Gorgeous Large Bakelite Billiard Balls - Set of 14 Plus Shooter small wooden box Published by MoMA in 1958

Published by MoMA in 1958 and edited by James Thrall Soby

On watermarked laid paper

just large enough to stick the tip of a pen or pencil inside

I'd guess there was once more vivid color on the top--one can still see some red

with blue base to match the bedcovers and curtains

Gorgeous Large Bakelite Billiard Balls - Set of 14 Plus Shooter small wooden box Published by MoMA in 1958The latest entry in the category of gorgeous found color, these old bakelite billiard balls definitely giving old clay marbles a run for their money in terms of purely beautiful things to throw in a bowl. Their numbers on these have long since worn off, but I think they are all the better for the scuffs and dings and softening to the color gained over the years. One sees these in different sizes these are the largest I've seen, heavy and substantial,