Early 20th C. Clay Pool Ball #15 crandalls I believe it was sculpted

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

and I'd guess this one dates to the mid-20th century or so

The imagery is complex and out of this world

I love its rounded form and gold edging at each level of the stack

I only recently came across another example of an antique oil cloth ball like this one

Early 20th C. Clay Pool Ball #15 crandalls I believe it was sculptedI 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