moremarbles4me Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I got me one of those mysterious Pelt winshield marbles today in the mail. Excellent marble. The base of course is clear, I mean crystal clear. the band wrapping the marble is yellowish orange with a touch of red. I like it so well that I'm working on a deal to get enough to backfill a Pelt jobber box that I got in the mail today. Thanks John. Some background on the marbles and how they got thier name. My friend ran a newspaper ad years ago in central IL. A former Peltier factory worker contacted him about the ad. Long story short several coffee cans of marbles were purchased from this employee. In this can were Pelt honey onyx, clear rainbos, two color clear rainbos(experimental never sold to the public, I showed a picture of mine a few weeks back) and several other experimental types one of which is this windshield marble. The emplyee is the one that called this a windshield marble because of the window in the center of the marble. Hope this answers some questions about this marble. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinemades Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Sweet marble Charles. Thanks for the information. Sami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIRE81 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Too KOOL !!! Thanx Charles......!!! Your friend has taken the time to shed some light on this as well. Skeptic turned into a BELIEVER !!!! Another humbling experience !!! And...another great chapter in the Peltier History !!! RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankgrrl29 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 awesome story, and cool marbles! did you learn anything about the honey onyx? like, time frame, or anything else? i've read that they were hand gathered somewhere, which makes no sense at all to me. they look like they fall in the peerless patch family, almost an acme realer, even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 It's my impression that Honey Onyx as a type-set were produced in the late 1930s or more likely early 1940s... Rainbo-type, I'm not convinced they are even as old as the Acme Realers. However, I am positive that this color combination was mfg'd as a preNLR/preRainbo (c.1927-29). I've/seen several variations on these from the earlier days but honestly can't remember if I've/seen any which I thought were "handgathered". I no longer have access to a certain some-one's examples, and I can't ask her. I would assume that there are some handgathered 'honey onyx' but doubt they were called that by the company. Odin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moremarbles4me Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Here's a link to a current ebay auction for a honey onyx. This seller says they were made 1925-30 Charles My Webpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankgrrl29 Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 seems like a good chance they were made around the same time as these windshield marbles. no way these are handgathered with that pattern repeated every time. i'd like to see some older marbles in those colors, for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moremarbles4me Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Hey Liz, that box of honey onyx you have a picture of is mine. LOL Where did you find that at? Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moremarbles4me Posted October 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 I still have them, i'd take a better picture but they're a tough marble to photo. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug_marble Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 This is my first post on this forum. I was reading the posts and saw this one on the Peltier "Windshield" marbles, which prompted me to dig out the ones I have. I also got mine from a guy who got them from a Peltier worker. I also got one loose in a batch from an ebay auction. I hope the 3 pic's show up here. Really nice forum you have here. Lots of information. I have been collecting marbles for some time with handmade marbles being the majority of my collection. dug_marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Welcome dug_marble! those are some mighty fine Windshields! mighty fine. Odin Those look familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankgrrl29 Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 hey odin, do you talk like that in real life? in real life? hey dug marble, where do you live, and when will you be leaving? just kidding, of course. welcome to the board!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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