Pool Ball Collecting.

Mulambo said:
I collect them for different games, and have a list of a few hundred rules so far. Of course you can always replace them with normal balls, like from an American Pool set. But it is way nicer - and sometimes easier when playing - if the balls look nearly like they are intended to look like. And sometimes having them in the correct size changes game play very much.

The older set I only buy, when the price is really good. I think everyone collects for a different reason. I would never collect different ball sets which are nearly the same, like different ball sets from 1-15 balls. Although I have 5-6 different sets of those just for playing.
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Good answer to libraryfool.
I imagine according to your name libraryfool, You probably have a lot of books. I've worked in a lot of academics houses and seen bookcases full of books and don't get that.
I think with balls I could play the same game over again and it always ends up different. If you read the same book again, it's still the same story.
Although I'm sure they're both addicting like any collection.
 
i thought orbs were universally appealing...
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Hard Knock Cues said:
Thank you sir, that might be great info. It would also make some sense being 2-1/4" balls.
I will continue to investigate.
I wonder if someone has some Hyatt colors to see what might have gone along with the reds.
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My Bicentennials are in an identical attaché case, dear chap.

I got that set directly from a former Hyatt salesman in New York. 👍

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Rubik's Cube said:
My Bicentennials are in an identical attaché case, dear chap.

I got that set directly from a former Hyatt salesman in New York. 👍

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Very nice, thanks for the pictures.

The person I bought them from was out of Harrisburg PA so not too far from Hyatt. I believe it was an estate buy but they had no back story on them.
I also noticed that my classic billiard book showed Burt made a couple different all red sets (reds) back with Clay and early composite. I wonder if there was a game that was played with all red balls and this was not part of a snooker set.
 
Hard Knock Cues said:
Very nice, thanks for the pictures.

The person I bought them from was out of Harrisburg PA so not too far from Hyatt. I believe it was an estate buy but they had no back story on them.
I also noticed that my classic billiard book showed Burt made a couple different all red sets (reds) back with Clay and early composite. I wonder if there was a game that was played with all red balls and this was not part of a snooker set.
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There are some games which require a player to just pot balls in any order without any numbers needed. Games like 14.1 endless could be played with a set like these as well. So maybe they were just made with games like these in mind?!
 
Hard Knock Cues said:
I imagine according to your name libraryfool, You probably have a lot of books. I've worked in a lot of academics houses and seen bookcases full of books and don't get that.
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Besides my pool hobby, I have an extensive library of SF books as well. My collection exceeds way over 4500 books by now. And I collect wargaming miniatures and board games. I might just admit to myself by now, that I have an addictive personality who likes to collect stuff 😂
 
Mulambo said:
There are some games which require a player to just pot balls in any order without any numbers needed. Games like 14.1 endless could be played with a set like these as well. So maybe they were just made with games like these in mind?!
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normally you call the number ball you intend to make though so a multicolor set is ideal (e.g. gumballs); numbers leave no ambiguity though. I'd like to own a 2-1/4" pyramid set but they are few and far between
 
Hard Knock Cues said:
So I don't do much in the way of Snooker balls. Usually. I saw this set and they look so nice that I bought them. Description was vague and manufacturer unknown. So I was hoping to get some input on who they might be from. To my surprise they are actually 2 and 1/4 inch or 2.236" or roughly 56.5 mm.
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I have a set of 2.25" red balls in a green Hyatt box. I also have a set of Hyatt 2.25" numbered color balls that I posted earlier, (wrong 4 ball though). My thinking is that what you have are snooker balls, and my assumption is that they were made for playing on home tables, or in halls not willing to invest the time and space for a snooker only table. As stated in a previous post also, for Hyatt, it would have been. a way to grow the snooker market and sell more balls. Nice set and box!
 
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