Steph

Pop, are you sure about the size? If it were closer to an inch, I'd have had a different guess. Might have gone American-made then.

I mighta guessed Asian. Looks like we're agreed it's foreign! :-) p.s., I don't think it's ugly!

Is this a test? If it's a test, I'll guess Akro. If you really don't know and are looking for an i.d., I didn't say anything!

Yes, Carole's pelt pieces are fantastic. I've been thinking about writing to her to tell her that people continue to mention them on the boards. They've been a great teaching tool. Your aqua based one looks like a Pelt. The red one I can't tell. The one with the white, blue, green and yellow patches is a Vitro Tiger Eye. The green and white looks like a Japanese brushed patch, the kind we call "Wales" marbles.

p.s., while on the subject if anyone has any suggestions for threads to move to the archive, feel free to PM them to me! Thanks!

Thanking people for the kudos I've received on the Study Hall recently. Might encourage me to do some more updating. Big echo on the Joemarbles.com plug.

At LOM Ron said he'd never seen a half red / half green Bogard. I also have reservations about that green shade.

Some more beauts! From the auctions of Bob B., Biblefreak and Retdex, respectively.

LOL. It's a dead horse to keep beating on that dead horse! hehe. Good for Jabo! American marbles. American jobs! Yea! And that one Scott posted is SO cool.

Not seeing Pelt or Koko. Anyone like Master?

National Rainbo Line From a Morphy auction, Feb. 26, 27, 2010. Interesting mix of marbles. (click to enlarge) . . . . .

Lucky Boy Champion Marble Set from the Feb. 26, 27, 2010 Morphy auction. (click to enlarge)

Pretty sure on them being game marbles. One of the solitaire games I think. Might be able to find a pic somewhere.

Vacor. most or all. imho.

I like the Bogard possibility for the bubbles and for the vane color. Have you tried underwater photos - or just looking at them underwater - to get a good idea of how many vanes and the construction? I have a few flaring Bogards. I just pulled one out. The vanes have three colors, some more transparent than others. When I put it underwater and look at it it from the top it's pretty cool. I can actually see the flaring vanes retracting and becoming tight and normal looking as I submerge it. Fun stuff. lol Edit: I'm unsure whether mine are Bogards or Heatons. I think I might have gotten them under the label of Heaton. But they're related, right?

Duffy could add some insight here. I think he has said something about MK having a Pelt machine. But when they got it and what it was used for? Anyway, to me yours look like Pelt rainbos. That's where I would have them in my collection. -s

There were Peltier Rainbos sold under the label Marble King. However, to the best of my understanding those were marbles which Berry Pink jobbered for Peltier before the Marble King company was founded. After Marble King was founded, the company packaged Alley swirls and then the well-known patch and ribbon rainbows. If I understand correctly. Not familiar with a "Berry Pink Citrus".

I LOVE getting new names to Google! Found some of the names from these Müller boxes in a couple of books. One from 1917 had only "snippet" view. Here are a couple of full view texts. One from 1907. One from 1896. More names and keywords to look up later! Deutschlands glas-industrie: adressbuch sämtlicher deutschen glashütten. Thüringen: Ein geographisches Handbuch, Volume 3 By Fritz Regel The first is big print with just 3 entries on the page. My computer is slow loading right now and I'm having trouble getting a bigger view of what is in the book. The 2nd is a nice compact list of glasshouses in Thuringen. Now to learn to read German!

Yeah, I was worried about that Jack. People try to protect certain collector's terms. Helmet for a certain kind of Vitro. Turkey for CAC's - not just for any turkey-head swirl from any maker.. Things like that. So let's reset the question. What does anyone think about Jack's mib just as it stands? As a cool 1" MK. Value? Rarity? Did I mention I think it's cool?!

Tools and paperwork, dated 1913. Still from the Feb. 2010 Morphy auction. (click to enlarge)

Must see Morphy Auctions for February 26 & 27, 2010. Not a chance of me being able to copy all the packaging images over to here. I probably won't even try to get half. I just hope they leave those pictures in their archive. If you love German handmades, go check out that auction. Here are a few of the boxes just to get things started. The single marbles are also fantastic. I haven't even looked at them all yet. Back I go now! , , , (does this link work?) (click to enlarge) . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit: Not sure if these are "real". Does the wear look right on the first box? Or does it seem as if the label should be more damaged considering where the wear on the box is? Possible explanation: Could be all old materials but married into new "original packaging".

Sweet sweet sweet. Here are some auction pix I've posted before. Many (all?) of the boxes said "Made in Germany". I read somewhere that "Made in Germany" means 1921 or later. (click to enlarge) china marbles, black ballot: 1" bennies, original tissue in box: 1 and 1/8": stock box with peewee clays: jaspers: chinas:

It's no guinea but I thought it was pretty nice. Not mine, but I tried for it! (pic from marblealan auction)

Have a blast!

Acme Realers (click to enlarge) Source: Redcougar725, ebay auction More Realer pix here