Ric

Nice marbles. Maybe old Champions?

I want it. . . .badly.

I'd like to see another view or two.

Nice snag, Jeeper. It's a keeper. Not my strong suit, but FWIW, it looks Navarre to me. Regardless, I like it!

It sounds like you're earning great returns!

Wow is right. It's an amazing collection. And that has to be about the coolest bowling item I have ever seen, if that's what it really is!

In your first message, you said "The room block closes February 22", which is today. Has the deadline been extended?

I'm leaning Akro.

It looks like a metallic substance to me, and it is crazy cool!

That is a nice marble!

Is the difference 4 ribbons (clear) vs. 6 ribbons (fruit)?

I like it best with mac & cheese under it.

Jolly Green Giant

A very nice group!

Wow, a warrior, for sure. You almost have to respect a marble that takes such a beating. Somebody had all kinds of fun with that one. Here's another I just couldn't part with. Does anyone have an idea about the relative rarity of various types of bricks . . . Akro, MFC, Black, Green, etc?

Too bad too, It was a killer in its day (11/16").

More Heatons . . .

No doubt, Bob, I am a confirmed nerd. Here's an appropriate application of the conservation of momentum: And it works remarkably well, with one or two marbles.

Those are nice, Bill. The first two are killer. Do you still have that little jobber box full?

Newton's Cradle, I have only seen the steel balls too, but any balls of sufficient mass would work. I actually have an old marble bagatelle that utilizes the same principle to shoot one marble at a time from the top of stack.

Well, I learned something else new: If you highlight text in a post you wish to respond to, a quote button shows up and when you click on it, it includes only the highlighted text in your response. This is much easier than the old system where you would get the entire post in the quote box and then have to delete the parts you didn't need. As for haircuts . . . You are my kind of guy, Bob. I do pay for haircuts, but only once a year ($5). Because, I don't really give a bleep what my hair looks like either. Now, having said that, I suppose you've still saved $75 more than me over the past 25 years.

Hi Al, Do you happen to know where the Gropper bags with Cairos sold?

Bob, When I post a "direct" photobucket link into the input area and press return, the image shows up. Then I can add more text or whatever before posting. Maybe it's a browser thing - I use Firefox. And I do remember when WYS was not WYG - yeah, I guess I'm not exactly young anymore. As for spacing . . . just type, type, type until you want a new paragraph and then hit 'enter' to add a line between them. Are you still running CP/M-80 or something? lol.

I have seen those somewhere before. I assume it says Alox somewhere on the packaging? I've seen one of the machines they used to make the laces. They were sort of a marvel back in the day.

As is Francis.