I'llhavethat1

I agree slags can be tough especially from pics...but that color... And pretty sure I'm seeing a huge seam (pic2 and pic 5, along the edge of the white). Nice marble either way

Go for it! Back in the day I wondered about "casing" damaged marbles in a layer of clear glass. Epoxy would be easier...but not without its challenges if you were going to do a spherical mold there would still be a parting line. And trying to keep the marble centered. If it were me I'd look at making a domed paperweight or incorporate them in a resin countertop or coaster or something. Post some pics it would be a fun project.

Looks like CAC to me. At 7/8 would be a good size.

Is it chunks of missing glass that makes the pattern look so odd?

Blue one is not (no faceted pontil). Much later than the German Grenier marbles.

You can faintly make out PAT APL 78 on the caster on the right, which were the set I used

a pop of color for a springtime Thuringen Thursday

Sometimes oven brick can take on a sheen and look like metal but it isn't

Nice find no kidding! Never personally seen one that big but heard they got up there in size. Check-valves is what I heard most (if not all) this size were originally for. Now I'm wondering what all you passed up on?

2nd set of pics doesn't even look like the same marble LOL! Odd color combo for this type...I'd want to see it closer but invariably it would end up with my Pelts

I needed an extra couple inches to clear some rough-ins (work in progress, lol, don't mind the mess). So they're not packed up in a box anymore, plus they function way better than I expected!

Interesting. I imagine most of the original "strings" are long gone from those necklaces. The bullet mold necklace looks extra heavy (the racket it would make if the string broke)...

Typically found with mid-century groups. In my experience anyway.

Cool. I'm curious about the (what appears to be) opaque red on aqua. Greiners? Have you counted them? Looks like more than 32...(I was originally thinking Solitaire group). And then the "grill marks" on two of the sides of the mass. Any clue what they were in then melted to leave those marks? Cool item

I'm getting a Foreign vibe on the first. If not, Master.

I agree with Mushroom on the first. Most of the ones I've found are from Canadian or European sources.

Came across this old pic that reminded me...I was hoping Pelt for you but those Jabos are pretty convincing

I think those are called cryonids (or something like that). Seen plenty of them in rocks but not a marble. Cool

Faceted pontil

I'd be comfortable with Alley on both

From what I can make out looks like a bunch of earlier handmades with faceted pontil. What makes you think polished? A lot of the marbles from Solitaire boards stayed in pretty good shape because they lived on a board (or in the box) rather than on a playground in a kids marble bag

Nice score. Been awhile for me anyways

Not a corkscrew and I agree transitional hand gathered. I'll echo the cut off/pontil looks very clean compared to most Japanese. The glass quality, pattern, and even the color are nicer than what you'd normally associate with Japanese. Nice example.

i see what you mean

The agate could have been part of a watch fob, letter opener etc. Probably not intended to be a marble with the hole drilled, but whatever. Still round.