Steph

6 minutes ago, Christie Morgan said:

Do you still have this?  Marie Lawley was my Grandma and I never saw this in her home.

Hi, Christie.  Welcome.  Super cool heritage you have.   Not sure if Bob will see this question.  I don't know how often he checks in or what kind of notifications he gets.  Would be neat if you could track down the statue.  Good luck.

Way to stick it out and come through the other side.

Not all were made at Jabo.  That's where it started but there were other investor runs.  After Dave left Jabo, he continued making marbles.  Dave's Appalachian Swirls or DAS is one name you'll find when you research these.

The investors couldn't necessarily be sure how any given run would turn out, but they picked their own colors and hoped for the best.  One run I have many marbles from turned out very dark because the plan was to only put in one portion of blue, but there was confusion and the blue was put in repeatedly.   So some people got luckier than others. 

But Dave McCullough and the investors learned by 2007 what kind of glass to add to the mix to get oxblood.  That's when the experiments were started which led to the contract runs which would continue for many years after that, basically up to the time of Dave's death one year ago. 

I don't know the current answer to that question.

The marbles are considered "commons".  Most if not all were made by Vitro Agate in the 1960s.

But there are quite a few in the jar.  Would the value add up to $55 in today's market?  I wince a little at the cost, but it's possible I would pay it if I didn't already have quite a lot of that style of marble. 

Condition is vital.  If the marbles are dinged up, I would for sure pass.  

Hi.  Welcome.  I think it would be a nice idea.  I don't think hot glue would damage this particular version of ceramic marbles.  And they're not particularly valuable so you don't need to worry about that.  Capturing the sentiment and charm in shadow boxes would be lovely. 

Classic patch and ribbons for sure!  My favorite from childhood.

Another sign of your great imagination 

Fun

One larger introductory group could give us an idea of the general age, condition and rarity of the group.  

Then could move to small group shots and multiple angles for specific IDs. 

All hail the king of the mountain

That's a happy thought. 

There's a picture I see online from time to time -- a moldy orange with green mold on top, white mold around the middle and orange still on the bottom.

Every time I see it I think "Vitro".  

Cool!  Can't wait to see what you turn that into.

Totally see a rabbit knuckling down!

I still have marble hallucinations too even after backing away from them for awhile.  

 

Welcome!

Gorgeous

Mostly modern and common.  They couple which might not be aren't standing out to me as very valuable. 

I am not able to make out what kind of marble is in the top left of this image.    The red and white halfway down is also different and I can't tell if it would be older or newer. However, even if older, it's not standing out as something to sell individually.  

Where are you hopoing to sell them?

So very interesting.

It's amazing how much history a small toy can have, and how the history of a toy can be intertwined with the history of a country's economy and its people.   I've thought this often about America.  I see it is so in Japan also. 



 

On 7/22/2025 at 10:10 PM, RolleyHoleMan said:

Hey Folks, after 3 years I finally found the full song "Rolley Hole Man" on an unopened cassette in the archives. I was trying to move a box that was above my head, and since it had some weight to it I just popped the lid, felt around, and pulled out the first thing I could get a grip on. 

It was a sealed copy of this tape, followed by over 20 others. Here is the link:

Rolley Hole Man

 

 

Bravo!

Nice effort.  

MFC did come in at least 0 through 10.  Here's are pages from an advertising booklet.   I _think_ there are vintage slags in sizes greater than 1 1/8, but my memory on all of these things has grown fuzzy.  



 

Jabo please!

Not sure I've heard of that before.  What's the general idea of it?

I'm rootin for you!