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Diaper folds - another famous CAC structure. Some people avoid the term though and stick to descriptions such as "single seam". These photos appear to be Mandrakes'. See the resemblance.

Speaking of classics, here are some turkeys. First is Galen's. Next is/are one(s) I think would qualify but won't mind if someone says "nope". Starting with just the one from an ebay auction listing. (click to enlarge)

Here's another old favorite while I'm in the neighborhood. This was Patry's. Its collectors name appears to be "Orange Peel". (discussion)

Auction pix: (click to enlarge) same seller, looks like some of the same marbles. This might have been the seller who had lots of boxes with varying amounts of damage and maybe marbles spilling out. If some didn't sell first go, maybe they got rearranged. (no I'm not trying to out the seller! I think the mibs and boxes are authentic, even the clays! But I think some mix and match may possibly have occurred is all.)

Here's a sample of CAC Pastels. Pete's pix (or Block's?) of marbles which WERE Pete's but now are Ken's? Uh oh, that got complicated. LOL Anyway, pastels is a collectors name which sprang up so naturally and immediately from Block's literal description of them that it was thought to be Christensen's own name for the marbles. A related thread: Cac Pastels (I'm hoping to collect the best known Pastels pics here because I'm having difficulty accessing them at the archive.org site.)

you couldn't find it because I hid it at another board! How many names would I have had ... (at the Glass Addiction board)

sorry. I'm not keeper of the pelt definitions. not even totally sure I have the question down correctly, pelt ribbon configs being so highly variable. but ,,, the word "bee" really did throw a kink in the discussion.

Another case of terminology getting in the way imho. Folks are getting hung up on the word "bee" instead of talking about the mibs Ray is thinking of. Semdot focused on it - on the mibs that is - 6 ribbon mibs with the distinct red and black vs. 4 ribbon mibs with the red and black running together. ,,, or something like that ,,, if I understand correctly ,,, [insert favorite humble statement] ,,,

I appreciate the props, Kev, but as most of the stuff I'd contribute is already posted in other threads, hopefully others will post some fresh material! nowhere near enough master appreciation threads. glad you started this one. :-)

seems a good analogy. IMHO

Gorgeoso! I think it's 3 vanes. flattened with a steamroller. a tiny little glass elf inside driving around on his tiny little steamroller (without the steam because that probably wouldn't work out too well in hot glass) and flattening it. Maybe sprinkling a little extra magic dust into the blue vane to turn it into a purply hybrid. or could it be a flattened six vaner? weerd. i love it!

Thanks Kev! It needed a name. Had to have one. LOL. Actually I think it is uncommon, But it had to be shown today in one thread or another. It demanded it. It's quite an insistent little mib.

No idea how common or uncommon. Just putting my Golden Rainbo here to help me resist the urge to post it in Ray's Golden Rebel thread.

And for easy access, one of Alan's RWB pix from his Ravenswood thread. Again, I'm being loose with the concept of "red". Alan's description is "an opaque white based swirl with a bright blue and trnsparent honey-amber swirl"

I love a good red white and blue debate! LOL. Here's from a CAC box, just for fun. Here's the windjet mib in question. Note, I use "red, white and blue" loosely. The seller described the mib as blue, white and orange. (with 2 shades of blue)

Ooh good pic for a question I've been meaning to ask. ya know what gives newer marbles an oily sheen? aw heck, I don't know personally, but I think it might be high sodium content of the glass? Recently read something which seemed maybe to imply that. Now seems an okay time to ask.

Marbles make good metaphors. At least they used to. A political cartoon from 1928. (click to enlarge)

Here's the teaser for a much longer comic strip, from 1929. (here's the rest)

Bingo! Er, I mean, here's a follow-up on the ever so important sparkler question. I know you were holding your breath. Looking at a jobbers price list for 1933-1934 . . . sparklers are listed. They were part of the Special Assortment. From the flyer: The price on the No. 0 size was $2.40 for 1000 marbles. So Sparklers cost less than Moss Agates - the price on the No. 0 size for Moss Agates was $3.00 per 1000. The most expensive marbles in the list were "the brand new and exclusive Akro Carnelian" at $4.00 per 1000. "Conceded to be the best glass marbles manufactured." :-) Wonder who "conceded" that. :-) (Thanks to George S. for a copy of the ad.)

Do you mean Guinea? (with a hard "g" sound?)

they weren't called yo-yos. Apparently 'flying disks' (sp?). which I would have guessed meant frisbees if someone had asked me before today.

Thanks Dani. And John. Yes, I was trying to sort out the patches - or at least see if there was any chance for me to do it! - so I sidestepped the swirly or corky moss agates. p.s., did you know that to Master their Meteors were translucent? Some mibs I've been calling Cloudies I shouldn't have. I made an edit about that above. Master included "Moss Agate" style mibs under both names in their ads. Also, the ads have at least one pic of what I thought were Cloudies but they called 'em Meteors.

do ya'll collect Alox yo-yo's too? they're not fancy. but they're marble-relatable! edit: actually I don't know how fancy they are. there was a "4 jewel" model - just saw a ref to it at a yo-yo site.

Congratulations Ron! Hope your addiction is strong enough that you'll find a way to get back to us very soon!

Happy Alan Day, wherever you are!