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Forgot to ask if there were 2 pontils on any of these examples. There's at least one on the blue and red. A pontil on the opposite pole would help tell us if they were handmade cane-cut. A single pontil could mean single gathered or else end of cane.

Pretty wild. I've seen pictures similar to the opaque blue on white before but I believe the marble was a lot bigger that the ones you show here. Even the large ones I'm not 100% convinced on their origins (not that I need to be, more a curiosity thing). What's the actual size of these? From the pics I'd guess glass marbles but more pics or seeing in hand might narrow it down a bit more. There are newer marbles that can look similar but I think these are older, just not sure how old. (lot's of help I know) Nice examples either way.

It's a good way to keep em separated.

Some Oldies , That blue and orange is a great contrast Winnie

Dragonfly landed on a hot pontil?

some neat cover art on those, the one with the marble cover could almost pass for Afred E.

One of the nicer groups of marbles I've seen on eBay, what an addition to a collection those would make. Thanks for posting the links

Nice "turbine" effect

Are they square like cubes or square from one view only (like cylinders). The tumblers I've seen make things more spherical than cube

Most solvents should work at the glue, ie: rubbing alcohol

what else are your thoughts? Doesn't quite look like I'd expect from a cooked marble, those dings

bottom left is looking good for sure,

Really, those are some interesting lobes.

almost looks like the bottom of an old soda bottle (except for everything else going on, of course)

Must weigh a fair bit, any idea on maker?

The middle had me going, looked like a nice twist at first

Could be...looks pretty close

Sunny side up please

I thought this was a Vitro for a while as well, no worries. Whatcha think?

I'd think German and they probably made quite a few over the years. Orange peel surface on some of them m

Looks like a lot of fun!

Those accountants with their weird 7's. Cool documents!

Very informative, interesting stuff

The second pic looks fine as it sits. If you want a better finish on the other pieces, rinse off the coarser grits and use a slurry of finer grit.

"Shipwreck" German handmades make more sense they'd be imported via ship. Can't say the same for machine made marbles, but I'm sure there were plenty left behind at the beach or slingshot for the gulls (oh no) There was a lot more indigo blue glass at the beach when I was younger, but as a sign of the times it's more green or clear that I see nowadays. Still have a lot since I keep most pieces.