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Vintage ca1920 2-1/8" Metal Shell and Asbestos Core Billiard/Pool ? Ball (K-9)

$ 66

Availability: 45 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Used
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    Vintage ca1920 2-1/8" Metal Shell and Asbestos Core Billiard/Pool ? Ball (K-9)
    When I first read the patent listing for this ball years ago I had my doubts that one was ever manufactured, but to my astonishment I just discovered this in an odd lot of billiard balls a short while ago.  This is truly a once in a lifetime find for the billiard memorabilia and history collector.
    Diameter of 2-1/8"
    All of the colored s
    urface has worn away due to age and hard usage,  but still retains good shape and smoothness
    Anybody's guess as to what number this was originally
    Design patent by C.C. Wais is shown below
    **This Ball has been hand cleaned, waxed, and polished with
    BBC product catalog No. 18-14.
    The materials were obtained from “Tex” Zimmerman, legendary cue maker
    and BBC Distributor, in 1965.
    According To BBC, using their wax:
    prolonged the life of balls
    makes balls roll faster for more games and revenue
    helped to minimize cling and damage on impact by neutralizing the different
    coefficients of expansion of the different material layers in a composition ball
    the wax helps minimize crazing, cracking and discoloration by providing
    air sealer to exterior.
    We have tried to maintain the factory fresh appearance of the balls to prolong their longevity.
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