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The Post-Billiards Age

May 13, 2015
Exploring the fading popularity of billiards, decline of pool halls in Chicago, challenges in producing billiard balls, transition from ivory to Bakelite, issue with celluloid ping pong balls
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Decline of Billiards and the Influence of Michael Phalen
02:03 • 2min
3
The Challenges of Producing Billiard Balls
04:06 • 1min
4
From Ivory to Bakelite
05:35 • 7min
5
The Issue with Celluloid Ping Pong Balls and Advertisements
13:04 • 5min