Strange Ball Set Identification

DrBilliard

DrBilliard

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Hey all,

I just had this set of balls come into the shop, and I was wondering if anyone recognized it? The things to note for me are that the stripe on the stripes doesn't wrap around the entire ball, but is on both sides, and the solid balls have no numbers printed on them. They are all weighing within 1-2 grams of each other, around 158g, and appear to be 2 1/4" balls. The cue ball seems like it may be from a different set based on it's condition. Oddly enough, it seems the cue was cored for numbers, as there is a clear circle on both sides where the ball is separating. For their condition they seem to roll pretty true, though I haven't tried to hit them as I fear they wouldn't survive.

Anyone recognize this? I've searched online and my best guess is that the solids at one point had numbers that maybe were taken off or came off over time? Any tips appreciated, thanks everyone!
 

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The stripes are gen 1 Aramith Continentals, the solids may also be from the same set since the numbers were just screen printed on it's entirely possible that they were removed.

The white ball is a busted-up bumper pool ball.
 
Benelli said:
The stripes are gen 1 Aramith Continentals, the solids may also be from the same set since the numbers were just screen printed on it's entirely possible that they were removed.

The white ball is a busted-up bumper pool ball.
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This is kind of what I expected, though I was surprised that there isn't even a flake of printing left on any of the solids, however they don't appear to have been taken care of. Thanks so much for the info!

If you don't mind my pestering, what about the cue ball lets you know it's from bumper pool? Sadly I'm very uninformed when it comes to bumper pool so I'm not sure what the standout detail here is.
 
DrBilliard said:
This is kind of what I expected, though I was surprised that there isn't even a flake of printing left on any of the solids, however they don't appear to have been taken care of. Thanks so much for the info!

If you don't mind my pestering, what about the cue ball lets you know it's from bumper pool? Sadly I'm very uninformed when it comes to bumper pool so I'm not sure what the standout detail here is.
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It's that circle you see in the 54.jpg photo, that is something you only find on a bumper pool balls.

It designates the "marked ball" that has to be pocketed first before you can pocket any others
 
Benelli said:
It's that circle you see in the 54.jpg photo, that is something you only find on a bumper pool balls.

It designates the "marked ball" that has to be pocketed first before you can pocket any others
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Oh duh, that makes sense. Without seeing the red circle I hadn't even though of that. Thanks so much for the info!
 
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