Aramith Poker Balls?
Good afternoon, everyone.
I’m compiling an insert card for these vintage poker pool balls and was hoping a few experts or forum historians could help out with a little extra information, please?
I first bought an example of this beautiful set in 1990, but they almost certainly date from quite a bit earlier. The balls represent one of my personal favourite sets and I’ve acquired several over the years. The quality is exceptional, a depth of lustre and sound similar to Raschigs or Aramith Duramith balls. Every set I have ever seen, without exception, has been cased in one of the green, faded, MADE IN BELGIUM boxes pictured.
Here are my questions:
1. Although their name is absent anywhere on the box, can anybody offer confirmatory evidence that these poker pool balls were definitely manufactured by Aramith? I think the chances are high that they were (very few of the era could match this quality) but I’m not one-hundred percent sure.
2. I believe this set originated in the 1970s or 1980s. Could any of the learned magazine historians narrow that timescale, perhaps?
Many thanks for reading, ladies and gentlemen. Any help and information will be most gratefully received.