J.FLOWERS TRIBUTE SERIES

Jasper "Jay" Flowers was a pioneer in cue case business.  He was an inspiration to myself and many other case makers.  Jay sold cases under the J.EF. Q Case brand. Jay stopped selling cases in 1994 and left us in 2005.  I have created this line to preserve his legacy and classic style.  I have made upgrades and added a few modern touches while retaining Jay's basic western saddle theme.  In the coming year we will be adding more patterns to emulate the variety of tooling designs that Jay was fond of using.



This is the J.EF Q Case logo.  Under it you can see the maker's mark.  For years many of us have wondered who "NH" is.  Well recently I received an email informing me that the logo is not NH but instead is NVH and it's for Nora Van Horn.  According to Nora's grandson Michael, Nora was the actual case maker and Jay was the marketing arm.  I am in conversation with Michael to find out more and see if we can't showcase Nora Van Horn more and get some background.



To see more of Jay and Nora's cases please look at the Flowers' case gallery.

Excerpted from Chris Tate's excellent online mueseum, The Palmer Collector
"Jay Flowers was a pioneer in the design of the tooled leather cue case.  These type of cases have become very popular and provide the ideal combination of good looks, durability, and protection for cues. The interior consists of felt-lined PVC tubes. "  


Chris goes on to say at a later time on a public message board in response to a debate whether I should even do this line or not;


"I spoke with Jay shortly before he passed away. His life had come full circle and he went from a raging bull to a sickly, elderly man with lung cancer. He was honored that someone wanted his story and thought the pool world had forgotten him. At one time, he rolled with the best of them including Buddy Hall and others. He was, at one time, a hard guy. I would say he was even feared. Jay did a lot he wasn't proud of in his life, but he redeemed himself through religion and his relationship with his dedicated wife.

When I called him, he was flattered that his name was remembered in the pool world, that someone wanted to know about him and his story. I felt he was on the verge of tears. I was nervous because I knew he was very ill, but I asked at least a few decent questions. If I could go back, I would have asked a lot more.

I honestly think that Jay would be proud that someone, one day, would make a case to tribute his style, and put his name on them. "


Chris

We have modernized the basic design of the case to include a longer lower pocket which is fairly standard on cue cases today.  I pretty much pioneered this size pocket on cue cases due to the invention of the jump cue and 14" jump cue handle.  While with Instroke I lengthened the lower pocket to 15" and added a zippered compartment on the side to hold a jump cue handle.  Within a few years this length pocket and jump cue compartment were fairly standard on most cases sold.  In addition I have added my signature super-protective interiors.

 Now, on to the cases......

J.Flowers Cue Cases are available for immediate sale through Sterling Gaming and it's dealers, such as www.cuesight.com

IndyQShop.


Currently, to order directly from JB Cases this case will take approximately 8-12 weeks to deliver from order confirmation.  If special ordered through either of the outlets above the wait time can be as short as 2 weeks since both companies have standing orders that they will gladly switch for customer orders.


PRICE LIST

1x2

$275

NAME ON FRONT

 +$25

2x3

$325

NAME ON BACK

+$50

2x4/2x5/3x4

$375

STRAP & HANDLE PLACEMENT

free

3x5/3x6

$425

CHOICE OF COLOR

free

4x8

$450

CHOICE OF TOOLING PATTERN

free



INTERIOR CHOICE

free

 

 

SHOULDER PAD

free

 

 

“MADE FOR (NAME)” STAMPED ON

free

SHIPPING$25
International Shipping Charge$25

 
Please note that shipping is NOT INCLUDED in the per case price.  
Wherever and whenever possible we try to reduce the cost of shipping
and will let you know when the cost goes down.  
We are not in the business of making money on shipping costs.


HOW TO ORDER:

Ordering is pretty ea