BILLIARD BALL SCRAP ‘PRISON-STYLE’ RINGS

INSPIRED BY CELLULOID RINGS OF THE 1930’S AND 40S POPULARIZED BY THE EPONYMOUS BOB DODD, THESE RINGS WERE COMMONLY MADE WITHOUT METAL OR TRADITIONAL JEWELRY MAKING TOOLS USING FOUND MATERIALS DURING TIMES OF SCARCITY SUCH AS COMBS, TOOTHBRUSHES, EYEGLASSES AND MORE. ALSO KNOWN AS “DEPRESSION RINGS”, THESE RINGS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR BRIGHT COLORFUL AND UNIQUE PATTERNS AND HANDMADE CONSTRUCTION. INSPIRED BY THESE NOW-RARE COLLECTORS ITEMS, I BEGAN USING BILLIARD BALL SCRAPS LEFTOVER FROM MAKING MY POOL BALL JEWELRY AND CREATING MY OWN VERSION.

PRICING AVERAGES FROM $120 TO $200 DEPENDING ON SIZE, SHAPE, AND DESIGN.