{"product_id":"officers-mess-a-game-of-snooker-1900","title":"Officers Mess, a Game of Snooker, 1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e54mm (1\/32nd scale) figures\u003c\/span\u003e from a British Officer´s mess painted in gloss enamels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarpet included in the set.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll hand painted Toy Soldier sets packed in Red Boxes. Cast in quality white metal, hand painted gloss enamels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in England. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColonel Sir Neville Chamberlain is accredited with inventing the game of \u003c\/span\u003esnooker in India, 1875\u003cspan\u003e with officers of the 11th Devonshire regiment. During the monsoons, the officers used to spend their time in the billiards room, and the two of the most popular games were ‘pyramids’ and ‘black pool’. ‘Pyramids’ had 15 red cue balls arranged in the form of a pyramid, and ‘black pool’ had different coloured cue balls and the opponent had to pot the ball. Chamberlain combined both these different sports to give birth to the game of \u003c\/span\u003esnooker.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Armoury St James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57369693159797,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7008\/3014\/files\/L1700992.jpg?v=1784549084","url":"https:\/\/armoury.co.uk\/products\/officers-mess-a-game-of-snooker-1900","provider":"The Armoury St James's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}