Steph

That's an awesome photo. I dreamt last night that I found some nice Akro oxbloods out in the yard. But they were Ann's.

Hi Chuck. Glad you made it!

lol. I figured that's what it was. But that's out of my area of confidence. So you can see inside it?

Gary, I'm confused. Are you talking about swirls or not? There are more than 3 companies to consider for fiery translucent mibs. There are at least 5 that I know of, and I'm fairly sure there are more. If you are speaking of swirls then some of the makers to consider when you have fiery translucent marbles are Christensen and Champion. I suspect there are others. If you are speaking of fiery translucent marbles with seams, then SOME of the makers to consider are Akro, Pelter and Marble King. And I suspect there are others. I thought you were talking about swirls, so I stressed the Champion possibility. However, with your last post you have me pretty thoroughly confused, so I guess I'll take a break now.

If by CAC, you mean Christensen, then no, not all fiery translucent swirls are Christensen. There are more modern ones. As I said, I think they might be Champs. In any case, I'm sure they're not all as old as Christensens. But the newer swirls aren't called moonies.

Tiptoeing in to point out a couple of technicalities: 1. The name "moonie" was around before Christensen. I don't know if it referred to stone or to handmade glass marbles. 2. Akro used the name "Fire Opal" for more than their red marbles. (picture) Tiptoeing back out now so as not to throw Gary's thread too far off track. I hope.

Yummmm!!!!!

Without photos it's tough but if they're swirls I think there's a decent chance they're Champions.

Happy Birthday. Getting a head start since I know you have plans for Saturday. Hope it's a beautiful weekend in Texas.

Would it be a snap to find 12 matched coral and green tri-lites to put in them? I'm still optimistic about those being original. Call me Pollyanna. lol

Sparkles!

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?