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  1. IowaMarble
    Here's kind of a neat one... Peltier "Poison Bee"
  2. IowaMarble
    Marble mail days are the best days of the week! Sincerely grateful to add this piece to my Leighton collection. Always on the hunt for great Leighton made marbles! Measures 1 7/16”. Thank you for looking!
  3. IowaMarble
    If you enjoy learning about early American handmade marbles and the people and companies behind them, please consider joining our new Facebook group Antique American Handmade Marbles. The group focuses on research and discussion surrounding makers such as S. C. Dyke, A. L. Dyke, American Marble and Toy Manufacturing Company, Standard Toy Marble Company, and other important early producers. We would love to have you join the conversation and share your interest in this fascinating part of marble history. www.facebook.com/groups/usamarbles/
  4. IowaMarble
    Many collectors today naturally associate James Harvey Leighton (J. H. Leighton) with his later marble-making ventures in Ohio, where his patented finishing process helped shape early American handmade glass marble production. But did you know his influence in the glass industry began years earlier across several Midwestern communities? Before his Ohio period, Leighton helped establish and guide multiple glass factories, including Eagle Glass Works in Keota, Iowa, the Iowa City Flint Glass Manufacturing Company in Iowa City, Iowa, and later the Ottawa Bottle & Flint Glass Company in Ottawa, Illinois. These ventures reflect the path of an experienced glassman who repeatedly relocated his knowledge, equipment, and workforce to help launch new manufacturing opportunities. Understanding this broader timeline gives collectors a deeper appreciation for the lasting impact Leighton had on American glass and marble history.
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  6. IowaMarble
    That is an amazing display of history right there! Thank you for sharing with us. I see some colors that I would like to add someday to my collection.
  7. IowaMarble
    This is how I currently see it, though others may certainly have differing opinions. From my understanding, the ‘Navarre’ style of marble was discovered at multiple Leighton factory sites during excavations, which suggests it was likely produced at more than one location as well.
  8. IowaMarble
    It is by far, one of the cleanest examples in my collection. I agree, I see more examples that have been through the trenches, than those that haven’t.
  9. IowaMarble
    Yes, that is the melted pontil that I was referring to. I have heard some collectors also call it a “belly button” pontil, but I believe melted pontil is the correct terminology here, although admittedly, I am far from being a glass artisan.
  10. IowaMarble
    100% an American handmade marble from one of Leighton’s many Ohio based business ventures. Note the patented melted pontil. Commonly referred to as a “Navarre” by collectors, although it would be very difficult to prove that it actually came from Leighton’s Navarre factory.
  11. IowaMarble
    Great pattern on that one, Tommy! What size is it?
  12. IowaMarble
    Another nice Leighton “Navarre”! Thanks for sharing Roberto! There is some serious early American eye candy in this thread!
  13. IowaMarble
    That is uncanny how closely they resemble one another! How would you describe the base glass color on these? I can’t quite put my finger on it. Thanks for sharing!
  14. IowaMarble
    1.25"+ Leighton "Navarre"
  15. IowaMarble
    1.25" Leighton "Horizontal"
  16. IowaMarble
    Truly museum quality specimens! Thank you for sharing.
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