Steph

The brown on the first marble has an interesting distribution. That's a nice bunch of freebies. Way to go, Kaitlyn ... getting an early start.

Some others from the same Shanghai lot ... with a picture taken by someone who actually had a camera not a scanner.

Some which were found in a Shanghai dump:

This one is mine. The last pic shows a spot which looks sanded down.

Thought about archiving ... but for now I'll bump.

http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2011/09/06/glow-away-10-odd-objects-made-from-uranium-glass/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/336855247103729467/

What size are the marbles? When I saw them all being red my first thought was a story I'd read about red marbles in gumball machines, I think it was. Maybe with other colors mixed in but the red was somehow special. Them being slingshot probably makes more sense, but I wondered if that was a counter pack for store owners to sell individual red shooters from.

I'm not sure I recall seeing CAC pricelists. Have seen some Albright prices, which include some CAC's ... though I'm not sure they were done while CAC was in business.

Be still my heart!

Ann: Re, the reference to deliberately-introduced ... When I think about hybrid on Popeyes I don't think about an intentional third color. Not like with a Vitro hybrid. I think of a little old glass still being in the tank when they change to the other color. But that's just how I picture it. I don't even know what I mean when I say "tank". I'm not one of the people who have spent a lot of time studying the actual physical set-up. Sara: Glad it's fun to think about. If it ever stops being fun, step back and take a break. And remember anyway you cut it, it's a popeye, which is one of the most fun marbles ever.

hehe Nice pic, Ed. That's helpful.

Interesting. A "Peltier Volleyball". I can't remember ever hearing that name before. It's actually been so long that I've forgotten what these are ... are they Master?

That's a treasure. You couldn't use it without smiling.

American Machine-Made Marbles shows a blister pack on p. 175 with 30 All-Reds. Six rows of five. At the top it says "Out of This World". Which seems like a completely different purpose from what 60 red would be for, but it's a cardback .... The AMMM price estimate for that one says $250-300. Soooo a 9 year old estimate for not the same item .... I'll hush now ....

New one to me. Sling shot ammo makes sense.

The pastel baseballs can be in a league of their own.

Is that oxblood?

Coolness!

Glass blending in the same way as paint would?

I'm trying to remember what I saw one which looked like that called ..... was it lemon meringue?

six ribbons?

For the blizzard http://morphyauctions.hibid.com/lot/5206652/shrunken-core-onionskin-with-suspended-mica-

way tooooo cute

Yeppers! Play ball!