schmoozer

My resolution is to clean out my collection, and FOCUS on my favorites. I have had the hoarder mentality for far too long, buying all vintage mibs regardless. I have recently been giving away small bags to kids at local antique shows to help keep the hobby alive. (Along with a cigar box to keep them in. Another bad habit...) i also throw mibs around at local playgrounds, in the tradition of Galen.

Thank you very much!!! i have this website saved for frequent reference.

Sad to hear this😢

Merry Xmas Steph, I hope you had a great day👍👍 thank you for keeping the hobby alive.

Nicely done!

Haha “cave-man” noises... Tim the tool-man comes to mind. that top mib is a killer!!!!

Thanks for the laugh👍😁

I have seen those in a lot of those in the western Washington area. we had a collapse of antique stores during 08-16, but things seem to be picking up.

Great piece at a super price! Most I see in my area are $400++

Steph, you start a business based on this concept... I know my wife would buy it!

To clarify, I have been collecting these items for 25+years... the marbles started with a group of Vacor meteor marbles in early 2000 I received from my MIL.

Knives, especially military theater-made razors folkart, political, and gadget canes blenko Art glass US 1800’s private tokens political medals and a few more my wife doesn’t know about🤣 I rarely buy off the internet, otherwise I’d go broke.

You just have to hunt more, with more things to collect. I have 7 or 8 collections, so I usually find something in every store.

You just have to hunt more, with more things to collect. I have 7 or 8 collections, so I usually find something in every store.

Awesome find! I double check every jar I see, it only takes one mib to make me giddy😁

This is 13/16”. Looks like a single-seam, dragonfly or? IMG_5436.MOV

eBay seller I bought my displays from. He can do custom orders as well. https://www.ebay.com/itm/OAK-small-MARBLE-1-2-9-16-DISPLAY-CASE-HOLDS-189/120410910529?hash=item1c090caf41:g:ip0AAMXQmWdRGd0p

A typical evening at the new house... I need to make sure there are no eagles or waterfowl around first, that would be a big issue with some neighbors.

Just unpacked a moving box from 2 years back, found my old wristrocket slingshot. Suddenly all common mibs look like “ammo”...🤔

Nicely done!

Thanks for the background, the mystery continues....

I read somewhere that the flattened examples with edge ridges were made by Vitro?

Some of the knobs are original with steel inserts, others are reproduced with aluminum inserts. houze also made similar styles for their smoking stands. I have an old walking cane that has a houze knob👍

Thinking Jabo based on size

I just moved the box with all the displays today into the new house, haven’t laid eyes on them in 2 years. Will post pics when they get mounted.