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Welcome, Derek.
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Is there any way to ID a maker/date made on this marble
Steph replied to GoofyCat's topic in General Marble & Glass Chat
I woulda thunk the figures would be made elsewhere and bought by the person encasing them in glass. Wouldn't have expected the clayworks and glassworks to be at the same site. But now I realize I have no basis for that idea and might actually have seen an ad (or letterhead) which suggested otherwise. -
Such character. Nice to meet you, Alan.
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It's heavenly.
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Bo Stiff posted a triple ingot sparkler. Tome, from Australia, posted the triple ingot cat. But I'm not finding pix. Shoot.
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Here's a Triple Rainbo that Rick (RAR) posted. 3/4".
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Somewhere, somewhen I remember a double (and maybe even a triple) Sparkler. I also remember a double cat's eye -- a foreign one -- and in a way it seems that would be even more rare because that's not something you could get from a dig.
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That's a looker.
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Good job! It takes all kinds. The toys let people play who can't quite picture themselves setting up their own. Something for everyone. Elimination was a fun idea, but the point accumulation races tell you the most about the marbles' "skill" level.
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Rather meaty. Wouldn't guess a later Alley. Could be earlier. Wouldn't be surprised if someone came in and said the broad ribbons pointed to someone else.
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The white doesn't seem quite white enough for a slag. So I'm leaning "West Virginia swirl". With a twist you wonder if it will turn out to be a Japanese transitional -- or maybe a funky Peltier even -- but I'm not seeing that in the extra views.
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Again, normal lighting needed -- from here I'd guess we're looking at more Clearies. However, I don't want to say too much until I get a better view:
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Is this the Clearie with the foreign material? Or ?? For most marbles, it's important to show us pictures taken in normal lighting.
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This one would probably fall into the category known as Game Marbles:
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This one is a Clearie with some foreign matter in it:
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More views are needed. With that structure, it's possible that it could be a Master Glass marble -- from the middle of the 1900's. More views in ordinary light are a must before I say anything definitive.
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Split off from the yellow slag thread at Bud's request. Bud ... I'm not sure what the question is. The way this particular marble twists, more views might be helpful if we're gonna make an ID. At the moment, I'm actually not getting a slag feel on it.
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Not "transitionals". That refers to another type of marble. As noted in the other thread, the marks on the ends would be called "cutlines" as opposed to pontils. With the four vanes, they could be Japanese marbles from the 1950's. Or could possibly be American marbles from a little later. With the turquoise I lean toward Japanese.
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That's a nice observation. And the single is very refreshing on a hot summer day.
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Hi Adrian, welcome. I think what you are seeing as a pontil is really a machine-made cutline. So they actually have two cutlines but probably the other one got rounded in so well on the rollers that it's harder for you to see. Not astoundingly rare.
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This? That's fun! LOL @ the pup.
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