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PISTOL BILLIARDS
AN INTERESTING GAME
CONTRIVANCE FOR
YOUNGSTERS
On the left is shown the "pistol"
which propels a ball or marble. It
is designed to be used in playing the
games, of marbles, floor billiards,
ninepins, and indoor croquet. It
makes it possible to play all these
games without kneeling or squatting
on the ground. This is much
more fun for the youngsters and
besides it saves stockings.
THE NOVEL GROUND PISTOL
This game device has been invented by George S. Gumaer, of Coronado, California. The barrel of the
pistol rests flat on the ground while the grip is two or three feet above the ground at the end of an up­
wardly extending inclined handle. The spring-actuated trigger has its lower end pointed to engage in
the notched portion of a cylindrical hammer. When this trigger is pulled, the hammer is driven forward
by a coil spring.