Billiards accessory
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal, cotton, string, cord and rubber
Measurements
Box - 487 mm (length); 254 mm (width); 154 mm (height), Scoring board - 430 mm (length); 164 mm (width); 27 mm (height), Braid strap - 3640 mm (length); 35 mm (width), Each green metal strap - 45 mm (length); 16 mm (width), Cue tip - 11 mm (diameter), Black ball - 25 mm (diameter), Cream ball - 55 mm (diameter)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670734
Summary
A rectangular wooden box subdivided into three containing the following: a billiards scoring board with printed numbers running from 1-20. This box may or may not be original. The two black scoring markers have become detached. There are two wooden cues, each in two pieces. There are three large cream billiards balls and two small cream and one small red billiard ball. There is a very small black rubber ball. There are five metal 'pockets' strung with string nets. There is a metal bracket with no string net. The metal section of each 'pocket' would have clamped onto the edges of the table. There are fifteen wooden wedges of various shapes. There is a cue tip and a small brown disc. There are eleven green painted metal strips each with a hollowed out top surface. There are two lengths of green woven cotton braid straps with metal buckles. Total number of items is 51.