On this day in 1865, American inventor John Wesley Hyatt received a patent for an imitation ivory pool ball. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On this day in 1865, American inventor John Wesley Hyatt received a patent for an imitation ivory pool ball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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John Wesley Hyatt patents a new kind of billiard ball - October 10th, 1865

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John Wesley Hyatt patents a new kind of billiard ball - October 10th, 1865

John Wesley Hyatt patents a new kind of billiard ball - October 10th, 1865