fame in 1976.
