Steph

I guess I should have mentioned the article is not on p. 274, in case anyone did a special search for it and ordered a copy of that page and was disappointed. The marble article is on p. 275. It's just a paragraph: Our cover picture will remind our readers of the amusing tournament for the marble championship of the United States, which takes place at Atlantic City about the first of June. "Sectional" champions are selected at tournaments in many cities, and the boys who win these meet in Atlantic City. If you want to find out whether there is a local tournament in your community, telephone or write to the sports editor of your local newspaper.

Well, they had a depression bearing down on them pretty soon. And the kids were right in the middle of draft age when the war rolled around.

I had to delete one post which was insulting and personal for no reason I could see. Maybe more should go. I hate to do that though. Please keep it clean.

Awesome lot. LOVE the bag!

The seller has corrected the listing. I hope no one objects to calling them "fantasy". I used that word when I wrote her. Seemed a diplomatic way to explain the situation. I see she is still describing them as handmade but I didn't clarify that part to her and I don't want to quibble now.

Oh hi, Mike, I just noticed the listing is yours. For some reason I thought it was Greg's. Beautiful marble.

That's kinda what I was thinking, Galen. I have a much MUCH less interesting 3/4" marble I've been wanting to ask about. It has an NLR pattern but the glass looks newer. I figure the consensus will be rainbo if I ever get around to posting it, and then my takeaway will be that the big rainbos can have interesting structure.

Yep, that's the one. Now if you wouldn't mind telling me which box I put it in .....

Somewhere I'm pretty sure I have a Jabo milky oxblood. If someone will remind me where I put it, I'll try to post a pic.

Ah.

Different years? They seem to have different bases.

She does have some interesting marbles.

Is the 2nd one a Champion Furnace swirl? First one looks very strange. It looks modern and/or contemp to me. (I think of "contemporary" as handmade, and I'm wondering if this one might be a Vacor.)

Very interesting. Like a "biggest in the world" attraction on Route 66. (:

Nice catch!

That link is not working. I tried to fix it, but my fix didn't take either.

You could test the volume with a beaker of water.

I don't know if there are any regular No. 115s.

Scrumptious Akro haul, Stacy.

Found the box. It has the April 1931 episode on it. Says Akro on one end of the box and No. 115 on the other end. (At least another box which looks about the same except for different damage said that.)

I'll have to do some digging.

Thanks guys. Maybe Bob or someone will know for sure but I'm guessing this is all from 1931. There are also 3 two-panel Big Time Marbles comics from 1932. Is there a "Big Time Marbles" box or am I getting confused with something else now? Maybe I'm thinking of something from Peltier. *dunno*