Steph

Wow. 8 at once.

That's awesome.

Sorry, I don't know about how sparkle affects the value either. Just had to say .....

hi there

p.s., that's a pretty cool tail in your avatar

Sharp.

I'm having connection problems today.

You'd probably have fun converting kids' drawings like the Juedemanns did:

http://glasskitchen.com/kids/kidsmibs.htm

Check out the Uhuru series in the 2010 gallery (and the Bauta marbles, Cultivation, etc). dayang. (Genius!)

http://www.glasskitchen.com/port/

Jabos have been around a long time . . .

Original Jabo:

http://www.luchtoorlog.be/me110dj_f1.htm

Replica Jabo:

http://falkeeins.blogspot.com/2010/12/eastern-front-jabo-bf-109-emil-of.html

thoughts and ideas?

Sinful thoughts.

I contacted the seller to see if Pavcraz was involved anywhere in the transaction and he says no. The seller said it came in a large marble lot bought from a family selling off their elderly aunt's stuff. Said it came with Vitros inside.

If the seller is who he says he is then I don't have any reason to doubt his tale. He lives in Maine, the state where Pavcraz lives, but his name actually came up in the past as someone who might help hold the line against Pavcraz.

"If the seller is who he says he is" sounds really bad to say, doesn't it. I just don't take anything for granted when it comes to Pavcraz!

Wasn't sure if the dimensions matched a film can, but yeah, that's pretty much my impression.

The label looks scissor cut and and I don't see how the can would have rusted around the edge of the label while leaving the label looking so fresh.

Plus I never heard of such a thing from Rosenthal. I have read of a possible Rosenthal package type which I still haven't seen pix of, but it wasn't a 4" can.

Whaddaya think?

Not mine. Just asking. 3 3/4" wide by 3/4" high.

(click to enlarge)

mind blowing

The last one is a Peltier Rainbo.

Some might call it a 7-up.

You have a couple of bumblebees. (the yellow and black ones). those are popular, from Marble King. Also those are a good example of the "patch and ribbon" pattern.

He is a member of this board.

ETA: The date he estimates for naming them matches the date a prominent Vitro collector told me he first remembers hearing the name.

Wow, that looks great.

Man, they did good when they hit on those bright colors.

(the black ain't too shabby either)

I love the ones with transparency.

Neat.

If I had that in hand I'd be checking to see if it might be a double ingot.

Why Black Panther?

Is it named after the comic book character?

I guess this is the NLR type you're thinking of? (But I've seen more than one person call it a Black Panther, and this has me confused.)

From a marblealan auction, posted in another thread:

Since that is indeed a Rainbo and since NLR names don't tend to generalize ....... no?

Are opals as pretty in hand as they look in pix?

Any connection to something like this?

This optically clear Quartz sphere has a very interesting history: originally the Quartz was mined in Brazil and purchased for the U.S. Defense National Stockpile. The National Stockpile was created shortly after World War II to acquire and store critical strategic materials for national defense purposes. Its primary mission is to protect the nation against dangerous and costly dependence upon foreign sources of supply for critical materials in times of national emergency. At the time, optical Quartz was critical for electronics and high-precision optics applications. But by 1994, this was no longer the case and the optical Quartz stockpile was auctioned off. This 87 mm diameter (3.43 inches) optically clear Quartz sphere is a direct result of that auction - since the rough Quartz came from that auction. Nowadays, it is extremely difficult to obtain the caliber of Quartz necessary to make a sphere greater than 3 inches in diameter with this level of optically flawless perfection. It is well polished with perfect concentricity: one can use this "crystal ball" as a lens, objects viewed through it are perfectly clear, just upside down. A strong caution applies: do not leave this sphere in sunlight - because it is a large and powerful sphere, it can start a fire with considerable ease.

http://fineart.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=6036&Lot_No=53177

I wonder if you have partially answered the question yourself.

Did they start with a clear rod for the center and wrap the ribbon around it?

Fascinating marble.