Steph

My great-uncle helped design the Sears Tower.
 

My step-cousin created Microsoft's Clippy.

My brother-in-law was Secretary of State in Oklahoma. 

 

Congratulations!  You'll have fun sorting.  

Do you know what the pink UVs are?  Those are one of the most popular Jabo Classics -- made with Fenton Burmese Glass cullet.  

When a number of collectors who may not spend as much time as you do with Vacors and cat's eyes and modern Marble Kings get tricked into thinking one of these cheap modern marbles is a CAC or rare Master or uncommon Peltier, we can give a helpful "ahem, this marble is on my end of the spectrum,  don't be fooled!"

It has happened a few times over the years.  Happened again  on Facebook.  I was the lone Vacor vote among a sea of CACs yesterday and this morning until a couple of heavy hitters finally found the post a few minutes ago and firmly agreed with Vacor.  Glad they showed up, since I was getting my head politely patted, but I did my part.     




 

On my drive home tonight 

Ending soon .... 

Been chatting with Ralph Lucht and he postulated something I don't remember hearing before.   

Proposal: 

Guineas weren't actually made at Christensen Agate Co.  They were made by Arnold Fiedler at Cambridge Glass from canes and rounded on modified MF Christensen machines.  Then they were sold in limited quantities through Christensen Agate. 

Ralph has spoken with people relatively close to the source about this.  

Seems a touchy subject.   Many are like me with no well-formed opinions about them and watch from the sidelines.  Those willing to get into the discussion seem to have strong opinions and positions are quickly fortified with no movement.   And Guineas remain mysterious. 


So, I _am_  intrigued by the idea that Guineas are actually Fiedler Cambridge marbles sort of jobbered through Christensen Agate rather than made there.  So I am starting a new discussion on it!  

Let's make it a little easier to have a look ...

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn=kpaf85

Building on Jeff's find ....

Glass Marbles India - Glass Marble Manufacturer in Visakhapatnam (business.site)


 

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We are one of the pioneers in manufacturing playing glass marbles in India, for over four decades. If you have played marbles in AP &Telangana, you might have been our Customer already

Are the marbles intended for playing only?
Mostly for playing by children. Other uses include creative/ decorative purposes and grinding of chemicals.

In fact, we supplied few tonnes of marbles to Ramoji Film City during the 90's.

What sizes & colors are the marbles available?
You will get them in three sizes (16, 20 & 25 MM) and five colors (Red, Yellow, Blue, Green & White).

Where all do you supply?
We can supply them anywhere! Currently we cater to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamilnadu in South India.

I mean thanks, Chad!  So far so good.   ❤️ 

I have seen sealed banana bags with marbles with stripes like that. 

Possibly an Akro patch.  The colors aren't standing out well enough for me to be able to get a clear picture of the structure but from what I can see the pattern is good for Akro.


However, not a Lemonade.   A Lemonade has a moss agate base and is a swirl or a cork, not a patch.  

Now I'm reading the comments and going, "oh yeah, that's the farthest thing from safe."    

But still, very interesting to see.   Thanks for posting.

Nice find!

Biggest four-leaf clover I ever found.
 

did not overpay, imo

Sweet.  Jealous!  Good for you getting out and doing that. 

The seams, the colors, the orientation of the color ribbons ... and more of a generic UV, not particularly an Akro UV.  I have UV in my obvious Masters.  

Those are reasons for my Master vote.  

I can't think of a better suggestion. 

Master   

Yes.

35 minutes ago, RolleyHoleMan said:

The tournament went very well and was a blast! I don't know if anyone from here attended, but if not, there's always next year! 

My time at this park is coming to an end, but I will still be around and have email notifications set up for questions about Rolley Hole. 

I also plan to get my own gear to hopefully make some more marbles, though I don't know what the extent of this will be. Only time will tell but I will be hitting some local junk shops for old tools and such that can be used for this. I will be cutting down cubes into spheres using a bench grinder, and will be spinning the marbles (probably) by using an old Yamaha moped. So in November keep an eye out for marble mayhem and possible injuries. 

Your enthusiasm has been such a delight.  You've made me want to go to Standing Stone ... or drop in at whatever park you're working at if I ever find myself in Tennessee. 

Welcome!  We love to help.   

3 hours ago, Melissa said:

Do you think the one on the left wanted to be a slag?

The glass doesn't look slag-like to me ... so I'm not sure what I wanted to guess the Peltier Co. meant it to be.  

And obviously whether it is Pelt or not is still up for debate.  

Our pet goat was named Pius, after the popes.  My dad was not reverent.