A Victorian mahogany combined billiard and life pool scoreboard

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A Victorian mahogany combined billiard and life pool scoreboard
By Thurston & Co, with ivory markers and glazed compartment for the balls below, a circular revolving cue stand with numerous cues and extension cues with 32 ivory balls and pair of walnut back billiard brushes and table chalks and a glazed and framed rules of the game

Lot Essay

Life pool was a game for up to twelve players whereby each player used a different colour cue ball and their progress was marked on the scoreboard by means of slides bearing the colour of each player's ball.

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