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  1. Mostly Pix - Gropper

    in Steph's Study Hall

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    Is there anything else of significance we should/could know about Gropper?

    Here's a bit from another site:

    M. Gropper & Sons

    Brooklyn, New York

    M. Gropper & Sons was a toy maker who made a large variety of wooden paper litho toys. A catalog produced by them identified them as having their office and factory in the Bush Terminal Building #6 in Brooklyn, N. Y. Their catalog pictures 14 toy autos (non pull toys) including a Gravel Auto, a Grocery Auto, Doll's Auto Ambulance, and a Moving Van Auto. This helps to identify the M. Gropper & Sons catalog as being from the mid 1920's.

    The pull toys made by M. Gropper are often confused as being made by Gibbs or Converse. See the chapter on Gibbs for similar toys. M. Gropper toys were found in Sears catalogs in 1918, but no toys were in the Sears 1927 catalog.

    source: Antique Toy Archive

  2. Gropper Box, Slags & Something Else

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

    Posted

    Here's a link to a Gropper box at a recent Morphy auction. Box

    It's a Gropper New York box (as opposed to Ottawa).

    Morphy's description says it contains a row of American Agates. Curious about your thoughts about it all, but perhaps starting with whether you agree on the American Agate call.

    Morphy's description:

    Box Set of No. 0 National Onyx Toy Marbles.

    Description From M. Grouper & Son Inc. in New York, New York. Grouper was the distributor for Christensen Agate. This box set contains 90 Christensen Agate slags and ten Christensen American Agates.

    Condition Marbles (9.2) Box (Excellent). Size Marble: 5/8" Dia.

    Photos from the auction:

    (click to enlarge)

    Morphy_2010_A_sm.jpg

    Morphy_2010_B_sm.jpg

    Thanks.

  3. Difference Between A Peltier Peerless And Master Cloudie?

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

    Posted

    Whats the difference between a Peltier Peerless Opalescent and a Master Cloudie?

    By Peerless Opalescent, do you mean Acme Realer?

    Acme Realers are famous for their bases having a grain to them, and turning something like transparent orange when backlit.

    edit: here is a thread I started once to study different types of marbles with a translucent white base. http://marbleconnection.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=7863

    Note: the understanding of what it is to be a "Cloudie" might be changing. They might have at least originally been designed as single color translucent marbles. But that's a different subject.

    Additional note: I've looked up some old ads. Master advertised "Cloudys" as "solid colors". Seems pretty definitive. The marbles I've been calling "Cloudies" appear to be what Master called Meteors.

  13. How can you copy pictures off ebay ??

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

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    No, I couldn't figure out how to drag the pix at ebay. :(

    Used this auction to test it out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300484793652

    But I did finally see what Al saw with the images here at MC. I right clicked on the correct spot I guess and I was able to save a pic. I'm not quite sure where the correct spot is. lol. Tried to replicate it on another pic and failed. But went for it again on a 3rd pic and got it.

    edit: when I right clicked on that pic at ebay, I got an option to View Selection Source. Some code popped up. In the code there was a .jpg address. I copied the address, pasted it in another window and the picture came up. And I was able to right click and save it from there. *whew deep breath*

  14. How can you copy pictures off ebay ??

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

    Posted

    Are you able to download pix from ebay?

    I can download pix from lots of places but not from ebay. Well, not from Marble Connection either for that matter. I mean not from the Marble Connection attachments. I could right click and download the photo above. But if I want to get an attached photo from MC I have to go back to Explorer.

    edit: Oh wait .... you said drag. I haven't tried dragging. Let me check that out.

  19. Akro Question

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

    Posted

    when you look at the page that says the akro line is complete? it lists the moss agates first.. I am guessing they meant the mossy corks...since all the ones there with the exception of sparklers, were cork types.

    That's one of my favorite examples. They say the Akro line is complete in more than one ad. And if I recall correctly the first appearance of that was in 1930. When obviously there was more to come.

    In at least one version of that "Akro line is complete" ad they seem to show two kinds of Moss Agates. And they also seem to describe two kinds of Moss Agates. But they splice together the descriptions and the photos/illustrations in an odd way. They appear to be drawing material from three different time periods. When I try to point out which piece came from where, people say they're getting a headache. So I won't try that again. But I can SEE where they've mixed things up.

    p.s. When they talk about Moss Agates with "exquisite patterns" are they talking about patches? I don't think so! lol

  20. Akro Question

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

    Posted

    I had put some stuff into my Akro timeline in the study hall. I don't know how caught up I am. My disks crashed and all that. yada yada boo hoo for me. ;-) But I did find Carnelians advertised as "brand new" in July 1933. And I have a few other dated items as well as ones of uncertain date.

    I could try to copy some of that over here, including the 1935 and 1936 mossy ones. But I don't want to be too redundant. Check it out here: http://marbleconnection.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=10676&st=20

  21. Akro Question

    in General Marble & Glass Chat

    Posted · Edited by Steph

    I'm going to have to disagree with the idea that all the mossy cork/swirls were pre-cork. I think mossy cork/swirls continued to be made for awhile.

    Corks were around by early 1930, whereas Carnelians were advertised as "new" in Jan. 1934. How long would Akro have been calling them "new"?

    Paul, are you thinking of Cardinals? They were made before corks were first made, and had a definite pre-cork and cork version. Or Imperials? Those had a pre-cork version and the box stayed in use with other marble types.

    Final edit (and fwiw): The mossy swirls were still being advertised in Sept. 1936. The popeye boxes had them in it in the ads. I've got mossy swirls in ads for 1934, 1935 and 1936. That's a long time to have them hanging around as old stock. At least I can't help thinking so.

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