Burt Pool Ball Factory: George Burt Billiard Ball

Name/Title

Burt Pool Ball Factory: George Burt Billiard Ball

Entry/Object ID

2024.004.039

Description

Located where South Mountain School is today. The Burt Billiard Ball Company was the largest Pool Ball Works in America at the time. Site was near where South Mountain School is today. An announcement appeared in the Industrial Chronology of New Jersey, for the 8 months ending September 1902, that "the Burt Manufacturing Company, makers of celluloid novelties at Millburn, have decided to remove their plant to Bridgeport, Connecticut. Rare billiard ball produced from the Burt Factory.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.004

Source or Donor

Eric Hado

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Diameter

2-1/2 in

Web Links and URLs

Burt Pool Ball Patent