Steph

you wouldn't call those helmets, Edna? To me the marbles fit the pre-WWII time frame.

Wow. Nice 'un!

How expert is your "expert"? What you're saying sort of makes sense - at least it's starting to make sense to me that one part of the stream might be more molten than the other, making it easier to control what part is inside and what part is outside .... But it's the first time I ever heard anything like that. Wondering how much weight to put on the idea. I don't really mind being tossed to and fro on the waves of ideas. But I like to have some feel for how much is guesswork and how much is confirmable.

Yes, they come from China. However, they are handmade. As Galen noted, the "handblown" terminology is a common misnomer for handmade marbles. I've seen it used for years (in old newspapers and such). If I were trying to sell them, I'd describe them differently, but I'm not trying to sell them. So .... well, I'm out of anything else to say. But they are indeed handmade to the best of my knowledge.

It's not an ebay link. How is the information provided inaccurate? Under the details tab it tells where the item was manufactured. The "European origin" reference appears to be about the history of the game. Do you have proof that the historical information is inaccurate? The game could be of Chinese origin historically, but I don't know that. The seller artfully walks a fine but relatively/technically accurate line. imho.

Sweet CJ prizes! I love those.

Wow! No info for you. Just wow. That's somethin' else.

Handmade marbles from China, board from Indonesia? ...... with a lot of window dressing.

lol, sure Rich, I'll be right there. (erm, probably not, but they're still cool :-)

Rich, you have me confused. Are you saying that there was a premade base ... or just that outer glass is heated to a higher temperature than the inner glass? My mental picture of how it was done isn't/wasn't that they spread the colors over a pre-made base. I thought they made the marble at all once so the base glass would indeed be quite hot .... If that's wrong, I would seriously appreciate some clarification! .

This clip shows the inside of a veneered MK cub scout. Sorry it's a little fuzzy. It's from a photo posted by Jeff H. I blew it up some to get a good view of the white.

those are cool

Good question. I've often wondered that myself. I have a mental picture / working theory but I'm nowhere near confident enough to try to articulate it.

really neat. are we looking at Pelt white slags?

Cool Dan. Thanks!

You're still welcome, Chris. ( : just sayin'

There are a number of contemp collectors here ... and occasionally we have some good contemp threads. You sound like you're asking seriously, so seriously what's your vision for a real amalgamation?

What are your terms? j/k. hiya man.

Nancy, one trait I learned for a wirepull is that the ribbon of color is supposed to be one continuous stream. Some of yours look like they have multiple ribbons. Am I seeing them accurately?

I haven't seen many representatives of the most recent Jabos. However, I like white. I like the contrast it can give. Did the original Jokers have white? I liked the contrast on those. Made me think of classic mibs such as Peltiers. I remember suggesting to Steve more than once that I'd like to see more marbles with a white base. Back in 2008, was it? Among the Jabos I own I think I like the transparent based ones the best, but I don't have many white ones to compare to. Now you have me wanting to see the recent Jabos. Off I go to ebay. I've been avoiding that place. Give me strength not to buy. ( :

Hi Nate. Glad you made it. That's an amazing photograph.

Oh that's sweet.

Here's a little turkey.

Did you make it yet? Here's what they have as a tootsie roll.

I hesitate to give my opinion. Sounds as if you might be in a hurry. I'll move it to the main chat area to get more eyes on it.