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Jumpin' Jimminy, that is a monster. I've carried a more typical one in my car for about 25 years and it has come in handy on many occasions.

Thanks Bob. I should have recognized Nadine's work. Was someone at the flea market selling a variety of her marbles or was it just a random find? I surely would have grabbed it too. GP, check your PM - I tried to give you an idea of what I might consider a decent WV swirl.

It is a good story. Your most recent cane marbles, which I saw at Canton, are really nice. At some point, I'll have to post a pic of the one I just couldn't leave there.

Sweet opaques - nice find. You didn't do to badly either, Bob. Can you provide any info on ceramics like the one you're showing? I'm not quite sure what to make of it. I found all of these (actually more) in one group - nothing too earth shattering. And although I like them quite a bit, I'd trade them for a decent WV swirl in a heartbeat.

It doesn't sound that way to me at all.

I'm thinking there may be a difference in rarity.

I only collect old marbles, marble-related items and dust.

Wow . . . now that's a decent marble, for sure! . . . a forever keeper in my book. What a beauty.

Thanks for the link, Galen. It is a nice article.

Nice marbles, Gregg. The CAC slags and same-canes are great.

Wild, It would be pretty hard to miss that in an Amsterdam canal - it sticks out like a sore thumb. It's neat . . . but it really seems out of place.

I noticed the pulley gearing too. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that the heads are not evenly spaced around the sphere . . . sorta looks like the marble could be spit out pretty easily. But honestly, I know next to nothing about these machines.

Here you go Miser: Canton, OH. Holiday Inn 4520 Everhard Rd. NW Canton, OH 44718 330-494-2770 I hope to see you there.

It looks like your getting the new photo setup dialed in - nice pics. The marbles are killers! Do you know if that last one exists as a swirl?

Nice size . . . Here are a couple of similar peewees.

Hey Bill, It could have just been a fluke. It sounds like you've been pretty happy with the PO service up to now. Maybe if you just give the folks you know down there a heads up, or perhaps you could put a hold on the mail to your PO box for a couple of weeks until the package arrives. I hope they would hold everything until you pick it up and release the hold, and there's no harm asking them about your situation specifically. How badly do you want that board? lol.

Hi Bill, What a bummer. Does Royal Mail have some type of signature-required service? If they do, you might give that a try. I think the delivery person will leave you a note asking you to pick it up at the post office if you are not around, and it sure seems like they'd give you at least a few days to do it.

The pics are not good on the first one. The only non-Vacor possibility I can think of is a CAC Red Devil. If so, someone just got one heck of a deal.

Edna, I'm a little confused by this post. Why did you start off with JABOs?

The same, as in, a Vacor misidentified. I should have been more specific.

I think that first one is the same as this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Akro-Agate-Indian-Blanket-Swirl-Marble-Oxblood-Mint-/171091849053

You paint a pretty funny mental image, I must say. But seriously, if you tell me the diameter of the marble and the weight of both pieces . . . Please be careful with these kind of questions, Bob. They're like nerd-nip.

If that's a 3/4" marble, it's volume is about 0.221 cubic inches. You could probably get a reasonable estimate of the disk (stand) using pi x radius^2 x height.

I think this one will work: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Life

I could go with a triple forkscrew . . . size, pattern and color - but the brightness and greenish-tint of the yellow still makes me wonder.