Recent content by timothysklugh

Being an enthusiast of billiard history, I find Kelly pool peas an absolutely fascinating part of the sport. I wonder if the billiard game Baseball was inspired from informal games that preceded it. Thank you for sharing the information about the archeologist discovering the set of peas. I...

1960’s… We’re they all so subject to this much damage? I mean, I have seen balls from earlier times periods that did not come close to this kind of damage. Was this type of resin new at the time?

I need help identifying these billiard balls and what they are made of. Would someone let me know?

I definitely understand that. I preserve audio recordings. The old acetate records of the early 20th Century are now decaying, and there is a significant attempt being made to digitize those old records before they cannot be played anymore. I will not be using the celluloid billiard ball for...

I am a billiards history enthusiast and am trying to put together a representative set of billiard balls, each one being made of one of the materials used for making billiard balls through the sport’s history. I am currently trying to acquire a single celluloid billiard ball. Does anyone have...

I always enjoyed pool when I was younger, but when I learned that there were different billiard games played around the world, I became very interested in knowing more. And then I learned that billiards had a very old and colorful history, and I became ecstatic about learning everything I...