The Jack Rea News of the World Cue has an ebony butt with a paduke frontsplice, edged in maple and green veneers. The butt is hand-spliced onto a maple shaft.
Jack Rea held the Northern Ireland Professional Championship almost continuously from 1948 to 1972, when he lost the title to Alex Higgins.
The Jack Rea News of the World Cue commemorates his win of the 1955 News of the World Tournament. Jackie beat Joe Davis in the final.
This cue was made by Peradon & Co, probably in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
