Early 20th C. Clay Pool Ball #15 crandalls Framed as found

Framed as found

I believe it was sculpted by hand and is signed on the bottom with what appears to read "THacaring" or similar

is somewhat faint--and so it is one that requires and very much rewards close looking

"A Guide to the Manly Art of Self-Defense

One sometimes sees figures like this with large phalluses attached

Early 20th C. Clay Pool Ball #15 crandalls Framed as foundI just can't get enough of these early clay billiard balls, and happily have been coming across them lately. To me they seem like perfect birthday gifts though sadly only for people much younger than me! I really love how the black fifteen is actually inlaid as opposed to just colored, reminding me somehow of old New York subway tiles, black against white, marking the stop. Lovely. Approx 2 1 4 inches diameter and in good condition with a few little