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The first one looks like it might be one of the U-joint NLR's (I think that's how Bob Block described them). Do the four ribbons connect up in one big oval like a racetrack? Edit: I meant hourglass rather than oval.

What shade is the non-white part of the base? Tan? Peach?

Tiny bit of brown tint on the glass? First of all, it's looking NLR-y to me. At least the top one, and since the bottom looks like a relative of the top, I'll extend that to the bottom.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzvAk2S1Z3k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyi4RwtKQc8 Vse delfini v uragan Translation: All the dolphins in Hurricane

When/where were you when you first saw Singin' in the Rain? I was a teenager at my grandmother's house in Oklahoma in the 70's -- it was on during a PBS pledge drive.

I occasionally do that. I don't consider myself to be rude for doing so. Edit: Of course there's a lot to be said about how you do it. We joke about "marble cops" because some folks can come across pretty harshly. And if the seller doesn't respond the way the person likes, it can go downhill from there. If you do that often enough for that to be how people remember you ...... well, I'm sure you don't wanna do that or you wouldn't be asking this question now.

Give the grandson a little present from granddad. This one comes with a little history lesson -- it was made during World War II.

The humidity here often makes airdrying a challenge.

We'll make room.

Hmmmmm ... when I don't towel my face, I feel chapped in the spots where the water tends to drip from.

I sent out an SOS to him. Maybe he'll drop in on this thread.

Bumping with these bonzer pictures of a carved UV Mandala marble by Masataka Joei. I tried to find the link at the Black Market Marbles page, but I couldn't find it. Could only find the version I shared to my friend's page, so I'll start with a screenshot of that share to give background information.

George Sourlis published a series on box repair in the WVMCC newsletter.

Being so unusual, I'm moving it to the main forum for my eyes to see it.

Amira Willighagen, from the Netherlands, after her breakout performance on Holland's Got Talent.

Hi Billyray. Welcome. Yes to Vitro Conqueror. Yes, from the 1940's.

Thanks much!

Delicious

Wish it had some yellow or ox to go along with the rest of the lemonade look. Does anyone have examples of Akros with lemonade bases and just white for the second color? [Edit: well, yours does have smear of a third color in it ... do you think leftover from oxblood? or just some impurity?] These mossy marbles of Bill's were thought to be Akros ... last I heard:

I'm inclined to say Akro. Have seen Akros with the rams horn single seams.

By the way, hi!

looks foreign