I'llhavethat1

melon ball?

Located the marble and pictures turned out not so good but here they are anyway if it helps (low light and battery). And my photobucket is not cooperating, so just 1 pic

Lol, the old man might be right then! I tied my dog to it once and she just dragged it around when a bird or squirrel went by. Which I suppose could mean that my dog likes squirrels more than horses do. Thanks for the link

Probably more potpourri than 'fun'. My Dad's guess was for the old milk delivery horses. It looks like a boat anchor but if you look close there is XVII on the top.

I see a green one there i like very well in the first pic

My guess would be Pelt, but larger pics will help

The marble looked a little off for being a funky corkscrew or Akro, but I'll see if I can find some more pics

Closest I could find is this pic, but I can't tell you if it's new or old or who made it. looks to be similar colors? Maybe?

Wow, your memory is better than mine, thought it was earlier. Is that thread somewhere in the archives?

Are Akro marbles with this blue/white/ox pattern more common in ashtrays than this interesting feller? Sure there were different era's or parts of the plant this could have been made in, just trying to get a feel for it

Steph, do you remember when that picture was first taken (and/or posted)? Must have been a while ago in the 'scanner' days but I remember seeing it before in an old thread.

Not sure I follow, but that's probably more from my end Any dimensions available? Is it around the same size/weight as an Akro ashtray? Or is it the presence of oxblood that started the thoughts of it being Akro? Curious piece

Yeah, that's what I was thinking as well. but if you think of putting a spin on Akro patches, they could look like corks (as far as color combos go) Ah well

Good question Steph. Why not? And if so would they look different than this (in imagination)?

What an odd grouping, very nice though!

A workhorse. Plain, served it's purpose, and probably never intended as a play marble

These are about close as I'd suppose are from the same run. Based on pattern and the faint strands that turn into a more obvious oxblood. Sure odds are against them being consecutive but...? Now, when it comes to handmades I'd agree there are a few more nuances that be identified. Came across a situation earlier this year where a fellow member had (2) and I had (1) all over 2" that are bang on unusual pattern handmades that I'd wager lunch as being 'same run'

9 and tail pattern? Check. Possibility that 9 and tail pattern marbles were made somewhere other than USA? Check. Could be Europe, Canada, or Japan? Unknown at this time. Similar glass/construction quality? maybe (appear so in pics). Two of the marbles in the middle are a bit different? Check. Origin can be directly determined by cutline or pontil? Unknown at this time. Era? Unknown at this time How about known sizes? If hand gathered marbles were rounded by machine, manufacturer (A) needed a larger set of rollers to make the larger marbles. Manufacturer B may (or may not) have had the same capability. Which manufacturers from the estimated era had the rollers to make a marble in the larger sizes in the combination most commonly found? That's the process of elimination I'd run through anyway. Other things to consider is where they pop up. From what I've heard/seen they show up a lot more in Canada or Europe. Not to say they aren't common in other places. Could be lower production or tariffs. Anyhow, those are my thoughts

The part that stands out to me is a higher percentage of the red & white combo. If these fall into the 'slag' category- wasn't it once said that red slags were less common, comparatively speaking? Compared to purple, amber, blue, green, etc? So, the branch in the road could dictate that the red & white combo were made in a place that red glass was more available, or a time where red glass was more available. Plus, the quality of the red & white combo's seem to be a bit higher. That's my opinion

Still a bit cold here, but looking forward to getting in the water soon

If the shear device was mechanically driven, a thinner longer stream would be cycled/sheared either way based on timing and not mass... So it was probably based more on a (somewhat crude) volumetric flow more than a mass flow. I like the results either way

Some chips and scratches remind me of the schoolyard where we played for keeps as kids. This was pre-eBay (lol) so the 'aquisition' usually ended up with chips/damage on one or both marbles anyways.

Could be redundant, but I'd question if the glass temperature plays a big part in the 'spidery' cutoffs vs 'line' cutoffs (rather than guesses like where they were made or the sharpness of the shears?) It's an open general question

If nothing else, The red/white "transitionals' POP bold color, stand out in a crowd and outnumber the other opaque marbles of this type by a huge margin, from what I've seen. Wonder why? Red apparently wasn't common on North American hand gathered marbles (during the era hand gathered marbles were being made in North America)

I heard they came from outer space. discuss