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Would Love To See Pictuures Of Slag Marbles


nancy cooper

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I'm not sure if this is the right place to start this but,....I'd love to see any pictures of slag marbles for me to learn from. I keep finding information here that some how has escaped me to date. I hate when that happens...Thanks in advance for sharing any pictures....Nancy

(My damn U key sticks! I guess it's back to "Dragon Speak" for me)

PS...Could a slag marble look like this...with the white swirls inside the green glass? This is another marble just dug up at that dump. Nancy

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You're steal'n my thunder, man! Guess I missed my opportunity... *Finds a corner to sulk in*

The slags that Jeepers posted are all higher-end slags; I see a lot of handgathered slags here, and colors that are on the rarer end of the spectrum. Here's a quick verbal rundown of the more common types; if nobody covers these colors by tomorrow morning, I'm gonna haul out my box and get some examples:

Dark blue and dark green are the most common in my experience.

Brown and purple are the next most common; jeeper's posted two excellent examples of brown in the upper left, but no purples.

Red and cyan are where the slags start becoming uncommon; this glass also seems to chip easier, so finding them in good condition is that much harder.

The lemonade slags are generally the rarest of the normal colors, and I find that they tend to be a little flimsier as well.

Jeepers, that slag on the far left, second down– that's pelt, right? Absolutely stunning!

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Oh yah, cyan slag prices are gonna go through the roof. My buying habits are really going to shrink the pool. *Pulls $12.63 out of his wallet* How many will this get me? Mint condition only.

Only looking for all Cyan Slag marbles from the world? I bet there are some pretty stellar inter-galactic stones to be had!! Do you have a picture of a cyan slag marble. I'm never sure what one means by cyan (aqua, teal, greenish blue, bluish green, sea green.........)Nancy

Close to this color?

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Alan's got a few towards the center of his picture, and there's one in the top row of Dan's. I think a lot of collectors call it light blue, sometimes aqua. I work a lot with colors, though, so I can say with absolute confidence that the glass is actually cyan. Yup.

I can never get a good picture of cyan slags. I have some excellent ones, but no matter how hard I try, they always end up as just a blue smudge. I have some cyan swirls of completely unknown origin that I'd like to have IDed too, but I just can't catch any.

I planned on grabbing some pics of my slags, what with them being the pride of my collection (I have low standards), but I had to leave home earlier than expected today, and won't be back in a week. Such is life. Just hang in there, though; when I get back, I will astound you all with my amazing collection of cyan smudges!

And Jeepers, that cup is amazing. I want it too. Maybe Nancy and I could play a game of marbles for it? :P

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Alan's got a few towards the center of his picture, and there's one in the top row of Dan's. I think a lot of collectors call it light blue, sometimes aqua. I work a lot with colors, though, so I can say with absolute confidence that the glass is actually cyan. Yup.

I can never get a good picture of cyan slags. I have some excellent ones, but no matter how hard I try, they always end up as just a blue smudge. I have some cyan swirls of completely unknown origin that I'd like to have IDed too, but I just can't catch any.

I planned on grabbing some pics of my slags, what with them being the pride of my collection (I have low standards), but I had to leave home earlier than expected today, and won't be back in a week. Such is life. Just hang in there, though; when I get back, I will astound you all with my amazing collection of cyan smudges!

And Jeepers, that cup is amazing. I want it too. Maybe Nancy and I could play a game of marbles for it? :P

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