Steph

I'm not 100% convinced on the Vitro vs. MK thing. That always used to be argued about. In any case, the only marbles I ever recall being called Lucky 7 had that kind of coverage. Not thin stripes. Maybe they weren't actually Marble King, but they did have essentially full coverage, whoever made them. Edna, at the top left side of your reply window, there should be an icon for "BBCode Mode". If you click on that, so that all those other buttons become dim, then maybe that will stop the problem you're having with the random font changes. Maybe you're accidentially clicking on the other buttons. Dimming them will inactivate them.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/111160755824

It's not the marble I've previously seen described as a Lucky 7. This is closer to what I think of when I see that name: http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1stop-rare-marble-king-lucky-7-marbles-stmarys

nice bunch

From the sublime to the silly ....

This commercial looks a little closer to the theme "Do you like things that roll?"

This one was marbles on TV. Even though I'm sure it's not what you meant. I mostly wanna bump your thread, Bob. Can you blame me? (: free marbles commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVF2-ph8XnI

What was that?!

What's the question? Are you asking if this is an uncommon combo to find at that size? I surely don't know the answer since I'm not aware of enough super-sized Akros to begin with.

I meant to comment! I musta gotten distracted while I was trying to think of something clever to say about big eyes or big lashes. What a beautiful monster!

Linda Moore Simmons recently posted a number of different confetti marbles she said her dad made at Vitro. She said he called them Sprinkles. I was unaware of the variety. I didn't see one like that among the ones she posted.

Mrs. Beasley

I know that dream!

... someone plays "pelt" on the Scrabble board and you think that shouldn't count because it's an abbreviation, and shouldn't it be capitalized? ....

Conservation discussion split from this thread, http://marbleconnection.com/topic/18389-wanted-to-buy-handmades/, in the buy-sell-trade forum.

Wow!

Thanks. Good to know. .... and neat bags.

Fun! I see from her biography that the rest of the memoir may not be so very fun. But this is still cool.

picture perfect!

Well, I just did an experiment and found that you get a single line when someone on your ignore list posts. It's relatively unobtrusive. It says, "This post is hidden because you have chosen to ignore posts by so-and-so. View it anyway?" They'll still be able to see your posts.

Did you find the "Manage Ignore Prefs" option in the drop-down menu under your name?

I just got a December 1931 Playthings magazine. It has several marble and marble-related entries. Including something from Albright -- I haven't seen them often. Thinking about setting up the scanner for this one ... and I need to find a cat-free surface so I can go through the magazine properly.