Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Good Old Burton Spain


Fascinating article about the namesake of Chicago Area Mensa's Good Old Burton Spain trust fund:
January: Small Portions
January 2012
THE LATE Burton Spain's name came up the other day, not in conjunction with the making of cues — the man's lifetime output was just 42 sticks of his own — but with his immersion in Mensa, the high-IQ society. Burt's devotion to the organization went far beyond mere membership; he was a regional officer whose entire social life revolved there. He had few friends other than his fellow Mensans, or, as they're called, M's. 

Read the rest here

And here are what he made! Read more about the cues.

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