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Billiard ball polishing lathes

Lemelson Center and Albany Billiard Ball Co.1920/1929

Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
Washington, DC, United States

Celluloid billiard ball manufacture, 1920s.

"The balls next go to the polishing lathes illustrated in photograph 75, where they are sanded and polished."

- From "Manufacture of Celluloid Billiard Balls," Albany Billiard Ball Co. Records.

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  • Title: Billiard ball polishing lathes
  • Creator: Lemelson Center, Albany Billiard Ball Co.
  • Date Created: 1920/1929
  • Subject Keywords: Endangered Species
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

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