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I found a box of #5s last year on eBay. The box was trashed and really I only know it's a #5 because they were all around 15/16". There were a few closer to 7/8" in the box and a few 31/32". So that's why I was wondering how often do you actually see 1"? I bet most of the marbles in a #6 box are 31/32". There were 10 aqua in there, all totally destroyed. But the peach, Amber and celery green were all basically untouched and mint! So that gave me a great start. On a side note, most of the Amber, peach, and green slags had 2 obvious seams or were single seam hand gathered. But, out of the 10 Aqua slags only one or two had discernible seams, most were buried or non distinct. So much so that if you showed me 8 of the slags I would have said they were Akro and not even considered Cac because of the sloppy pattern........just something to think about when you look at your slags. I'm using base glass color and pattern when IDing now....

Happy birthday and thanks for providing this forum for us to talk marbles and get away from life a little.

Bump for the club meeting this week! Hope you can come and hang out, I'll be providing some lunch food and drinks. Craig

Updated photo. Almost have all of the fluorescent celery green ones! Peach will be tough, the ones in the box are Amber not peach. The other two greens are electric, not the regular green

Better pics

Not so much Bill, I'll try and get some better pictures tonight. It has more of red, purple, yellow, white, gray and brown

Yes, it has red yellow purple white gray, really striking in hand. Post yours please!

So I found this in a collection last week. I've seen one before in a picture maybe Galen posted? Not sure. Anyway, it's the only one I've seen in hand. Sorry about the abrasive red background....your thoughts? Maybe a ravenswood, although they didn't use a lot of yellow. Just under 11/16 at 43/64" Craig

Thanks for the reply @slagmarble, I was hoping you would chime in. If you have time, can you post the two aquas or any other weird ones you might have. I found a cornflower blue one, it's 5/8" and I have a few of the gray/brown ones, one is 7/8". There is also dark green/blue that looks gray as well. I'll leave out the electric orange it is more of a ST. One box will be the more common stock colors blue, purple, green, Amber, white, red, orange etc. the other will be electrics and oddballs. Thanks for the replies everyone, keep the thoughts coming

This exact box was bought by my friend. It's in his collection. I believe these are old pictures being reused.

I have a pretty decent memory and I think this is the exact box that sold out of Australia last year, right down to the little rip on the short end. I've had that (this) box in hand and the marbles are also exactly the same. Buyer beware! http://m.ebay.com/itm/302007625620?_mwBanner=1&ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Fr.ebay.com%2FPq4E5l%3Fsrcrot%3D711-127632-2357-0%26rvr_id%3D1058645640787

Finished one of the boxes. I'm pretty happy with it, I have to line the sides of the holes but otherwise it's good. Might have to drill the big holes a little deeper too on the next one. It's starting to fill up a little. This is going to be a long project! Have any bigger 2 seam slags? PM me!!

Howdy folks,I finally stopped dragging my feet and booked a room for the first Cleveland Marble Club meeting. The event will be July 24 from 1-4 pm at the Brecksville Ohio library. There is a nice big meeting room for everyone to come and hang out and talk marbles. Any and all are invited. Hope to see you there, if you are planning on attending shoot me a PM so I can get an idea of how many people are coming. There is no cost to join or attend. Thanks. I'll be bringing my Cac cullet and probably give a talk on IDing themCraig(buckeye) and Karen(cowdog)Sunday July 241-4pm9089 Brecksville rdBrecksville Ohio 44141

Looks like a potion bottle or gourd

The bottom piece I've seen in rainbows. Gray/yellow

here are some of colors minus Vaseline yellow and electric orange

Thanks Greg, I'll have to get one of each of those for sure. You are a slag guy, do you have any big Cacs? It's also hard to tell what Handgathered versions are Cac unless it's peach or one of the electric colors....

Ann, that's the hard part, each color has variants so I want to include all of the major colors. I might just make one 12 row box..... One 12 row box.Blue, Aqua, green, white,Amber, orange, red, purpleE. Yellow, E. Green, E. Orange, peachThat might look better having them all together in one long box, instead of two. 8 count boxes

Hey everyone I need some help if you can. I am constructing a special all encompassing CAC slag display box and would like some opinions. I have read that Cac made slags from #6 down to #000, but is that every color or just stock colors not including electrics? The box will not include my favorite fancy slags either. I counted 16 colors that I have seen in stock boxes, see if you agree. I was going to make two boxes: Box 1:Blue, aqua, green, white, Amber, orange, red, purple.Box 2: electricsPeach, e. Yellow, E. Green (fluorescent), lime green, Coke bottle green, e. Orange. Burnt orange, Vaseline yellow Does anyone know what colors came in #6(1")? I have a lot of #5 (15/16-31/32") but no true 1" marbles. How about peewees? I have 8 different peewees including orange and electric green and electric yellow. this task is going to take me a long time to complete, just trying to set the bar high before i start. I know the electric orange is going to set me back a bit.... thanks for for the help, I'll get pics up of the colors I am talking about tonight. Craig

I have several 7/8" and I think a 15/16"

I've seen stretched color and pinpoint color that you would have never guessed were legit, I have halves of weird guineas. I've seen 1,2 and buried cut marks that are hard to find. The colors on the Guinea in question were off, had no cut marks that I could see and the worst and most obvious give away is the dark spots in the center of the color splotches. That only happens in contemporary examples.

This is a terrible fake. Looks like Fred W maybe made ones like this? The seller should know better.

Maybe you can do a thread with a tutorial, im interested

I bought a marble from them, came today. Not as described, not even the same marble or similar size. Seems they didn't like the sale price and sent me a ringer that's obviously bogus. Shady stuff, we will see how they reply

Now that is some fantastic stuff