Gorgeous Large Bakelite Billiard Balls - Set of 14 Plus Shooter small wooden box And the bottom of the

And the bottom of the box is the first I've seem with wood sides

I'd guess there was once more vivid color on the top--one can still see some red

just large enough to stick the tip of a pen or pencil inside

Published by MoMA in 1958 and edited by James Thrall Soby

Gorgeous Large Bakelite Billiard Balls - Set of 14 Plus Shooter small wooden box And the bottom of theThe latest entry in the category of gorgeous found color, these old bakelite billiard balls definitely giving old clay marbles a run for their money in terms of purely beautiful things to throw in a bowl. Their numbers on these have long since worn off, but I think they are all the better for the scuffs and dings and softening to the color gained over the years. One sees these in different sizes these are the largest I've seen, heavy and substantial,