Steph

Now that you mention other makers, that looks kinda like a Vitro Yellow Jacket at the lower left. Sometimes things slip in, even in legit lots, but this is rather a mix, ain't it. Yup, Fleabay.

Okay. I have the basement and the old cans and the dirt. Now I need to get me one of them Akro stamps! But where? Akro Stamps R Us?

Box looks somehow connected in back.

We should learn from them! I do have a basement. And some old cans. And some Jabos. Pretty sure I can get some dirt to put the cans in. Hey, I'm almost ready for business!

heehee Some people appreciate a little razzle dazzle. I GUESS! LOLOL They like getting caught up in the excitement, even if they don't really believe it. I GUESS! Just a theory.

Oh boy. "Your friend". Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be able to schmooze with strangers. Alas, I will probably never know.

Woodstock pic from Jabo Land. From auction:

He has a Yahoo group called the Marble Collector's Club. I don't know if it is active. I've seen a few interesting things in his photo albums but have never tried to post there.

Trivia: Herbie was Smitty's kid brother. One day I went through and found the story behind all the comic character marbles.

That's not photoshop! I can see how someone could think it is, but these marbles are for real. Check out this website. It'll blow you away. http://www.glasskitchen.com/

Truly amazing work. From conception to execution. I couldn't draw it on paper. Forget about making it happen in glass. You rock.

White Pelts! oh yeah! Makes sense. I still know relatively little about slags so that's a FWIW sentiment but the double compartment bag which I posted in a couple of threads yesterday has feathered slags and it seems to be from a post-Gropper time. Berry Pink filed for the patent on that bag in 1931. He was working for Rosenthal at the time. (I'll try to make this be the last time I post this bag this week. ;-)

Thank you for the marble mail. You know who you are. I don't know if you want your name mentioned so I'll leave that up to you! But thanks! I thought it was going to be one certain marble, which was already awesome. This assortment is going to be fun to go through. Brightened my day. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Good info. Thanks Galen!

mmmmmmm sausage ....

One thing which has stopped me from presenting the info I have found about the use of the oxblood name in the 1800's is that most of it is interlaced in fairly technical material. People's eyes would glaze over. (pun acknowledged if not intended) But there really is a lot of material on copper-based oxblood from the 19th and early 20th century. If you are interested, a lot can be found on Google. Be open for variations in spelling, and for versions of the name as given in other languages. Here's a cool passage from a 1918 article: The way I read it in many places, oxblood is a color AND it has a special and long known association with glazes obtained by the use of copper.

It's not what I would label oxblood. :-) But you knew that, right? Were you heading some direction with this? (I hope that didn't sound antagonistic. Not meant that way. Pardon me for getting turned around. :-)

Oxblood incident. haha. You're a cute one. Are the red ribbons transparent/translucent on those?

Re: #3. I will NOT say "true oxblood" again - unless I'm talking about the blood of an ox! :-)

Perfect wave! wow, the geometry of the glass makes the water look so real and splashy.

Gorgeous examples, Alan! Most excellent.

You talking to me?

Yeah, that one's taken. was just thinkin' along those lines. Obviously, it would take more than me coming up with the name. Just thinkin . . . . Oh Mike, please let me off the hook on the turquoise <--> ox thingy. It just happened so much more in turquoise than in other colors (iiuc) but not enough to seem intentional (to me). Oh my head. I'm happy with what all I said over at LOM. If it wasn't compelling enough, I guess that's that. Some distance from the subject would be good for me now.