Steph
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Thanks. ... I'm also interested in this part, "Like glass for stained-glass windows and water tumblers, marble glass has a soft lime base, which makes an immie so resilient that it will bounce from the hardest pavement without breaking." Is that hype? Were marbles stronger back then than they are now?
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... and of course in case anyone is reading this without knowing the history of M.F. Christensen and Akro, it was interesting how different that was from the history as we know it today.
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I was intrigued by getting a date for popsicle promo boxes.
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Fortune, June 1936, p. 36 From the "Off the Record" section
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California Agate Co. (The caption has one or more errors in it -- for example, that isn't Frankie's father -- but still a great pic.)
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The second group are pretty. I'll go with "handsome" for the first. -
Thanks, Andy.
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This is The Stephanie. Not every Ace with these combos is a The Stephanie. Probably only this one is. One name/description given to them is "Pink Champagne on Ice". Photo by Bob.
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:) Here's a thread just for showing off Jabos. Names and dates are cool. And so is just showing them. Edited to add: Jabos and any marbles made with the help of Dave McCullough after 1990.
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kewl
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Yay!!!! And those are beauties, Edna. Good to see you kicking too, Lloyd.
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This is my very hottest marble. No glow pic at this time, but it scorches. It's hand-gathered. Best guess to date is it came in a Gropper Opal Agates box and could be Pelt.
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That Jabo caught me by surprise! (Your other glowers are sweet, too. )
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almost like being there
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Well, it's gorgeous. Is it really antique?
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wow ... where is that from?
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Just to clarify, 1930's and later, right?
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I would keep them as a novelty. I don't know about their value, but they're cool to have as a representative of marbles used for industrial purposes.
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I think that's a marble there in the spout: http://jaypaull.com/gallery2embedded.php?g2_itemId=83&
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As many know by now, a special marble run was done in his honor. Many friends and Bobby's daughter were there. Here is a link to Ant's thread about them at Jabo Land. (link)
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no idea of age but I love that style.
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I'm going to buy that block.
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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=bobby-ray-newman&pid=170872000&fhid=17331
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A little non-marbular Gropper
