Thread: Wooden BOBS Balls - Help to find/buy

Well , turns out I have played with gear like this
My sister had , and maybe still has a purpose built table , complete with the balls and stick

We had no rules , and no idea of it's name
Not so now eh

Teamwork eh lads , good skills all

I will have to check it out to find out the dimensions etc. And get a pic or two .

Jock

hi QldWoodie,

I have a Bobs set approx 35 plus years old still in the original box.
it is constructed of timber, has 10 apertures. but has hard plastic balls,
the rules are printed on the box as is the manufacturers name and details.
If you would like any other info you can e-mail me at [email protected]

Cheers Trev

If anyone is interested I currently have a complete Bobs Set for sale on eBay. Made of wood - includes bobs alley, mallet, cue, 7 lacquered wooden balls & rules. It is in excellent as-good-as-new condition - hardly used. Comes in original box. Made in Australia.

Been reading through this thread with interest.

Here are some more images of a Bob's set I recently found in an antique store recently together with another antique game called Bagatelle which is like the first versions of pin ball where you use a small crafted hammer to hit a marble along a channel and score points.

Even managed to get the kids off the computer long enough to have a go at each.

Both bring back great memories

gee that brings back memories i had a Bagatelle when i was a kid in the uk .
i think my uncle made it for me , he also made me a wooden castle and a garage style service station and 2 level car park for my matchbox cars.

Thank

Originally Posted by Pughy

I have the original bobs set my Mum and Dad bought I expect somewhere in the 50's. It is complete with the cue and 5 brown and 1 black wooden balls. One arm has fallen off but I have retained it also.I'm interested to hear what people think I should do with it. I see from this site many of you would probably offer to take it off my hands. It holds special memories of many fun family nights but what is the use of keeping it in a storage cupboard? Thankyou.

Hi Just wondering do you still have this game as I am interested in buying it.
Can you email me and let me know.
THanks
Kerry

Originally Posted by Bluntles

Hi Tweedy,
Many thanks for your offer.
The two suppliers advertise these @ approx. 70 cents for the 25mm. ones and $1.00 for the 32mm.
Eleven such balls are needed, as I understand from the rules - one to be painted black and the other ten plain timber or alternatively white.
They need to be hardwood, and the postage factor is probably the greater cost.

I could not expect you to compete with the above prices, even on labour aspect alone. May have to go with the first option, as Emu Plains is snuggled at the base of the Blue Mountains in western Sydney.

Keith

Hi Keith
Can you give me details of the company that sells the bob's balls
Thanks
Kerry

I may be a bit late, QldWoodie.
I have today acquired an original boxed set of seven TRU-SHOT 1.5 inch BOBS BALLS (previously owned by Linda Salt, 52 Stevens St, Queenscliffe).

I joined the Woodwork Forum an hour ago so that I could reply to your post.

I am in Brisbane!

Ron
Tel 38784645

it's 2020, and the last posts here were in 2012, and then 2009. Whoooo, we're glad you joined but I can't be sure anyone relevant to this thread will even see this. There's a string of users on this thread that haven't been around for a long time

Originally Posted by ronallan

I may be a bit late, QldWoodie.
I have today acquired an original boxed set of seven TRU-SHOT 1.5 inch BOBS BALLS (previously owned by Linda Salt, 52 Stevens St, Queenscliffe).

I joined the Woodwork Forum an hour ago so that I could reply to your post.

I am in Brisbane!

Ron
Tel 38784645

Hi Ron,

Searching for BOBS Balls as I have inherited the frame and cue. Are the ones listed in Feb still available by chance please?

Cheers,
Nicole