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The bottom one is a JABO, Inc. Fall 2003 3/4" 'Blue Parrot', Classic, also pictured in the WV Marble Collector's Club website. 'Gallery> Marble identification>JABO, Inc. Classics'

Hello everyone. Our show is coming up quick. We are accepting table reservations. A direct link can be found on the club's homepage, News/Events page, as well as Hotel reservation link and show flyer link containing addition contact and detail information (scroll down to our show listing). We had a terrific time last year because of all of you who attended. We really hope to see you again, as well as new faces this year. To those unaware, I built a new website for the club and launched last September. The basic layout remains, with a new appearance and some slight changes and additions. Along with the show/event links, site updates will appear on the News/Events page. I've altered and expanded the marble identification category. Though there is much work to do, I would like to point out the Hand gathered category and the consolidation of information within. I would also like to point out the JABO, Inc. categories and the newly written history. I'm currently working on expanding the gallery images within the Contract run category. Recent additions include Hillbilly Magic and Indian Summer, among others. Work on Dave's Appalachian Swirls category has been meager, but with the help of Linda Simmons, new images are now being added. I would also like to highlight the New London Glassworks category and ongoing history. I've recently made additions to the Vitro Agate category. Membership and Newsletter info. can be found on the 'About' page. I would like to thank everyone who has helped the Club in making the website, newsletter and shows possible. It's been a pleasure. https://www.westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/

You've misinterpreted the term 'Floater'. a floater is a gob, glob or even bundled string of ribbon floating inside the marble as if it were suspended, surrounded by transparent glass. Like a yolk of an egg suspended within the white. Like a sulphide figurine encased in glass. That attribute is what makes the term uniquely specific.

I have three questions. I repeatedly read "All Leighton marbles will have a round, melted pontil". 1) Is it not actually a 'punty' mark? 2) Previously identified as Navarre (Leighton), but have a ground, or sloppily faceted pontil. See attached. If not Leighton, I'm at a loss. 3) Are Leightons, like the earlier Grenier, hand formed, or machine rolled like MFC? This thread has great info., as I'm adding transitional types to the upcoming new WVMCC web site. Any help is greatly appreciated.

I didn't see this post before posting under Ron's original post. Oopsy. 4/17/23 All of the Hotel provided tables are booked as of today, though John Duck is bringing two 6' tables and I'm bringing at least two, 8' tables. When these last four tables are taken, the hotel can provide as many large round tables that we need. I believe the rounds are around 5'. Figure two round tables for the cost of 1 large to set up. If we get too crowded in the room, we have a large hall at the room entrance to also set up. I don't have a room booking count, but the hotel business is in a lull and they are offering a discount rate, matching our rate, so there shouldn't be a problem with room availability.

4/17/23 All of the Hotel provided tables are booked as of today, though John Duck is bringing two 6' tables and I'm bringing at least two, 8' tables. When these last four tables are taken, the hotel can provide as many large round tables that we need. I believe the rounds are around 5'. Figure two round tables for the cost of 1 large to set up. If we get too crowded in the room, we have a large hall at the room entrance to also set up. I don't have a room booking count, but the hotel business is in a lull and they are offering a discount rate, matching our rate, so there shouldn't be a problem with room availability.

Better to contact me on facebook or club site email link. See revised digital show flyer.

Unfortunate alternate Table reservation update for the WVMCC show.

The West Virginia Marble Collector's club show will go on as scheduled. Please direct any questions and new table reservations to me, Jeffrey Theobald, [email protected] 740-371-4528 If you already reserved a table, no need to contact.

Just woke up to see the phone flashing. Multiple messages, I knew it wasn't good news. It's like a giant hole has just opened up over what my mind sees as what is the West Virginia Marble Collector's Club. Ron was my closest marble friend and mentor and main inspiration and resource for all questions and reviews over everything related to the initial club website, as well as to the rebuilding of the new club website to be launched this year. I was really looking forward to sitting down and going over all the summaries of marble history of each manufacture as described in the sub heads of each gallery page, especially Jabo, Sammy's & DAS, as not much, if anything has been published. I was looking forward to the back and forth discussion and hoping for the sense of approval for all my work put forth over the last few weeks, along with the overall new site build started this February. It was always Ron's approval I sought. To see the smile and know we were doing something in the name of the club, for you, the collector community. I will relay any information in regard to the upcoming WV Club show as it is available.

An update to the 'News' with more show dates and a WV Club show card. Note a particular line item for show day. http://www.westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/news/ Marble Identification, Sammy's Mountain Marbles is all but complete. Yet to get my 'Bullet proof' samples to photograph, though an undistributed test run is up. http://www.westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/identification/?cat=39

Funny, I brought this up a while back with you. Thanks for posting it. Let me add, I do not believe any cane made were ever called 'end of day', until someone had a slip of the tongue and it somehow spread and stuck. End of cane and in my opinion, it would have to be first off, as the last bit of cane would leave you with nothing to hold onto while forming a round shape. $.02

Single 'Punty' mark, as a punty rod was used to gather and drop.

Fall, 2003, 3/4" run.

This color scheme appears in Jabo Classics, '98, '99 and Fall, 2003, which is what I think it is.

I also see Pelt.

This color combo was made at Jabo in '97 and '03. The '97 were more of a spruce green and the '03 more of a grass green.

Found a picture of the marbles in my memory. They are from a tray of Summer 2002 Jabo Classics on display at the factory office trailer. Unless/until I find actual specimens to compare (not digging right now), I cannot say for sure if these are the same. There was more than one transparent base color used and there were different reds in play too.

I was wrong. Not Jalley. I was going from memory and saw some similarities. I found none with red inside and no pink, but rather some lavender and other similar traits, but these are different. They look familiar, but I cannot find any. Dink and Dare Hawkins may know.

I'm behind, but managed to get some shows posted on the WV Club site. http://www.westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/news/ I'm offering up a wood collector set for the WV Club silent auction.

This guy Daniel trujillo dannyv-8292 Granted, it's a mixed lot of marbles containing newer items, as described, but this guy bid and decided not to pay. When I messaged him, he replied stating he wasn't paying a bunch of money for a bunch of mostly newer marbles. Naturally, my question was why bid then?

https://www.leavittfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Joanne-L-Argabrite?obId=10944513

It only took me five years to see this. You mean these? Yeah, exactly the same. The real laugh is I was lied to, cheated and robbed before I loaded my first case box. Those who laugh last...well, you know. The last dozen or so case boxes I have, I have no money invested. Not so sure I could have said that about Kokomo. Though the run was a disappointment, overall I prefer them to Madyia, Joker Ox, Marley, Joker Fall Harvest, Joker Dark Knights, Eagles...and about another six, or more runs. The diversity is much better than another six, so overall, I did okay in spite of everything.

I've added a couple pictures from the shipping dock pit location. Ron was kind enough to offer to fill some digger's buckets from the immense cache in the pit. My bucket worth yielded about a gallon of good ones. See last two pictures. http://westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/pastshows/?view=32&pg=1 Update on the cleaning. Not sure why, but the bleach didn't do quite as good a job as the the first time. I think my mass bristle brush scouring was a bit more gentle, though most residual surface deposits will rub away with some additional effort. I just realized there is such a thing as scotch brite gloves! A must!

I tried many suggested products, but a two day soak in Bleach was hands down the best for removing nearly everything. Some stubborn tar like stains and some rust deposits required some scrubbing.