Late 19th C. Very Rare Engraved Clay 21 Pocket Billiards Ball seascape with mountain or perhaps based on the

or perhaps based on the "Jewel Mill" that in the late 19th century was built on the foundation of John Pearson’s original fulling mill and around that time was operated by the Glen Mills Cereal Company

It's a great object to hold and use

3 1/4” x 3 1/4” x 2 3/4”

Really a lovely little parquetry set

Late 19th C. Very Rare Engraved Clay 21 Pocket Billiards Ball seascape with mountain or perhaps based on theThis, it turns out, is is a super rare onethe 21st ball in a c. 1880s set of baseball pocket billiards, which is the only sort of billiards set that contains 21 balls. (Typically billiards and pocket billiards sets contain 15 marked balls plus a shooter.) I believe this ball was designed and produced by George H. Burt of Millburn, NJ. I have found documentation of a few standard sets out there made of clay and engraved in just this manner (with