Steph

That's GORGEOUS! And I don't know what it is. My first guess is Akro but I am not sure at all. BEAUTIFUL Be sure to protect it from getting hit by any other marbles.

will do

That would be nice. ... but it shouldn't be that hard for me to find the one I have. There aren't that many places I could have put it. I found my truck title last night in only the third place I looked. I ought to be able to find the flyer.

That's why Bob got his bananas. I showed the honey amber and well .... here's how it went down. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/20209-color-of-the-month/page-3#entry177724

Just red on black, hmmm .... no other colors ..... Ugh, I keep saying red while you are clearly saying orange. Only having the one color throws me off of what I want to guess.

wowwwww

Get the forensics people to work on that label. Looks like it will say JAPAN at the end. .... can't make out where the marble counter is .....

He's a looker!

I could have believed Pelt from the colors and cutlines. I don't recognize it though.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221693095213

oh that's beautiful Solidify Vitro on that list.

(Paul Germann)

Hmmmm. Well, in the case of dyed clay, I expect uniform coverage. The marble would have rolled around in the color so it should be all over. To the best of my knowledge.

Hello & welcome. I don't remember seeing anything quite like that before. It looks more like stone to me than clay. How heavy does it feel for its size?

teeny bit of snow and 20 degrees so not bad. The nights are pretty cold though.

I once took a trip to California in March and was overwhelmed by how green it was.

No iPad in this house but good luck to you.

I thought about that and then saw the price of the Cardinal Reds was relatively low. So then I wondered if the Flinties have "flint glass" and the others not -- in case that would explain it -- but according to the 1926 pamphlet "All About Marbles", Cardinal Reds were made with flint glass. So, I wondered if it was a typo, but no, that price difference is backed up by the 1929 jobber price list: So I wonder if the translucence had something to do with it, and on a related note wonder about the comparison between the price of Cardinal Reds and the translucent Cornelians. At the moment I'm not seeing anything comparing those prices directly. However, in 1926 Cornelians were $20 per 1000 for assorted sizes.

Here's the answer from George Sourlis from when I asked how many companies Rosenthal may have jobbered for. It has much detail and theory so I'll quote instead of trying to paraphrase: "In Rosenthal's hard plastic packs I've seen Akro Royals and Vitros (not together in 1 pack). In the mesh bags I've seen Peltier patches. It seems like there are some gift boxes with stained glass design that have Christensen Agates. These may be Rosenthal gift boxes. Perhaps the Robin Hood gift box is by Rosenthal. I've seen it with Akros and with Peltiers (not together in the same Robin Hood Box). Jobbers like Pink, Gropper, Charles Drake (Reglar Fellers marble puzzles) and others by pricing. Whoever had the best prices at the time they needed stock was liable to be from whom they purchased. It seems that I've seen Alleys in some of the mesh bags, but not sure."

Here's some from from p. 12 of the Alley book. The discussion goes on at length in the next paragraph. Says that 30% of what has been dug at Sistersville was Akro, 70% Alley (with a caveat that "Alley" doesn't necessarily refer to Lawrence Alley's production), and a few isolated oddballs. The Akro was mostly patches, some corks, and some oxblood. The theory is that Alley needed glass, Akro had lots of excess, and contrary to intuition, the Akro cullet was useful because if you heat glass high enough and long enough it turns clear, not the dark mess many would expect.

not at this time

Welcome, Iain. Thanks for the intro and good luck with your project.

Okay, I'm about done. Tomorrow will be my day of marble rest. But I found so much cool stuff today! 18 MIND-BLOWING GLASS MARBLES! Death Star -- yes, made of glass Photo by Mike Peragrine [@RigSquad / @Rig_gs]