Steph

They can be homely but you gotta love 'em.

When you scrape the frost off the window that's what you see? (*waves at Darla*)

I'll try to do better next time. Yours was nice.

There once was a hai- ku from Nantucket. Oh wait, that's not right, is it.

Thanks, Paul. Maybe later if I'm feeling very naughty I'll add some examples which have multi-color ribbons but NOT the flip-flop. But for now I'll behave. It's a good pattern to recognize for Pelt ID's. We talk about it when we're helping in the ID section but pictures are worth a thousand words.

Sure thing. But I gotta warn you ... shipping is a bugger.

And here's a little something to go with the box. A 1931 ad: And I have this one as from 1930:

Whatever the color order is on the left side from top to bottom, it's reversed on the right side. On the left, orange then white. So on the right, white then orange:

Found my old flip flop teaching pictures but don't let that stop more examples from being posted! My examples were limited -- both with transparent bases -- and with this subject it is definitely the more the merrier.

Yes! Thank you! Just what the doctor ordered.

That's one which will make me have to look for new adjectives. Very nice.

I had a Pelt Flip Flop picture, and now I can't find it. One which was all nicely labelled to explain the Flip Flop concept. And now I can't find the photo and my meager Pelt collection is packed away for our move. Anyone up for taking some pix of Pelts angled to illustrate the flip flop pattern in the ribbons?

Shoot! Morphy changed format and now I can't figure out how to link to Morphy auctions reliably. Looks like the same address may be used for the marbles section in different auctions. This address: http://auctions.morphyauctions.com/Category/Marbles-136.html I got that from the September auction and then later clicked on it and it took me to the December auction. For September 23 & 24, 2016 go here and then look for the Marbles section: http://auctions.morphyauctions.com/catalog.aspx?auctionid=250 For December 10 & 11, 2016 go here and look for the Marbles section: http://auctions.morphyauctions.com/catalog.aspx?auctionid=267

Needed these for another discussion so I'll post 'em here too. Sunsets ....

Nifty! And pretty marble selection. Congrats. Hope this takes off. *Hey Kids! Free Marbles! Bring your parents to the store!*

Button saw ... I use a longer string ..... .... off to hunt for a string now ...... found a piece of thread which worked for a few spins before it broke ... putting string on the wish list.

No kidding. But it's for really real modern MK.

Hi Ray. Long time. I often think of you and your sweet mibs.

Long time since I "listened to the ocean roar" in a seashell. So I did that today.

Here was a Marble King which could have passed for Pelt. But I recognized the colors and had some like it with better fused patches.