collectable cue ball

[diaperman-ct]

i have a ivory billiard ball form the early 1900's .it has a small number engraved in it.it may be a three cushion billiard ball.does any one have any idea the value??

 

[2oldklings]

ball

what is the diameter of the ball, and what number is it? is it dyed any color? worth $75 to $250. regulation 2 1/4" balls are worth the most.

 

[Bob Jewett]

i have a ivory billiard ball form the early 1900's .it has a small number engraved in it.it may be a three cushion billiard ball.does any one have any idea the value??

The ivory balls with numbers I've seen have been object balls. It may have been dyed at one time but the dye came off. A complete set of ivory pool balls is worth somewhere around $2000 and $6000, depending. An individual ivory ball might go for $40 to $500, depending.

On page 97 of the Stellingas' book on billiard collectibles is a picture of a set of ivory pool balls without color and small hand-engraved numbers. They value the complete set at $4000 even though the ivory is cheap and the balls are badly cracked. (Some of the prices in that book are a little high.) The set is said to be from about 1850.

 

[jay helfert]

The ivory balls with numbers I've seen have been object balls. It may have been dyed at one time but the dye came off. A complete set of ivory pool balls is worth somewhere around $2000 and $6000, depending. An individual ivory ball might go for $40 to $500, depending.

On page 97 of the Stellingas' book on billiard collectibles is a picture of a set of ivory pool balls without color and small hand-engraved numbers. They value the complete set at $4000 even though the ivory is cheap and the balls are badly cracked. (Some of the prices in that book are a little high.) The set is said to be from about 1850.

I had one (the 14 ball) and sold it on eBay. It was about 100-125 years old. It went for $142. I was pleasantly surprised.