Steph

The Vitro lookalikes. That fella yesterday was acting like we were pulling the rug out from under the value of his conquerors by calling them Japanese. Just got me wondering .... how does the value of one of those conqueror lookalikes compare to the common conqueror? Neither would be very valuable. Might the Japanese marble actually be worth more?

I really have no idea how much people who buy Wales style marbles would pay for them .... How much are they worth?!

Hi Joe. Welcome. I'd recommend Everett Grist's Big Book of Marbles, by Everett Grist and Lloyd Huffer. The Fourth Edition has been freshly released. Another good book is American Machine-Made Marbles, by Dean Six, Susie Metzler and Michael Johnson. It is heavy into historical information. For older handmades, Baumann's Collecting Antique Marbles is a classic. There are some classics by Bob Block but some of that information has become dated. For example, in some cases, different terminology and additional information about makers have come out since their publication. I wouldn't discourage you from getting them, and maybe someone else would put them high on the list. This is just my $.02. There is also a classic by Stan Block, called Marble Mania. Does that have a new edition? (muttering to myself while I go look that up) Yes, it does. I haven't seen the new one yet. There are lots more marble books, including specialty books on cat's eyes, Jabos, ceramic marbles, etc. I don't mean to leave anyone out. I just picked the ones I thought might be good first buys. I look forward to seeing others' recommendations. Disclaimer about values given in books. It's very tricky to get a handle on marble values, in case you're getting books to help you assess your marbles instead of just identifying the marbles. I've used books to estimate marble values for sale and received quite the lesson when my $2500 marble sold for only $80 on ebay and my $50 marble went for $5. .

Is this person's coins fake like their benningtons are? A lot of the coins they sell are billed as errors. Got me wondering if they were real errors or somehow doctored. I have no idea whatsoever what would be involved in that kind of fakery and am not making accusations about these particular coins. I just wonder ...... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250777312438 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250777307927 fwiw: they have been given negative feedback in the past for using chemicals to artificially tone authentic old coins. http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=youhave2bid2win&Dirn=Received+by

That's great! Wouldn't want to put it down.

Bump. Just two hours left. Some beauts.

imposter? Vitro whirlpool:

Looking at this one underwater might "clear" things up.

No amber? My eyes processed it as lavender and white in an amber base.

sounds good to me (unless it's european) p.s. nice mib

Awesome. Thanks for all the work you do on these reports! I need to get in touch with George about that poster ......

Chiminey Crispness! What a marble!

Thanks Art. Have you seen any of the bigger ones full? Would 100 marbles fit in it? I'm thinking about the 1932 Playthings article about Rosenthal which mentions "Assortments of 100" and I wonder if this would have been that.

What size Rosenthal boxes do you have or know about? The one in this auction looks wider than usual. Using "usual" loosely, since I haven't seen that many Rosenthal boxes to begin with. Pix from the auction: (click to enlarge) For comparison, here's a more narrow box BJ posted awhile back: (click) Thanks.

Wow, those are KEWL! You'd mentioned that tradition before. It's great to see what they look like. To find even one in a city that size but all of those. I'm seriously impressed. I would be the one who thought they'd be all gone so what was the point in hunting.

I think probably more than one company new and old used Manganese. I've had a variety of orange glowers. ... also had some other colors. Sometimes you have to move the bright glowers out of the way to see the other colors but they're kinda neat when you notice them. Had an Akro Popeye which had four or five colors under blacklight, but no way could I see them if a Lemonade was anywhere near. Jabo classics can do some pretty funky things under blacklight. Also had some modern Marble Kings (and some jars) which glowed a rather cool blue shade.

I think those are Chinese murrini.

SO SO sorry! I did not know! Obviously! What a dope I am. *slapping self repeatedly about the face and neck* .... and your profile says your gender is male. I totally didn't notice that ... *sheepish*

what she said

There's another element ... begins with M ... which can cause an orange glow. Magnesium? Manganese? Ebay says Manganese. lol. I wouldn't usually take ebay for an authority but this guide which came up has some great pix so it must be right! (lol) Anyway, the pix are cool: http://reviews.ebay.com/FLUORESCENT-Glowing-MANGANESE-Glass-similar-to-Vaseline_W0QQugidZ10000000000103952

Migbar? I don't know. Who?

The most expensive marble I've ever seen a dollar figure for was another naked ribbon core.

What name would you give it? "Naked ribbon core"? "Naked corkscrew ribbon core"? ?

June 24, 1949 The Marble King company is incorporated in St. Marys, WV. The incorporators on record are Berry Pink, Lucius Coleman and Adele Rubin. Sellers Peltier is also reported to have been a partner early on. They are using the old Alley plant which Berry Pink acquired from Lawrence Alley "for the sum of $5.00 and other good and valuable considerations ..." For a time they sold left over Alleys under the Marble King label, possibly also selling Peltier marbles under the label. Alley swirls show up in Marble King ads as late as 1954. The plant manager was Roger Howdyshell, who would later own the company. Pink handled sales and promotions from his base in New York. Source: American Machine-Made Marbles, Six, Metzler and Johnson

Speaking of Rainbos!