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Collection of 13 Aramith Bakelite Billiard Balls (Incomplete Set)

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Collection of 13 Aramith Bakelite billiard balls. Some billiard numbers are missing or duplicated.

Green cardboard box with removable top; interior of box bottom has a white plastic insert with round indentations for each ball.

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  • 2.25 in. H x 9.5 in. W x 9.5 in. D
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Scientific Biography
Leo Hendrik Baekeland

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Science History Institute. Collection of 13 Aramith Bakelite Billiard Balls (Incomplete Set). Photograph, 2016. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/h128nd71m.

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