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I have a complete rack of 12. True, these are just Tru Balance, never veneered.

The bumping was incidental, true thread bumping is done by those bumping their own posts for selfish reasons, for the most part. I saw this thread online and decided to share what I know. I hope this helps someone who needs it.

See how the dart balls have the numbers on the sides of the stripes? Ivorylenes that were pre dart also have the number on the sides. Your other set is probably Hyatt or Brunswick Empire balls; Compo Ivory balls had the pencil thin numbers, but the Empire balls were not consistent to some had...

Has anyone heard from Craig recently? Could someone get me in touch with him?

Does anyone have any old billiard chalk to sell or trade?

Pm me if you have any duplicate pieces to trade

Very sad.

Is there any of this still available?

got any old chalk to trade?

Billiards Magazine had an article in the '20s or early '30s showing a photo of a pair of scissors. They were engraved with Charlie Peterson's slogan: "Show me a billiard shot I can't make" - and the article explained why. Peterson had sent pairs of these engraved scissors to major newspapers and...

Covfefe What is interesting about the "Covfefe" thing is that many conservative voices have been marginalized with some mild hacking, including myself. I will type out a message on ANY platform using ANY device, and one of three things happen. My words are intermittently changed to incorrect...

There was a business in a tiny office around the corner from Q Master, The man sold almost exclusively cue tips and very few other items. He had an incredible array of tips. I went in there to get tips. The guy sold mostly mail order on Ebay, etc. I would like to get in touch with him if...

Sign So who owns that sign? Very cool. First poolroom I ever set foot in....dad worked at Amoco downtown, took me in Doc's after showing me around downtown when I was about 10. Wasn't in there long but loved it. What I know is that it was originally Doc Harris' billiards...saw an ad in a 1940s...

Billiard rails wanted Still looking for 5x10 foot Brunswick T-rails...

Mingaud There are no diamonds or markers on Mingaud's diagrams...so could you explain what you mean?