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Steph

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  1. Three purple hearts? I knew he was a Vietnam vet, but I didn't know all of that.
  2. 591 pages? Oh my! Interrupting my marble history geek-out to marvel at how many millions (billions? zillions?) of books there must be like this for all the court cases in our litigious history. Something I never thought about before.
  3. Great guy whom I counted among my friends. This is literally the end of an era in American marble manufacturing.
  4. As a stick driver I see your point, but I don't think that would stop all of them. Or even most. Maybe respect for Dad would, but not the clutch. That phone is part of their anatomy now.
  5. Matthew Davis posted on Facebook that Dave "passed away suddenly this evening".
  6. Hi. Welcome. You have a modern Marble King. Made around 2000 give or take a few years.
  7. Interesting subject. Thanks for sharing. I have enjoyed my own brief forays into paperweight history in search of marble insights.
  8. Sweet cross-throughs. I can't remember who made 8-vane cat's eyes like that so I too want to hear the answer. I have a cat in my lap so I can't yet go look for my cat's eye book.
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    Troublemaker

    Lucky Billy! ❤️
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    Pelt ?

    I think the green-looking ribbon comes from us seeing it through the transparent green base glass.
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    Pelt ?

    Not MCR. Not Muddy. The thing I wondered about was Tootsie Roll, but I doubt it's that either.
  12. Sharp patch & ribbon pattern
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    Thoughts?

    Yes to pontils! (lol) Looks painted! It's a marble berry, Pollia condensata. Considered the shiniest living thing on earth. 30% as reflective as a mirror. Found in African forests. The shine is not from pigment but from reflective cell structure. Learned about it yesterday on a BBC radio show.
  14. Sadly not me! You really are doing this marble thing right! Enjoy!
  15. Probably Vacor Banana Swirl Oh, Art says Akro. I could see that too.
  16. No, I don't have examples. That's what I'm saying. I don't know what the 1940's version looked like. Perhaps Elizabeth has them in her book, but I have misplaced my copy, so I cannot check.
  17. I would put those in the 1960's. Would you agree?
  18. Those do not look early to me. I'm talking about the ones from the 1940's.
  19. I think Vacor on the last guy. I don't know what the earliest Vacor cats looked like. Have been curious.
  20. It's a puzzle to try to navigate all the holes without marble (or ball bearing) falling in.
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