Steph

Alley

The clearie wee wees I got in 1976 would not have been Alley. Pretty sure about that.

I have also bought amber wee wees in Champion packaging, within the last 10 years. Didn't mention that earlier because there's a good chance the bag was backfilled.

I got a buncha clearies of many sizes from wee wee to shooter for Christmas in 1976. I've been under the impression that they came in a Champ Bicentennial bag. Could be wrong about that. But that's my best guess for the wee wee clearies - Champ.

No prob! Glad we could help one way or the other!

Choice of Champions!

copper (?) particles

Good question.

(could it be chromium instead?)

Might be as simple as which side is up which determines which side gets the most glitter? Might be more jumbled and angled on the top side just because it's on the top side? Just brainstorming on my part.

Here's a patent which you might like. Green-colored opal glass. It's about how to avoid getting aventurine. However, on the way to describing the process it notes that makers of "art ware" sometimes try on purpose to get aventurine.

If you have any suggestions for threads to move to archives, please let me know. You could post them here, or send them by PM.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Today for example, I'm archiving Joe Street's show reports.

Here's a Gladding-Vitro item. Ebay pix, I think?

(really wide pic, sorry I should break it up into separate ones but don't have a good photo editor right now)

I think people might have been. Only you hid 'em in the ID section. I was also a little confused by them being in five different posts. But you were having fun! like you said!

I'll remove them though if you want.

Mike specializes in irony. I think he was saying that's not what happened.

. . . but maybe I'm wrong!

Or maybe you're being ironical. I'm so turned around. I think I better chuck it in for the night. Been a long day.

The Leighton thread is on page 3.

Sorry for being in such a hurry to move it. It was a compliment to the thread.

Are any threads in the archives which you need to have in general chat?

I thought I moved back the ones which I moved over this afternoon.

Not sure what you mean about the Bennington thread not going to the top. Did you post in it before or after I'd archived it? In any case, I have moved it back to the main area now.

About the rest, I got a little gung ho tonight. I hadn't archived in awhile, so I just dove right in. Started too close to the front.

In future, I'll also wait for a thread to be at least a month old before I move it over to the archives.

Also, I'll gladly take suggestions on what to archive.

I'm sorry. I hadn't archived in awhile so I just got started back this afternoon. I started a little too close to the front. I'll move move that Leighton one back over, and try to wait until something is at least a month old before I move it to the archives.

Who decides?

I'd gladly take suggestions. Otherwise, yep, I've been the one who decides.

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The hot water test is less destructive.

Bakelite has a distinctive chemical smell after you've let hot tap water run over it.

Awwww how sweet . . . about the lizard I bought you! sorry to bust that illusion. Now I want to get you a lizard! But Parrot lizard sounds good too!

Um, no, different name. But same birthday! So if you know mine, you know theirs! lol

sorry for playing coy. Will let 'em give their name. or not. :-) :-)

Ah. no. I know who that is. We're a lot alike. :-)

How could you forget this one?

Maybe the mailman kep it. The one I just found in my box doesn't have green.

On the other hand, I forgot that I had any micas. Until I found 3 in my handmades box.

Me? Of course I'd okay you to post it.

I didn't remember getting my lone parrot from Canada though. I'm hunting for my bird now. Where did I put it!

Even more recognition. Gotta love it! This one was a segment on TV news.

Check out the video. There's a few seconds of sharp marble action which left me wanting to see more. Plus a touching interview. Very sweet.

Action News 6abc.com

There were some sweet "Bricks" in the Feb. 8th (New Decade Run).

(2) Jabo Green Bricks.

Neat! Great pic!

Of course, none had aventurine but some Golden Rebels are weak in that respect.

Are you saying none in that superman run had aventurine?

Some of Bo's examples, presumed to be from that run, have been the topic of much conversation because they do have aventurine.

Been looking at Jabo bricks. So far haven't found any close enough to try to fool anyone with. Still hunting. :-)