schmoozer

haha, those were the losers, although the Leighton winner is a “little” banged up.

From my last score…

Purple

https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/atq/d/monroe-antique-coin-pinball-machine-oak/7483232430.html

Many of us collected things over the years with the plan to sell when they want to retire and have some extra income. With the current economy, and gas costing $5+ per gallon, discretionary spending is in the toilet. Prices for collectibles seems to be tanking, it may never come back. I know we rarely talk $ here, but how many of us will be struggling if our prized possessions lose value? I admit I look at my collections as having $ when the time comes to sell. there is the old theme, “ when there is blood in the streets, that is the time to buy.” This is based on assuming the issue is cyclical, that you have adequate reserves, and better times will return. What if they don’t?

Salvation Army won’t be one of my beneficiaries. https://justthenews.com/nation/culture/salvation-army-withdraws-guide-asks-white-members-apologize-their-race#insticator-commenting

Maybe we should all agree to go “soylent green”???🫣🫣🫣

That is disturbing on many levels🤮

I plan on being cremated, with my ashes going into a very rare and expensive Blenko decanter. My wife has agreed, but thinks I nuts. I haven't figured out which one yet…going to have the stopper sealed.

My grandfather was such a person. A geologist, he collected things from all over the world, each with a micro-sized note. I will dig them out and post pics, some are hilarious.

We are all simply caretakers, preserving the past for future generations. The big question is who do we pass it on to? my kids want nothing to do with anything I collect, so I need to cultivate a new generation of collectors who will appreciate my “stuff”. how do other people plan to move their collections on?

Send it all to me, I will shoulder your burdens😁

We have Ezells, which has awesome livers and gizzards. there is a small place at Pike Place Market in Seattle that sells 1/2lb baskets for around $4, any combination of hearts, livers, and gizzards. Best and least expensive lunch in town! as for beef liver, the wife cooks it along with a bunch of other stuff for dog food🤣

I wondered what it was…

As in “Play that funky music white boy”?

Being an engineer, I need a few things to verify your claims of differential weight and temperature. first off, I need the NIST certifications for all your monitoring equipment. (This includes your libation alcohol analysis.) next, I need the environmental conditions of your testing lab, be it the office, bathroom or deck, including the hot tub. thirdly…. I forget, on my second glass of wine and cigar. carry-on🤣🤣🤣

Good to know, thanks. It did not impact what I offered, that was based on the 2 big ones I posted earlier. There was a 1-5/16” blue Bennington, plus a 5/8” blue/yellow Popeye.

Both are opaque.

There’s were in a single bag, 1/4” to 1/2”. The largest has the blue star embossed on it, with remnants of an orange star on the reverse. Don’t remember seeing this type before…

Here are pics of the whole box. 80% will be going to kids at the next antique show. The remainder go into the collection. There were roughly 2 dozen German swirls, mostly smalls. there is also a 1” onion skin that has many many hits. Wounded warrior…

The two Peltier clowns are 31/32”. Not Novas, IMHO.

Found this website to make your own machine🤔 http://theglassmarble.com/sphere grinder.htm

Found my Dean Six American Marbles book!!!

At the Quality Inn in SeaTac.

I can’t find my Dean Six book either…🤣🤣 paul’s book is about $40 now on Amazon😢 thanks Buddy. I haven’t been to a show in years where there was a large selection to check pricing. The wife and I are talking about Vegas this year, definitely going to the July show in SeaTac, WA.