Steph

"Mib" mean "marble".

Some say it's Latin for "marble". I don't know if that's true. It goes back a long time though.

Many people have a fondness for them. However, they're not generally worth more than a few cents apiece unless they have nice color combos. And when they're mixed in with vintage lots they can actually suppress the bidding on the lot.

When they have more than one color in the vanes they are called hybrids. Some hybrids or some with certain numbers of vanes or some with bases which are a different color (e.g. blue) can bring more ... or of course when they're in the original packaging that's also good.

Can you read any of the story or is the print too small?

Bunnies!!!, the trailer:

Not to hawk it or anything but my step-cousin is the illustrator of the adorable monsters and Bunnies!!! is his new book which will be released later this month.

thank you

Thanks for all the nice bumps.

I did a newspaper search to try to find a date for the Weather Bird promotions but haven't yet.

Really? That's the one from the upper left in that first pic? That's not the one from the lower right?

Well even though I sorta didn't want to know, I just did a quick ebay check on rebels and see that for mine (in near-mint-plus condition) I might expect between $20 and $50.

Will be interesting to learn what the appraiser says. As I expected, folks aren't saying much about specific values. The rebel(s) and liberty add to the few ballparks I mentioned in our email. I saw many of your NLR's but I didn't notice the rebels or liberty. I have one rebel myself ... just got it as part of an amazing gift ... and would like to know a value ... but maybe it's best if I don't since I don't plan to sell mine.

I got the message on the red Akro! Thank you. What Akro specifically?

?? I'm not sure of the question so I'll just spill out all my thoughts and hope one is relevant.

The red based one with the thin white ribbon was called an Onyx by Akro. The Onyx name started out as being for slags, but then it was applied to other marbles. So, after 1930, the Akro Onyx was a transparent-based cork with a white ribbon.

The thinness of the ribbon on this one makes it stand out. And the number of twists makes it stand out. It's also a nice size.

It has more than three twists, and that's very nice Two or more is cool. Three or more is great.

P.s., that red based one is quite distinctive. If you keep it as a place saver until you find one in better condition it could be awhile before you find a replacement.

You too, Darla. Have a great weekend.

oh now, the newbie chimes in. if you look at the very last picture, you can see where the green stops, and the yellow and red continue. so wouldn't you expect the 3 to run together if it was a blend? Since 1 color stops, and 2 carry on, maybe no blend between the green and yellow?

That's a really good question. Two considerations:

1. The green could still be continuing under the yellow.

2. Molten glass is liquid so the blended part could shmear along later after the green stopped, if it stopped.

Sometimes in marbles which have aventurine (a kind of sparkly glass) the sparkle may be primarily coming from one color but it can get distributed across more of the colors. (Now as I say that I almost feel as if I'm making that up but I think the principle applies in the blends.)

Here's the pic for convenient viewing on this page.

I don't think the Japanese transitionals bring much money these days. At least they're not in the same league as your Pelt NLRs or your Akro Popeyes.

I agree with you except for one little technicality. " Even in the prize names in the box sets I posted yesterday. If it was a 3rd color, they wouldn't have called them prize names, they would have put them in a box marked specials."

With the third color added that would have moved the marble from the Prize Name box to the Tri-Color Agate box. But that's a truly tangential topic for another thread.

http://www.landofmarbles.com/pc/s004/marble-storage-and-display.html

For a starter set that would be good.

And for your most special marbles where you want to be extra careful to protect them from nicks, you can give them their own individual compartment.

I put my most special ones in little plastic baggies (like 2"x2" or 1.5"x1.5") but they're harder to see that way, so show-offs would be cool.

Nice that you get to see him. I love when high school sports are a family affair. So fun.

Rebel(s) and Liberty. I hadn't noticed those.

I think the mystery marble might be another newer one which slipped in. Made by Vacor de Mexico. That's my best guess anyway.

I thought Vitro too. The white made me think of a Wedding Cake.

But I couldn't get my head around how long and twisty the ribbon was.

Could only dream ....

Cool.

Thanks for the adds!

Neat.

wow wow wow

This was a huge and wonderful surprise.

What were the strings for?