Vintage Brunswick Gold Crown Centennial Billiard Balls and Rack

Description

These colorful billiard pool balls are just so darn cute, they are a full set of 15 with the cue ball as well. They have a wonderful aged patina, and the colors, while vibrant, are mellow and gorgeous. The numbers are also aged simply to perfection. They would look terrific being displayed in your game room, pool room!
The balls have been used and they have dark spots scattered across their surfaces from that usage. The have yellowed with age, as true bakelite does. The colors of the stripes and solids are still quite vibrant, however!
Bakelite is a synthetic resin chemically formulated and named after its Belgian inventor, Chemist L.H.Baekeland c.1909. It is pronounced "Bay Ka Lite". Originally it was used for molding items that were previously done of celluloid or hard rubber. One of the original uses was for pool balls. It is collectible in all its forms including jewelry, buttons, radio cases, lamps, dresser sets and many more items. It was used commercially for parts especially in electrical wiring. After bakelite and the introduction of so many other plastics and composition materials it was easy to confuse them all. People began to lump all plastics into one generic term "Bakelite".
Dimensions:
Each ball - 2 1/4"