Steph

far out!

The last time I did bok choy I added seasoned beef slices to the soup and I was in heaven.

I stir fried it once. But I didn't like the oil to vegetable ratio, so I mostly use it in soup. I slice it in fairly narrow strips and put the thicker, white parts of the bok choy in the soup about three minutes before done cooking, and the leafier parts of the bok choy in about a minute later. I've thought about cooking it with egg, the way I sometimes do with cabbage or spinach, but I can't remember if I've ever made it that far with bok choy. I usually pick up several instant soup packages when I'm in picking up bok choy, and by the time I'm done eating those soups the bok choy is gone.

Dandelion omelet. Yes, I said it! I ate dandelions! The flowers, with the green base, but not the rest of the stem. Mixed in egg and scrambled. And I might do it again ....

Looks like lemonade. Do you have a blacklight? They're fun at times like this.

Oxblood! Looks like you ended up with a few nice ones.

Looks kind of like fire-pocked glass from here. What do you think it's made of? I can't think of what kind of marble it could be other than a damaged game marble.

The big pale greenish one near the middle of the big jar?

Here's George Sourlis' Rosenthal poster that I posted a bit ago. I got another poster from him yesterday. I have a few. I need to make a thread for all of them.

Stunningly vivid colors there.

Oooh, that sounds good.

Those are synonyms for doohickey! It appears to be a word without an antonym.

I have a box of moss agate patches that I keep going back to and trying again to sort. I always give up. But I enjoy pondering them. I think there are some missing links in the documentation. I would LOVE to see a careful study of moss patches. Known examples from different makers, showing range of variation in the consistency of the mossy bases. I made a small study with photos drawn from different sources, but I couldn't get up close and personal with them.

I'm not seeing it but I won't argue against it.

The relative symmetry between the sides makes it not seem like Master. (By relative symmetry, I mean two distinct sides with red and white ribbons on both sides. Masters don't generally give the impression of having two halves.) Here are some Kokomos: http://marbleconnection.com/topic/11352-kokomo-examples/?hl=kokomo Confirmed kokos are so uncommon that if you ask for examples, you'll see a lot of the same photos over and over. It's hard to know what their range of variation is. If you ask for pics of Pelt Rainbos you'll get a whole lot more examples. Your color combo is in the general area of the Peltier style which collectors call a 7-Up. In this thread folks were posting some Peltiers which didn't match the standard Pelt patterns. I don't think they necessarily meant to post nonstandard patterns but I guess those naturally arose when folks looked for interesting ones to post. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/20719-sharing-pictures-of-pelt-rainbos/

I wouldn't think that truly mysterious grab bags would be very profitable for you. Just my hunch. If you don't want to take the time to get IDs, you could sell them in random lots and might do well, but I think taking the time for a picture or two would help the sales there. I _could_ be wrong. Maybe folks would like to take a chance. But considering how many common and modern marbles there are, it would be a big gamble for a buyer. I don't know what an optimal lot size would be. Things have changed since I last sold marbles on a regular basis. But my suggestion would be to sell many lots at once (thought not all ending at the same minute), to try to encourage people to bid on multiple auctions. And offer a good shipping discount if people buy more than one lot.

A little blurry but those first two in Post #3 are the angles I wanted to see. Sorry to be a hard-ass. I'm certain that they were made on a Rainbo machine. Here's the thing which is making me hold back. The ribbons don't appear to have the typical Peltier Rainbo pattern. That makes me want the marble to turn out to be a Kokomo. The Kokomo Opalescent Glass Company bought some marble making machines from Peltier and used them for a short while. They did not make very many marbles. So going by the numbers, it's unlikely that it is a Kokomo. Numerically, the odds are far better that a rainbo-looking marble will be a Peltier. But I'm just not seeing the ribbon pattern for Peltier. BUT ... one more big BUT ... if you identify something as Kokomo on eBay, people won't like that. There will be some curious and then possibly angry person who will want to know why you said Kokomo. So don't say Kokomo unless you get a solid consensus that that's what it is. Did that make any sense? You can read company histories here: http://joemarbles.com/2Manufacturers%20History%20Pages/Manufacturers%20Home%20Page.htm And also find examples of different marble types there.

You couldn't ask an easy question, could you?!

Interesting ... a handsome family ... what is that size range?

(I broke the third marble into its own thread. )

I want to say Peltier Rainbo for this one. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing the "Pelt flip flop" on it, so I'd like to have clearer views of how the ribbons meet the seams. Since I'd like to have more photos, I've split this off from the other thread to cut down on confusion.

I'll say West Virginia Swirl for the marble in Post #2. I'll suggest that it was made by Alley. Someone else might have a better idea. Nice colors.