Steph Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Neato! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Champion clearie shooters: Note the broad base seam but lack of central seam and oversized bag - the lack of seam doesn't indicate a fantasy bag with Champion. These were probably date from the early 70's - but the headers were used for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I picked up a couple of these bags and didn't feel too guilty about carefully opening one: attractive bubbles and bright colours. They're all worth a closer look under UV though... From green a little UV starts to show wisps: bringing it closer: Yes the same marble. The purple one has a less noticeable change, but it's still very visible. The blue remains exactly as it appears under normal light. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Interesting. What size of shooter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 45 minutes ago, Steph said: Interesting. What size of shooter? 3/4" which I'd consider the start of shooter size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I've been trying to save the name "shooter" for the 3/4" marbles and say "boulder" for larger marbles. But mainly I wanted to make sure that you were talking about the 3/4" range because if you were talking about an inch then that was going to mess with my head, since I don't associate the name Champion with larger marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Steph said: I've been trying to save the name "shooter" for the 3/4" marbles and say "boulder" for larger marbles. But mainly I wanted to make sure that you were talking about the 3/4" range because if you were talking about an inch then that was going to mess with my head, since I don't associate the name Champion with larger marbles. Four in the pack are 3/4", with the one larger... I'll measure tonight when I get home, but you can judge the size of the larger blue one compared to the 3/4" red one if it doesn't mess with your head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 1 hour ago, ManofKent said: Four in the pack are 3/4", with the one larger... I'll measure tonight when I get home, but you can judge the size of the larger blue one compared to the 3/4" red one if it doesn't mess with your head Does 5/6th for the larger one surprise you, or was that within the expected range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 5/6? I don't know. I just know that when we see swirls which are larger than 3/4", the ID's guessed are almost always Alley, Jabo or Vacor. Larger is surprising to me for a Champion. Every now and then I ask what the latest info is on the size range we know about from the different makers but just knowing the max doesn't tell how often the max is reached. Just now checked in American Machine-Made Marbles and see that I shouldn't be so shocked at larger transparent marbles -- but larger non-transparents might still have the capacity to blow my wee mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 This new old fashioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Interesting, thought the new old fashioned were larger, but I'll admit Champions aren't a company I've spent much time on. *edit* and then I read the rest of the thread, lol. Carry on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprchik Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 I love the furnace swirls, too. Backlit: So freaking cool!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 Nice marbles. Champion doesn't get the attention they deserve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie_T Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 I like Champs...... one of mine...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 ^Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 and juicy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Pretty classic WVS: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 I've been told this is a type of furnace by most I've shown it to. I agree the colors are very much like the champion furnaces, and I can't imagine what else it might be, so Champ it must be I suppose. It's one of my most beautiful marbles, if not the most. I've seen one CAC with colors very much like this on black base glass, so there's a chance this doesn't belong here I suppose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Nice one - 'folds' look good for Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 Thanks. I'm pretty sure it's Champ but I get doubtful once in a while. It's just so different. Here's another pretty furnace. Too bad it has the fractures but I think these are hard to find without some fractures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MERCY Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 1/7/2018 at 11:45 PM, cheese said: I've been told this is a type of furnace by most I've shown it to. I agree the colors are very much like the champion furnaces, and I can't imagine what else it might be, so Champ it must be I suppose. It's one of my most beautiful marbles, if not the most. I've seen one CAC with colors very much like this on black base glass, so there's a chance this doesn't belong here I suppose. I’ve got one like this. It’s a 9/16 . I love mine as well. Curious, What is the size on yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MERCY Posted February 15, 2023 Report Share Posted February 15, 2023 Just now, MERCY said: I’ve got one like this. It’s a 9/16 . I love mine as well. Curious, What is the size on yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Mine is right at 5/8". I don't think that one is champion. At the time I posted it here someone had convinced me it was a furnace but it's not. Crystal clear base glass and all the colors. After some other finds that are persuading, I have that marble with my Ravenswoods now. Still not 100% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 I just finished fixing photos, updating links and editing text in all of my old posts in this topic. But since this is "Mostly Pix" I'll add a few more of some favorite Champion types. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carowill Posted November 7, 2023 Report Share Posted November 7, 2023 5 hours ago, Ric said: I just finished fixing photos, updating links and editing text in all of my old posts in this topic. But since this is "Mostly Pix" I'll add a few more of some favorite Champion types. 🙂 Nice examples! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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