Although the world has found substitutes for every one of ivory’s practical uses—billiard balls, piano keys ... d seen of ivory Coptic crosses on sale beside ivory Islamic prayer beads ...

The automated score keeper uses a webcam duct taped to the ceiling right above the center of the pool table, The balls – red and yellow balls replace the rainbow of solids and stripes to make ...

Do you play pool? If so, you probably take the automatic ball return systems in bar and billiard hall tables for granted. [Roger Makes] was tired of walking around his home table to collect the ...

In 1863, elephant ivory was getting scarce, so an American ivory billiard ball manufacturer offered a $10,000 reward to any inventor who could find an alternative material for the balls.

Plastic’s history is chock-full of happy accidents, starting in the late 1860s when John Wesley Hyatt unintention-ally developed Celluloid, a synthetic plastic that he used as a substitute for ivory ...

“Shohei Ohtani made history with this baseball, and now, with the highest sale price for any ball ever sold, this legendary ...

T he sale of the baseball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run this season is now even more complicated after a second lawsuit was filed over ownership of the ball. Joseph Davidov claims in his ...

She also assesses the ecological impact of nineteenth-century fashion. ‘From civets horribly confined to produce perfume scent to elephants killed for ivory billiard balls and piano keys, Cowie ...

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Check out our top picks from Steam Next Fest October 2024 for an idea of what to expect when the next sale arrives. The best Steam feature for keeping track of sales is your wishlist. Browsing ...

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