I LOVE MARBLES

Thanks glass man, it's really Christ on the cross. Had some battles with satan, looks like he came away the winner though! Try to get better pics later. Scott

Here's mine! Marblealan lists the hand-cut as circa 1775-1925 that makes these some of the oldest marbles! I just love them, a lot of fond memories! Grandma Shupe always gave me an agate on my birthday, as she also did my two younger brothers. I always traded them out of theirs. This is an awesome bunch of agates! Many are very special to me! In the first 2 pics top row 2nd mib from the left, with the perfect symmetrical rings, Ernie (zaboo) gave me cause he knows I love agates! Third pic small green moss agate at the bottom, same mib in the case top row second from right, that agate was bought at the Crescent store in Ogden Utah, in 1940 by Que Eugene Shupe for his son Ronald Que Shupe who then gave it to his son Scott Que Shupe in 1992! Show me yours please! Scott

I think got a pic of some of mine. Scott

Damnit Ron, now it's real cold here in Spokane, guess I'll have to burn those worthless rags known as marble books/price guides! LOL!!! Really though think I read that tidbit bout Alley working as a gathering boy in Greengurgs, that I bought from Bertram at a Seattle show in 1996. Bert was pissed because he wanted $50. and I only gave him $40. for it! What a great waste of time reading and commiting to memory all that crap! Hi Ron, do you remember me emailing you 9 or so years ago to ask about your book? What happened with that anyway? Scott

Though nobody knows for sure, I believe Galen is correct about the way these flame marbles were created. You know Mr. Alley started working as a gathering boy for Akro Agate in 1915. I think Mr. Fiedler worked for Akro at about the same time, just pointing out that those two men had great knowledge about making machinemade marbles. I've heard that a good flame comes up random 1 in 10,000 on a swirl machine. It seem to me that Mr. Alley knew how to make the flame pattern come up more often than that. Seems to me that Mr. Fiedler had the flame marbles down to a fine art, because CAC original boxes have been found filled with flame marbles, so Mr. Fiedler could and did make flame marbles at will, on purpose. It just makes sense that a fine feed is the way these marbles were made. Scott

Hi Chris, welcome to the board! You know if you looks at those marbles too long, you'll be addicted! Will be glad to help on those Chinas, post a picture. You're in a great location for collecting early German handmade marbles, many of my best ones came from England. Cheers, Scott

You know Dani & Ernie, Grandpa Shupe used to say that often on the Sunday drive: Alley, Alley Oxen Free! He didn't say so but I think ti's a marble shooting saying. What can you tell me about Alley, Alley Oxen Free? By the way that's a sweet board! Scott

Dave you sniffin dog you! I'm movin to Canada! Scott

Hey Roger nice group! I only have one of these marbles a blue & yellow. I'd just bet they made white too, although those will not be as distinguishable. Keep up the good work, you may solve this mystery! Scott

Hi JVV, awesome rare marbles! 1910? From what I know about ground pontil marbles, they were all made 1850-1870. I think the best antique hand made marbles are the ground pontils! Scott

Hey MAIN-MARBLE-MAN, what a sweet group! Looks strait out of "The Golden Age of Machinemade Marbles" (about 1927-1933) I truly believe the best machinemade marbles were made in those depression years! Great Score! Scott

That's an awsome box Greg! Thanks for showing it! Scott

Great thread everyone! I need a better camera, & more picture taking skills! Hey Charles, I think the marble in the center of this pic is more rare than a copperhead, as I've found 3 of those and only one of the opalescent base, with clear red and opaque egg yolk yellow ribbons! What do you think Marblemiser, that's the same type marble you have in your avatar isn't it? These are all big 13/16" to 1" big boys. Scott

Hey Roger, as you know three companies made hand-gathered red onyx marbles, Akro Agate, Peltier, and C.A.C. I think yours is Akro. Scott

Sweet marbles JVV. Scott

Hey Carole, boy that is sweet! Isn't that one of those blue angels? Scott

Hey Dan, that's a Gladding Vitro Agate, and a nice one! Scott

Hey icunow, that's a type of solid core marble known as a jelly core. Scott

The last I heard only 5 were known to exist. 2003 or 2004 an Akro Salesman Sample box sold on ebay for about $5000. with less than half, or maybe no marbles, I can't remember. In Amana 2004 talking with Landon, learned that box, was picked up by him in Oregon, and hand delivered to the man who won it on ebay. That man was also at the 2004 Amana show, and was trying to lean what marbles went with that box, in order to back-fill it. It's a rare box, very desirable, because of beautiful, uncommon types and sizes, of the marbles in it. In 1992 when I started collecting, that box in mint $10,000. don't know what it is now. MAIN-MARBLE-MAN the box you show has one of the inserts badly replaced, appears to be back-filled and the box looks in the middle of near mint, my guess on value; $3000. to $5000. Scott

WOW Andrea those are sweet! I love that red & white latticinio! (It looks orange on my screen.) JVV your marbles are awesome! Just wish I could get that quality, that cheap! Here's a 2 3/16" three panel tri-lobed single pontil I bought from Cameron. Scott

Here's a couple Cameron sent me pics of. Scott

Hey JVV, is that ribbon with the transparent blue and clear base, Cam's marble? He sent me a pic of it couple years ago, and I saved it in my pictures. Here's a solid core with a lotta twist! Scott

Hey JVV, I Love all marbles, but have a special Love for the early German ground pontil marbles, cane cut & single gathers! Here's a double ribbon w/end caps.

I met Stan The Marble Man at the first marble show I attended Sea-Tac 1996, immediately thought, what a character! I didn't get to know him until Raelyn's marble dinner, three years ago. Stan & I talked marbles, politics, smoked a few phatties, and I traded him a doubie, for some Snoopy marbles. I love marble-people, and I'll miss Stan, as we shared more in common, than just being marble men. Real sorry to hear this bad news. Scott

That's sad news indeed, I'll truly miss Norm's honesty & marble knowledge. Sorry to hear this. Scott