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Peltier Copperhead

They are called Peltier "Land and Sea". Not sure who named them, but that is what they are called. They sometimes have a thin green line of aventurine!

Hi Galen - just to confirm, these are the cases with the Indian and horse on the front?

PM Sent.

Does anyone have one (or more) of these in good shape and for sale?

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Looks like these have been possibly identified as being made by Tom Thornburg from WV.

Recently acquired both of these marbles in a collection purchase... I am assuming they are reproductions? Both measure slightly over 1 1/4". Neither marble is signed. Does anyone know if Nadine McDonald signed all of her work? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you!

Danny "The Grock"... lol.

All joking aside, please let me know how I can financially contribute to the cause.

I check this board almost every single day - sometimes multiple times per day. It would be a significant loss to the marble community if it were to simply go away. I would gladly make a donation to see it stay alive and well. Thank you for your efforts, Lou! I'll respect your decision either way. Chad

I haven't performed any research on the toy so I can't say for certain.

I agree 100% with Craig. The box you show above appears to have a printed semi-gloss box top and is absent of all surface texture. The inserts of the box are also clearly newer. Here is my old box for comparison - it also had newer inserts made by the very talented Art Jones.

Sent my check today...

Other than Peltier marbles, the only other thing that I really collect (at least for right now) are marble related toys and games. Generally, I try to only go after the tin or metal versions but occasionally an old wood one will find its way into my collection. Here is a neat one that I picked up recently called "Marjorie Daw See-Saw". I've never seen this particular toy before but, it is self actuating where you put marbles in the triangular platform/tray and the marbles then fall into the little girl's bucket and finally into another tray that slides under the bucket. The toy is mostly tin but the two little girls are presumably celluloid. I guess there is an old nursery rhyme with a similar name which I also had never heard of previously. The toy was manufactured by Stuart Machine & Tool Company (New Jersey) for the Malone Products Corporation (New York).

Charles - on the back... what does it say below the date?

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Al - please let me know if you have any Peltier items for sale. I'd gladly save you some PayPal fees. Chad