Two color, 2 1/4” ARAMITH set for AMERICAN (not British) 8 ball game .

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nutzito

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Does anyone know if such set is manufactured by ARAMITH ? (Two color, 2 1/4” set for AMERICAN (not British) 8 ball game).

I mean NOT the standard set of solids and stripes, but 2 solid colors , for example 7 yellow balls and 7 blue balls + cue ball + eight ball , all in 2 1/4” (or any other pair of solid colors)

If positive , who sells it in the USA ?

Thank you
 
nutzito said:
Does anyone know if such set is manufactured by ARAMITH ? (Two color, 2 1/4” set for AMERICAN (not British) 8 ball game).

I mean NOT the standard set of solids and stripes, but 2 solid colors , for example 7 yellow balls and 7 blue balls + cue ball + eight ball , all in 2 1/4” (or any other pair of solid colors)

If positive , who sells it in the USA ?

Thank you
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Casino Balls. Been available for decades upon decades.
 
Cornerman said:
These are not for English 8-ball, which are typically smaller diameter than the 2 1/4” casino set. Certainly related, historically speaking.
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The only other type of size i've seen aramith do is 2" Balls with 1 7/8" Spotted Cue Ball.
Traditionally The cue ball is always smaller.
 
Cue Alchemist said:
The only other type of size i've seen aramith do is 2" Balls with 1 7/8" Spotted Cue Ball.
Traditionally The cue ball is always smaller.
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That’s why these are NOT an English 8-ball or Balckball set. These are American Pool Casino balls, played with no call 8-ball rules.
 
There is something very relaxing about watching a solid object ball with no markings rolling along the table. It is like it is floating.
 
A little history....

The game we know as eight ball was created by Brunswick (Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.) around 1908. It used reds and yellows and a black ball. The start of the rules are below, from the 1914 rule book.

Around 1980, the BCA ran the first national eight ball championships, aimed mostly at leagues. The rules specified the red-and-yellow sets of balls. I played in some events with those sets. That lasted a few years.

I think both times people saw they could just use a standard set of balls and not buy a set that was useless for any other game, but if you only play eight ball, they are really the best set to use. If you play call shot, there's a little problem.

Here is the start of the original rules for eight ball. The full rule book is available under the sfbilliards.com misc files.

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