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I'll bet kids would have wanted shoelaces that were associated with marbles!

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I'd say so. You're starting to get good at this!

Nice, I have never seen one like it. It looks to be in excellent condition. Is there anything on the back? Just to be sure, I am referring to the second board you posted - surely, it's metal of some sort - any markings on it?

Nice Hop Ching Board (by Pressman). I have one, but I haven't seen many with the box. Do you know who made the tin one?

Do you think these were from when Berry Pink (The Marble King) was still jobbering marbles and not actually producing any of his own? Two-sided Ohio Arts Tin Litho Checkers Board (with marbles and wooden checkers - made in Japan - found in it). I have heard the marbles referred to as "Mt. Fujis".

The hybrid Cat's Eyes are great - sorta underappreciated, IMO. Vitro Blackies:

NIce bags, Al - every header is different, and I hadn't seen the Cat's Eyes before. If it was a "Marble King" mesh bag with Chinese Checker marbles it was probably one of Pink's jobber bags from a time before Marble King actually made marbles. In fact, I can't recall seeing a mesh bag with Marble King marbles in it (although, my memory is not what it used to be, either). Have you ever seen MK marbles in a mesh bag? Al? Marble King Chinese Checkers Poly Bag: I decided it's probably a good idea to add some "key words" with pictures for searching's sake!

For starters, the first two photos are the same so another view might be helpful. I think #2 is Akro, #4 may be Pelt and #5 is a MK Double Ribbon. #6 may be a Champion. I think you called the others!

Tommy, The blue on yellow MKs you show are called Cubscouts. If the ribbons were green they would be Girlscouts. 🙂

Just a gate I made a few years back.

The green augers are great mibs!

Not necessarily odd, but I don't think these are common. I'll have to find it and take better pics.

It is amazing how well some of the old stuff holds up. I found another: Chinese Checker Glass Marbles Poly Bag

Hop Ching Game Marbles Mesh Bag

Alley wink cups

Chad, I am sorry you have trouble getting them when you want them! Some decent TriColors - 11/16"

Scarlett O'Hara Marble Game Rosenthal Jumpo Marblo Marble Game

Thanks for the pics, Al. One thing is for sure, the intensity of the color on some of those old veneered Wales marbles is outstanding, like the red, blue and yellow in that first bag.

I agree that equating "modern" with "poor glass" is probably not helpful. Some modern marbles have very good glass quality. The glass quality for some of the Jabos, DAS and SMMs is excellent, but they tend to command a premium price relative to marbles that are mass produced so they can be sold cheaply and still provide a reasonable return. Of course, the balance of expense, quality and sales numbers, is a calculation that most manufacturers work to optimize, regardless of their product. Collectability is an entirely different thing. It generally has to do with rarity, eye appeal and condition. The marble you posted above does look newer (maybe Jabo) and if you compare that white to the formula white batch-made glass in a good old marble, it doesn't even come close.

I agree, good looking groups!

That's a nice bunch of Exotics! A few Superiors here:

I recommend downloading them. 😀

IMO, glass quality can mean a few different things - sometimes, you see it all together. It can mean a more tinted or gray-hazy looking clear (look at good Vitros and Pelts for examples of bright crystal clear glass), or colors that are weak (not a lot of pigment) or that aren't evenly distributed (thick and thin spots), or the glass can just be kind of weak and prone to scratches and chips. It's sort of hard to describe, more like something you just come to recognize after you've closely examined a few hundred thousand marbles. Some types are just known to have "poor glass quality" and sometimes the only way you realize it is after you've seen 50 of the same marbles and 35 turn out to look that way. If someone says, "These are pretty common but they're really hard to find in good condition", it's probably because the glass quality isn't what it could be. Sometimes, it''s just from manufacturers trying to save money and materials during a particularly rough patch - like during WWII - you can see it on quite a few Vitro Conquerors, which are just sort of cheaply made. (That's not to say there aren't some awesome Conquerors!)

Here is my "Snow Globe" just for grins. I am pretty sure it's a Master Marble and they are not common. And here's a really nice one J_ding posted back in 2015: