Unknown (Cue Game)

This unidentified cue game, produced by Sams Brothers Ltd. of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England (trade name Sams Bros Ltd), is a coin-operated electro-mechanical two-player table. No name, date, or further documentation for this specific machine has survived, so its place in the manufacturer's lineup and its production era remain unknown.

The machine features a timer mechanism on the front of the cabinet and backboard scoring for two players, suggesting a game structured around timed turns similar to other billiard-style tables from Sams Brothers. It is not confirmed whether the game was meant to be played with skittles (wooden pins) on the playfield, as seen on other billiard games from the same manufacturer, or by another method entirely.

With so little documentation available, this cue game remains a genuine mystery, valuable to collectors and historians as an example of the lesser-known British side of coin-operated amusement manufacturing, distinct from the American pinball tradition that dominates most surviving records.