In the United States, pool tables with 3-piece slates are the most common. There are some older tables with 1-piece slates, and they’re mostly from from brands like Empire or California Billiards.
Valley Pool 1950s-1960s Parts for tables of this vintage were discontinued in 1986, and no parts or schematic drawings are available. Your table may have been refinished at some time and could be a different color or grain than factory original. Valley is a Trademark by Valley Manufacturing Co., Inc., this trademark has a nationality of Michigan in the United States. I would really love to know what year my Valley, coin-op table is. I would like to sell it. Its all original parts, as far as I can tell and works perfectly. The coin operation must've been disabled. But, the balls go through the pockets and to the correct compartment seamlessly. I can't find a serial number to find out the model.
Diamond Pool Table
To determine if your pool table has a 1-piece slate or a 3-piece slate, start by standing in front of the center pocket on your pool table.
Move your finger to the left of the center pocket, centering it between the two diamonds/ markers.
Look underneath your table in the area where you were pointing. If you see a gap or a seam, then it is a 3-piece slate pool table.
If your pool table doesn’t have obvious gaps or seams in the indicated area, it’s likely to be a 1-piece-slate pool table.
Typical 1-piece-slate pool tables have wood paneling and legs similar to the table pictured above.
Valley Pool Table Serial Number Location
If you think you have a one-piece slate pool table, please let us know so that we can best help you with your pool table moving process.