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The day wasn't a complete loss though,I found these .Europeon wirepull and a Sparkler? Master? size is 21/32"

Thanks plan b and Steve.Wow what a day looked at alot of cats today but didn't find a single horshoe cat.Here are a couple of cats I think are fat bananas from Marlow Peterson and Larry Castles' cat-eye book pg.26"Another strange core was the fat banana.These marbles didnt seem to be made by Peltier.The core filled the marble and was a hybrid of two colors." Most of the fat bananas had a flat bubble in the middle.Both the hybrid colors and the bubble seemed to be deliberate.These two have hybrid color and aventurine.

Looking forward to it Gary,Bigjohn those are some crazy cats!!! WOW!! Size range?

Hi Gary,can you put some pics of those horseshoes on.Any cat-eyes in colored glass are more disirable.If you are looking at your cats get "marbles the guide to cats-eye marbles"Marlow Peterson and Larry Castle,it's a small but informative book.Gary it is always good to check out your marbles,you will find something good everytime. I don't know how many companies have made horshoe cats,I believe these are made by Vitro

some other unusual cat's-eyes with chunks of aventurine.

Hey everyone,I've been meaning to get these pics up for awhile now.I believe this is a Pelt Oxblood banana with green aventurine chunks. It's hard to get a good pic of the aventurine.This looks like oxblood to me,anybody seen these? Size is 1"

do they look like the first or second type? Might be more types,anyone have any horseshoe cats?

The sun came out,better pics

Here is a horshoe cat 7/8" ,Are there two types? Parkersburg and Anacortes? Or?

Do you still have the bag,where was it made,very few of the Anacortes bags/marbles were made.They moved from Parkersburg in 1987

The header reads made in USA Parkersburg West Virginia.Did Vitro make two types of horseshoe cat's?I have some that look like cage style marbles but from the side veiw the veins look like a u.I gotta go to work now but I will try to get some pics up tonite,unless somoene else has some they would like to share.I have recently aquired a group of unusual Cats'eye and would like to discuss them, many have aventurine.Great day All.Bo

Wow!!! great mibs ,hope it's Ok I post a pic,Have a great day.Bo

Lou,I understand.Bo

Those are really beautiful,I hope you get some interested buyers.Bo

I got it at a rock and bottle show here in Reno.Also got a big old Mica that day

There The Mysterious Cosmic Rainbows..These would have been made 30 years ago?

So if 100 were made how many do you think are around.I have read this and am amazed! Things haven't changed much.Lots of mechanical drawings.That was a great day for me when I got it

I would say Peltier,very nice marble.

Got these at the Canton flea market in Texas,in what was left of original packaging.

One more pic.

This book is a recent find of mine ,in the last two years maybe,seems like yesterday.During discussion the other day I was informed that this book is a very rare find.So I will post some pics.Guestions ,discussion,I don't have any research this is it.The book. Sorry if I have ruffled any feathers.Bo

Thanks Steph for sharing your thoughts,interesting subject.Bo

Why single me out,I am merly agreeing with some of the other members,you guys need to chill out.

Originally the sight was started to discuss Real Vitage marbles.The focus is changing or has changed to a place where some wan't to show there wares,mostly the Jabo folk.Everyone want's to plug something from time to time,but NEW JABO........TODAY!!!!! everyother day.I am bored with it and they all look the same.

How about aventurine in in the red? if that helps