Snooker and Larkin Snooker and Larkin Published: 23 October 2024 Original: 1 July 1891 The Jewellers’ Circular and Horological Review. 1891 Snooker— Is that a picture of old Father Time? Larkin—Yes. Don’t you see his scythe and hour-glass? Snooker—I do; but where is his whirligig?