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3" is pretty huge, I think I've seen a picture of that one before. So if all it took was a properly sized fruitwood forming block, there should be at least a couple other ones over 2-3/8" around out there. A long time ago I saw one on eBay pictured with a baseball for comparison, and it was about the same size. Can't think of seeing too many others though.

Yep, you're probably right. BTW my interpretation of now-banned material = 'dangerous things we used to play with' like Mercury and Asbestos, was in bad form so I edited my other post accordingly. So - still curious if anybody else has other numbers or knows what these were used for? Would they be numbered up to 16 for pea pool?

I've heard there are some real huge ones out there, but most were kept under 2.5" due to deformation during manufacture, is that still the consensus? (I imagine the glassworker could pretty much attempt any size they wanted). There were probably some factors like packaging, limited market, and raw materials (1 huge marble vs. ~40 small marbles) etc. Mostly curious how they would have been marketed, or if they were simply one-offs. Largest I have are a couple around 2-3/8"

This is some interesting stuff

Semantics aside, would it be fair to say this method was used as a requirement for the specific patterns being made? Or was it something developed for cost savings or ease of manufacture? Seems a lot more complicated than I thought.

A bunch of small knickknacks (marbles, thimbles, coins, etc) get tossed together in a drawer or pocket, and the hole in the thimble would be like a magnet for a marble that would fit. try to get it out, it jams in further and then you've got a practically useless thimble Or maybe it was used to contain something, marble being like a bottle stopper. See if there's any weed in it

Looks like a cast lead sinker for fishing. Haven't seen one with a marble before though, innovative

Delving into something I don't know much about, any pics of the Vitro Conquerers in question?

Nice spread, I second that! If you get a chance how about a closer pic of row 17, column 10 (lol, another year, same bad joke) All the best everyone

Approx 5/8" My guess might be bone or maybe Ivory? Or they could be Bakelite but the script looks a lot older so I ask

Been thinking about these for a while. Probably part of a larger game set and not some whaling boat. Any ideas where they came from and what they were used for would be appreciated

Interesting, based on the first pic my guess from left field would have been Alley

Or Pelts? oooo, only you can decide

Swirls from WV?

Merry Christmas is less than a week away

Here are a couple red slags in different sizes. Although I don't remember actual measurements

lol, you buy them all?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAur3xDaCk0 Some more Morrison footage, love this

What key words were you using in that search?

I've heard the 'rule of thumb' about 12 lines as well. some give the illusion of more..especially with a tight twisting action. 26 lines lines is nuts, haven't seen one with that many before

Nice pattern on the agate

If not Dali, maybe Steranko?

Lol, probably the blind leading the blind but here are a couple thoughts A) If it were abrasion you'd normally expect wear/abrasion to have uniform coverage ie: sea glass. Seems odd that the 'clear' seems to follow the pattern (last pic) from pole to pole, B- Or, maybe marble cane was exposed to some serious heat(?) on the bottom and sides, leaving the top non-affected. Twisting the cane into a marble could explain why the clear glass follows the twist of the pattern. But could the bottom and sides of a marble cane be heated that quick without impacting the top as well? Doubt it. C) Some type of contamination on the rounding bowl- dew/dust/donkeydirt that left it's mark on most of the surface but eventually burned away or was wiped off. But it would have to roll a certain way for the clear to remain. D) Another possibility (which could be the easiest explanation) is someone took a paintbrush, a damaged marble, and gave it a swath of resin pole to pole that followed the pattern. Although from what I see in the pics I highly doubt this is the case