MADE TO ORDEREvery Geoffrey Parker piece is hand made to order in the company's Essex workshops. Lead time is approximately 8–12 weeks for production, plus about 1 week for shipping to Canada; wai...
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MADE TO ORDER
Every Geoffrey Parker piece is hand made to order in the company's Essex workshops. Lead time is approximately 8–12 weeks for production, plus about 1 week for shipping to Canada; waiting times lengthen before Christmas. Larger orders may arrive in more than one shipment.
THE DESIGN
Hand built to order in Geoffrey Parker's Essex workshops: a solid wood carcass bound in fine leather, with a hand-inlaid leather playing field that has no stitching to slow play. Gilt or chrome plated locks and handle plates, a hand-stitched solid leather carrying handle, and uncrushable leather dice cups with built-in trips to prevent unfair play. Nickel or gold-plated fittings. Ball-cornered precision dice come as standard.
THE CRAFT
The stones are the piece's signature. Designed with former World Champion Paul Magriel, each is built like papier-mâché — glue and board bound together, a lead weight inserted to bring it to championship weight, then two leather discs applied and a fine-edged leather strip burnished into an invisible join. A set of 30 can take as long to make as the whole board. A matching inlaid leather doubling cube completes the piece.
THE COLLECTION
Available as: Competition – 51 mm stones; Tournament – 44.5 mm stones; Challenge – 38 mm stones; Fireside – 32 mm stones; Compact Travel – 25.4 mm stones. Every piece is made to your specification from Geoffrey Parker's palette of 13 Dauphin leather colours (over 22,500 possible combinations of case, field and points). We will confirm your colour choices with you after your order is placed. Initials are embossed free of charge in gold or silver; additional embossings, company logos and custom designs are available at a small extra cost.
SPECIFICATIONS
• Range: Championship Class, attaché case
• Case: full leather over solid wood carcass, inlaid leather field
• Stones: full leather, weighted and fine-edged (Paul Magriel design)
• Doubling cube: inlaid leather
• Dice: ball-cornered precision dice
• Dice cups: uncrushable leather with trips
• Fittings: nickel or gold plated locks and handle plates
• Competition: 51 mm / 2" stones, 650 × 410 × 85 mm (25.5" × 16.1" × 3.25")
• Tournament: 44.5 mm / 1.75" stones, 605 × 375 × 85 mm (23.8" × 14.75" × 3.25")
• Challenge: 38 mm / 1.5" stones, 517 × 335 × 85 mm (20.3" × 13.25" × 3.25")
• Fireside: 32 mm / 1.25" stones, 415 × 297 × 85 mm (16.35" × 11.65" × 3.25")
• Compact Travel: 25.4 mm / 1" stones, 325 × 228 × 60 mm (12.75" × 9" × 2.3")
• Origin: hand made in England
WHO THIS IS FOR
• Tournament players who want the fastest possible leather field
• Serious players who want championship-standard equipment
• Collectors of fine English leather goods
• A landmark gift — engagement, retirement, a milestone birthday
AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED
Supplied by El Laguito Cigars, authorized Canadian retailer for Geoffrey Parker — hand made in England since 1958. Every piece carries the Geoffrey Parker mark and is guaranteed by the maker against manufacturing faults. Made to order: lead time is approximately 8–12 weeks for production plus 1 week for shipping.
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