• Billiards became a very popular game after the Civil war. The invention of the rubber bumper change the game substantially.
	•In 1868 Phelan and Callender Company offered $10,000 for patent rights for a materials that was a suitable substitute for ivory for use in billiard balls.
	• Ivory was a widely used material in many application where polymers are used today.

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