Steph

More! I want more!

I'll pick: Top row, far right. 2nd row: 1st on the left. Middle row: far right. LOL. Just playing along! Not banking anything on my guesses!

It's looking sorta machine made to me. What's that long indentation arcing around the top in the 2nd view? Could it be a double ingot?

Darn! For a minnit you had me hoping it was snowing marbles this year!

Well, I was intrigued enough to save the pix. But not knowledgeable enough to comment! Just watching with interest.

Do you mean past attachments? So you can pick out something you already posted and post it again? The "My Media" button still works on this version.

I'm not sure how early they started that style. Definitely they were made in the 1950's. The article Winnie posted shows that. And I think they were made into the 60's. So I'll say 50's give or take.

I don't remember ever seeing a red, white and blue one. Wirepulls were made in Europe. I think we usually consider them German but recently learned that they were made in Holland as well.

Doh! I thought you said, "click here, youtube videos on torch made marble". I didn't see the "then check out the many" over there to the right side of the video on my screen! Sorrrrreeeeeee.

Neat video ... but isn't that a "tank"? Now I realize I don't know what "tank" meant. I just guessed furnace.

I see nothing but superman. These pix help a LOT. Maybe you should start the auction fresh with new pix? In case other people already marked it off their list out of doubt.

I liked I'llhavethat1's analysis here, . To me, it sure looks like I'm seeing way more ribbons than the Vacor version would have. If you can take pix of the seams head on so others can count the ribbons and see how they join, that might calm some concerns. Also, pix in a different light might help the color come through better. I assume you provide a money back guarantee?

Edna, I don't know. I checked your code. It looks right. Well, one code looked like it had an error in it, but I added a prefix. The others looked right already. I tried to just look at the missing pictures directly in another screen, using their addresses like this: http://i.rwpic.com/images/sissydear/boxofimperials.jpg But it's not working. Maybe something to do with the traffic on your server?

Allies was a name for marbles from way back. Maybe 1700's? Possibly from "alabaster". I'll have to refresh my memory on that too. Funny thing about Lawrence Alley - I've heard he never put his name on marble packaging.

Snowflakes are micas. And this ad does say "snowflake spangles". So I bet you're right about these. I'm not sure about always. In Robert's 1883 article, he seems to call glimmers and spangles different types, glimmers apparently being another word for micas. So I'm still not sure. Maybe the spangle name evolved. So many marble names.

I'll start this out with something simple. I like this little batch of marbles because it looks like Albert did.

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The Peltier comics were made in the 1930's. Here's an example of a reproduction. It's on a relatively recent Marble King. I don't know which decade it came from but I think we can very safely say after 1970. http://www.ebay.com/...D-/350422196175 Here's a 1930's one, photo from a Morphy's auction:

American Machine-Made Marbles gives this result from a count Alan B made of 470 Peltier comics, suggesting Koko is the least rare and Kayo is the most rare: Koko: 61 in 470 Bimbo: 58 in 470 Emma: 49 in 470 Annie: 37 in 470 Herbie: 36 in 470 Skeezix: same Smitty: 34 in 470 Sandy: same Betty: same Moon: same Andy: 32 in 470 Kayo: 25 in 470 And then there are the specialty marbles: Tom Mix, Cotes Master Loaf, Hoover for President, Franklin Roosevelt & Babe Ruth. Are you sure you had an original Cotes marble? I think there might be some modern reproductions. Maybe? [Edit: yes, there are modern marbles with a Cotes logo on them]

OMG. Seriously????