Yours sincerely, Joyce Gardner, Seven Times Championn showing her half length seated in front of her trophies holding her cue, 6½ x 5, no place, no date, circa
She was born in Gloucester where her parents ran the Glevum Billiard hall. Joyce didn't take up billiards until the family moved to London where her father ran a billiards saloon in Holborn. Initially she took up millinery and dressmaking, but she discovered that she had a skill for potting balls whilst helping her father clear up the billiard tables.