Billiard Chalk collecors' thread....let's trade!

Chalk shapes....

Yeah, the round are my favorites and it was common in the early 1900s so there are too many brands to list. It went out of favor around the 1950s. There are a few recent (1970s-1980s?) brands like Casino-X were 6-sided/hexagonal. There were at least two late 1800s brands, IXL and Eureka, that were octagonal/8-sided big pieces. Wasco (W.A. Spinks Co.) made triangular chalk in the 1920s-1930s. Monopole French chalk was square but had a round bottom, and nobody knows why because then you get the chalk on the rails... maybe to be easier on your index finger if you hold chalk that way. I have one chalk that is more of a longer cylinder than most round chalks; it is wrapped in a fabric sleeve, material just like the chalk shown above but the chalk is blue; it also has a green paper band around it holding it on; it was made with the fabric going higher than the top of the chalk, so that when you chalk your cue the excess dust stays inside like a little baggie. Another shape is that some of the early Brunswick Monarch chalk was square but had a 45 degree shaved edge around the open side of the chalk above the label so that you didn't get as much on your hands- great idea. Spinks and others made flatter shaped "sanitary" (to stick in your own pocket and not share) chalks that were replaceable in celluloid or metal holders; they came square or round. American Crayon company long ago made round chalk in metal containers that they also labeled for other companies to sell. I have 4 different ones almost identical but with different company names, Passow and J.E. Came., and one where they punched up a slot in the top to loop a chain onto like a watch fob. All 4 of these were single use chalks though, the lids did not come off.

Chalk shapes....

...some of the early square chalks had the sides rounded off, which would be nicer on the hands without the sharp edges....you can see that on some of these chalks.

where?

many odd places, too many to list. mostly ebay and other collectors who find duplicates.

Mosconi...

It's possible. I bought a group of autographed chalks, mostly signed at the 1937 world championship tournament...one was Mosconi. Greenleaf signed two of them, so I have one to trade...it's signed on a piece of National Tournament Chalk. The one I am keeping is on a piece of, yes, Ralph Greenleaf brand chalk.

Ralph Greenleaf chalks...

One of these is autographed underneath the printed signature.

Does anyone on here know Japanese chalk collectors?

If someone on here knows Lucky, the cue collector, he would probably know....

More early white chalks

Here are a few you may never see again.

Nice.... that chalk is worth it... so are these..

Yeah, that's the good stuff. I have a couple pieces and a box. Here are some metal-cased chalks that are about the same rarity, all made by the American Crayon Co.