Late 19th C. Very Rare Engraved Clay 21 Pocket Billiards Ball design-technics I haven't counted the pages

I haven't counted the pages but a few hundred for sure

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Late 19th C. Very Rare Engraved Clay 21 Pocket Billiards Ball design-technics I haven't counted the pagesThis, it turns out, is is a super rare onethe 21st ball in a c. 1880s set of baseball pocket billiards, which is the only sort of billiards set that contains 21 balls. (Typically billiards and pocket billiards sets contain 15 marked balls plus a shooter.) I believe this ball was designed and produced by George H. Burt of Millburn, NJ. I have found documentation of a few standard sets out there made of clay and engraved in just this manner (with