Rare set of 22 ivory snooker balls c.1880’s - consisting of 15 reds, a yellow, a green, a brown, a blue, a pink and a black together with a white cue ball – housed in an original leatherette period box – quite an exceptional quality set – overall wt approx. 6.5lbs/3kg Note The Game of snooker was invented in 1875 and it was about, the same time that composition balls evolved and by 1900 they were being widely used.