Steph

way cool

It's a little rough. I call it a place saver.

Thanks for the reminder.

More fried marbles

I had to google Viking glass. Wasn't familiar with that.

LOL. That's funny. I do automatically rate most containers as how suitable they would be for marbles before I think about what other functions they might have.

I just checked and half of those have some bright green glow in them. They say it's from the Vitrolite cullet.

Pix from Dani. The label says the same on both sides. One staple was opened to remove the marbles for cleaning. Note the small mesh.

Any more word on the blue and reds?

Gonna get a three-fer out of my Jacksons. Please share your other red/white/blues with known (or fairly certain) makers.

I didn't know (or didn't remember) I had a purple ribboned marble in my Jacksons. I probably would have guessed Alley for this one up front: Who all made marbles with purple? Pictures, pretty please.

All my known Jacksons:

Thanks guys! I love the fall colors, Bo. And that'll sure "do", Randy.

Those could be the ones. I can't tell what those are. They were a slightly smaller size than the ones I was sure were Jabo. So, I still don't know. Could still be Jabo. Or could be older swirls. Hmmm. Not sure.

I only see one. Clear with white and yellow dots. What size is it? I agree likely Chinese. And modern. Might be hand-made though. Can't remember if this style is among the modern Chinese handmades. (Most marbles with speckles on them are machine-made, but this one might be different.)

(Technology is intimidating. Signed, Stephanie Flintstone)

Found the flash, and have uploaded a photo. Wasn't a photo of a marble. But it is progress!

I still would be interested in seeing more views of this marble if you think you can find it again: For future reference, with vintage marbles, even one chip could reduce the value by more than half. So if you get more marbles and think you might have some vintage ones be careful about sloshing them around. (I had that thought when I pictured you maybe rolling the marbles around trying to find this one that I'm asking about. )

The middle one in the new photos is a Vitro All-Red. Sometimes called a Blackline All-Red because later All-Reds would have a patch of color on either end without the brown band in between them. Still going with Marble King Rainbo Red for the marble on the right. Both of those could be from the late 1950's, with the Marble King possibly from the early 1960's. The marble on the left mostly looks like a Jabo Classic. But hard to say. The condition issues make it look like it might be a little older. At the same time, condition issues detract from value. As to value, from what I have seen these are all fairly common marbles. Maybe you put them in a quart jar marked with $20 or $25. Or pint jars labeled $10 or $15 or even $20 if you're feeling lucky and it's a nice jar. I think that would be more than you could get for them on ebay. But if you have the shelf space for them, you can wait for a buyer. Jabos and other modern marbles can of course be disappointing to people who are looking for vintage marbles. However, Jabo has developed a following in recent years. There are people who would treat them as collectible. Not vintage. But worth having some as part of marble history.

O_o

Maybe 2000, give or take?

dreamy

At that size, I don't think double ingot. So I'm going to go with a cork which took a weird fold.

Can you think of a better cover? Ever? Recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station.

What size? As I looked at the thumbnails, my thoughts ranged from Akro corkscrew to Vitro Trilite. After I got a closer view, I'm leaning toward messed up Akro cork with some thought of double ingot.