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Wow, sorry I missed this one last week - that's an exceptional marble!

Well that looks like a lot of fun to me. I have a soft spot for clay marbles - glad to see that I'm not the only person who tries to sort them. lol

Nice, Tommy, I like that first one. Is it oversized?

That's interesting, a photo would be great, if possible, but a description of the piece could be helpful too. I assume it was dug at the CAC factory? How thick was it? Was it smooth and uniform like a piece of pre-worked cane, or was it more like a drawn out piece from a worked one?

AFAIK, true peewee corkscrews are quite rare, even 9/16" corkscrews aren't all that common but they are out there.

I'd be thinking Alley for that one, Charlie - nice marble.

A few Heatons . . .

Here's an old thread that some folks might find interesting . . .

Which is more controversial, the idea they were made at Cambridge Glass or the idea they were made from canes? Regardless, I'd be interested to see evidence supporting either of those propositions.

I think these are polymer clay-coated JABOS that were only made for a few years around the turn of the century. Completed eBay auctions suggest the 5-marble boxes sell for around $25. There are a couple of Facebook pages associated with Steve Parent and Claystone Marbles but it looks like they haven't been active lately.

Thanks, Brad, I like it a lot too. It's an old souvenir from Holland . . . Michigan, that is. 🙂

I don't think the Standard Toy Marble Company was one of S.C. Dykes, but I am not sure. As I said earlier, the history/names of his companies is fairly complicated, as is the early history of marble making in Akron more generally. I am not certain which of the companies actually made these but I believe several others adopted his patented "Roller" process. I have always liked them. Here are a few of mine . . .

Sorry, Art, I probably should have used a hyphen (co-located). I'll bet it would have helped. 🙂

Thank you for the much better images, Art. That is what I know as an Akron Roller made by AM&T Co., or perhaps another closely related marble-making company founded by S. C. Dyke in Akron around the same time. I think some of these companies were colocated or combined and were commonly known as the Akron Marble Works, but the exact history eludes me. The only person I can think of who might have a handle on it is @akronmarbles.

Those are some nice AT&M Co. marbles you posted, Jeff, but as far as I know they are not referred to as Akron Rollers and we are are talking about different beasts. The marble Art posted is earthenware, low temperature fire, I think. AFAIK, the ones you posted are stoneware and are fired at a higher temperature. Here is a great photo of some dandies that Hansel posted about 10 years ago - I do not believe these patterns are "rolled" on.

I think Akron Rollers were made by American Marble & Toy Co. They rolled clay marbles in some pigments to add color, usually blue/purple and/or red. Here is a large one Ron posted but they are found in a whole range of sizes. Something seems off with the "roll marks" on the one Art posted though. They are unusually dark and sort of look like they were drawn on but . . .?

Nice group, Art. Good Vitros and the red/orange on that helmet really is bright. That big clay looks like an Akron Roller to me. The "roll marks" look a little different and it looks like it has "20" written on it in marker or something?

Happy Birthday, Steph, I hope you have a great one!

If I am seeing it correctly, it looks a bit more like an Onionskin to me.

Rainbo, I think, no name that I know of.

I think Vitro too.

The green one looks like a Marble King, a game marble maybe. I'd almost be surprised if there was no AV sparkling somewhere in that green. Can't see enough of the blue one to say much about it.

Ha, it was in the ground at Pennsboro for many years before I dug it - no sprouts either, unfortunately - out of the dirt and into my pocket. Best part of the story is that Bill, Ron & Nola were all there too.

I've carried this one for many years. Steph once called it my "magic bean" and I've stuck with that . . .

My view for this week . .