I'llhavethat1

Yeah, circle templates offer a 'tolerance' for the width of a pencil lead (and some pencils are thicker than others). Calipers are the way to go for sure

Wow, that's more stuff than I would have expected. They were big marbles though

Sissy, that much weight on a glass shelf makes me *cringe* just a little bit. Especially if there's an earthquake or something

Hm... Still puzzled Nice marble though. Banded translucent with a looping pattern? Can't tell from the pics what the pontil looks like, is it faceted? I'll go out on a limb here, others might disagree with me and that's fine, but I can't help but wonder if these were made somewhere other than the average marble huts in Germany. Reason I say that is the style/size/colors don't really match up with other marbles from that era. If it was the 'first off cane' that could explain the style/size (being large and the looping pattern) but you'd expect to see at least a hint of the other traits in a more conventional German cane cut marble. I'd lean more towards an 'art glass' type of marble but that's just my opinion. It certainly doesn't take away from the eye appeal. I think Lloyd (?) might have had a couple that came with some older larger Germans so who knows

Looking forward to them. Something about this type in this size has always been a bit puzzling.

A 'single gathered pontil' or is there something going on at the opposite pole as well?

Cool, would love to see other angles and the translucent part(s). Quite a size !!

Definitely a lot of color came through. The pattern 'adjustment' I need to think about a bit more, but looking at the before and after pictures I'm sure you're happier as it doesn't seem like there was a whole lot of visibility going in anyways and there's only so much that can be done with marbles beat to shite like that anyways Interesting work and to see the clear base come through on the last one

Lol, I was thinking the same thing about pistachio family bottom left and thought crossed my mind about Champion on the top left with the lighter wispy lines (but thats just from the pics). I'm sure in hand they are great.

So would Alley be the consensus on these? The darker patterns make for a nice appeal

Cool marble and nice job catching the 'sparkle' in the pics

Gnome, your 1st pic almost looks like some grinding action on the pontil. Might be older than the 'transitionals'. Winnie, a clear base isn't something I've seen before on those types of marbles.

One bite at a time

What exactly is a 'jorkscrew'?

Pelts with Blue are fine in my book

Looks like some interesting handmades, congrats. 2nd up from the bottom left corner looks really neat

Could have been a jack/target, like bocce ball

Are red/milky white in this style more common? Can't say I've seen the blue combo

Here's another pic.

*edit*some of these in the above pic are 'cane cut' slags and aren't representative of the 9-and-tail pattern (for clarity)

I'd go with non-original on that pontil

Cool, any before/after pics?

Might be trivial but it's the pattern we're talking about here right? ie: similar pattern on marbles consecutively coming off the machine. Nevermind, saw the CAC pic and I think we're on the same page with pattern/construction and so-called 'consecutive' marbles

'close but no seegar' lol, thought this was a bit more fitting thread. Live Bullet is on my stranded on a desert island list

pics?