Steph

Winnie, I sure loved your examples! Great examples! Awesome examples. Thank you so much for sharing! I'd like to add them to the thread of new marbles which sort of look old. Would that be okay?

A couple more pix I found in my Buttermilk file. No idea whose they were. But I think the backlighting is awesome. Is this a typical amount of translucence for buttermilks? (click to enlarge) Bit of trivia I just learned. Without seeing any of the marbles in this bag up close or being able to turn them around, there's a good chance there are buttermilks in here, and maybe some other buttermilk kin. Good chance the shooter is a buttermilk. Worcester Salt bags seem to be the homes of buttermilks. (obviously not my bag or I would check!) (click to enlarge)

Here's a different looking pair I've had on file. Not sure but I think they're "larger ones". Posted by Mary M at Marble Mental. There appeared to have been some question about the black ribbons but Guy and Randy both said black ribbons were okay, if I read it correctly.

That's perty cool.

What a question! lol Would you prefer biological or astronomical names?

The word I'm hearing is that a tan color is important. Tan like the sand of Lake Superior & Lake Michigan. :-) I live less than a mile away from Lake Michigan. I suddenly feel an urge to go get me a bucketful of sand. No kidding - I think I'll take a walk this evening!

My general impression is "about the same". I think you can still usually get them for a few cents apiece but some famous types sell fairly well, and some people do fairly well even with nonfamous ones by presenting them in eyecatching ways.

not this lifetime!

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hehe.

Does this fit in this thread? It looks different to me. But it has a ground pontil. I think. My marble but Charles' pix.

I got dibs on your Hercules! just kidding. You'll be missed. Hoping your marble blues pass. But I understand.

Someone once accused him of being Pavcraz. That had to hurt. Really sorry about that Bill. Sorry I ever mentioned it to you. Sorry anyone ever mentioned it to me.

Thanks Bo. That's one of the kinds I'm wondering about. I wouldn't have thought so but they seem to be in the range some people are saying is okay for aquamarine. Hopefully someone with the inside dope will weigh in.

While I'm at it, how about some Buttermilks? Here's Bob's pic from Chuck's article at Joe's website to get things started. And oh yes, Chuck's description: Thanks.

Okay , , , here's Chuck's description. I guess my question is how does that translate visually. Are the examples I've been seeing of late people pushing the boundaries because they want to think they have aquamarines when they don't? Or have I been too strict in my interpretation? Trying to sort that out. Thanks. For an example, I've seen some called aquamarines where the base seemed rather close to being white. What's the range of base color which is 'allowed', or considered desireable. What's desireable in the patches? Stuff like that. Thanks again. -s

for sure!

Thanks for the help with Superiors. Next on the checklist is Aquamarines. What is their range of variation? I think of their "textbook" description as this which Smitty posted about them at Marble Mental. Smitty's wife is the one who named the Aquamarines. Here's Bob B's famous Aquamarine photo, as seen in Chuck B's Tri-Lites article, OLDER VITRO MARBLES (TRI-LITES). This photo has been presented as quintessential Aquamarines. Lately though I've seen some mibs being called Aquamarines which seem quite a bit different. So I was wondering how far other collectors feel comfortable taking the name.

Here's a box from one of Marblealan's auctions. Popeye marbles are named after the box. They're not the only marble style which was sold in the Popeye boxes. They're in the boxes a lot though and won the name. Their real name to Akro back in the 30's was Tri-Onyx Agates. (click pix to enlarge) p.s., here's a close-up of two marbles from that box. One is a true popeye patch - a marble which was meant to be a cork but didn't get spun. (click to enlarge)

I'll trade you a Wisconsin beach.

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That's why I asked! Superiors SEEM like they should be easier, but they've been sort of slippery!

I need to learn more about Vitro Superiors. They don't seem like they should be too hard but I'm kinda cautious with Vitro names for some reason. Here's the "textbook" photo, where the "textbook" is Chuck B.'s article in the WVMCC newsletter about older Vitros. The article is now hosted at Joemarbles.com: OLDER VITRO MARBLES (TRI-LITES) Would love to see more pix of Superiors to get a better feel for how much they can vary. Thanks! (Would also like to see the range of variation of the other styles mentioned in that article, but will wait for another thread for that.)