Steph

Were the 6 found at a Master site?

Thanks David. Andrea, I'm sure Patry wants you to smile when you think of her. :-) Zigafoose, any chance we could see that marble of your Dad's? Well, anyway, that's awesome !

Another gem. Knikkerbakker is such a cool word. Kinderknikkeren means kids who play marbles, or at least I think so. And don't forget Cees' site: Knikkerwereld Now I wonder if Knicks fans know their team is named after marble makers.

One logo mib, two clearies, two brushed patcches, one game marble and one oxblood? um, I'm afraid I'm gonna have trubble picking one as not belonging, and one as there to throw us off.

No way .... I was in heaven just reading that glossary, and now this. wowwwwww

Hot dang! Oh that's fabulous!

quick note on more stuff to work in: Vitro confetti (about 1984, and then around 1990?) Cosmic Rainbow (mid-to-late 1980's?) quick cross reference to old list of links for Vitro: Links: Vitro Agate

Here's an article quoted from the Land of Marbles Newsletter. David, is there anything you would add to this or correct? I'll see what pix I can find and post 'em if no one beats me to the punch. Hope someone beats me to the punch! (p.s., I mentioned David because I know he has seen the confettis in person. But anyone else sure is welcome to comment. I know others have seen 'em too!) one pic of the "moonie-based" ones. I believe this was from when Pete had some for sale at LOM: Here is Patry's picture. This is like the set shown in American Machine-Made Marbles. And here is a nice selection Patry scanned from the Vitro book: (click to enlarge)

I don't remember where to find that "most reliable" account. But here's something I summarized from it once and asked for confirmation about: The large ones were on a clear base, and maybe had more than one color frit, but we're talking SOOOOOO rare. edit: found the account. It's long plus I don't want to lose it again, so I posted it in a separate thread. I know David has seen the mibs up close in person, so I've asked him to comment. but anyone is welcome of course! I know he's not the only one who's seen at least some of 'em.

Gary be very very very careful. There has been much confusion between the Vitro and the Vacor ones. There have been Vacor pix posted as Vitros by people who were thought to know, and this has added to the confusion. I'm trying to remember where the most reliable info about these is stashed. One thing to realize is that that on most of the vitro mibs there was only 1 color of frit used. (if I understand correctly) I think we're talking less than 500 mibs total. Maybe less than 300 mibs total. Many of those had a white base. Do you have the American Machine-Made Marbles book? If so, check on p. 165 for a pic.

I think Chinese companies make them also.

Yes, great interviews! Not to mention visual feasts. Ironically the one with Alan goes to show how TERRIBLY DIFFICULT the subject of marbles can be. The marble which is listed as a 1930's comet looks like a modern Vacor clownfish to me. But I know that there are Master collectors and Akro collectors both who have claimed that their favorite company made it. tricky stuff , and oh so fun

I have some indication that marbles for codd bottles were made in Australia. Still working on confirming that. The problem with confirmation is that it might be that in fact such marbles weren't made in Australia. I've seen discussions out of Australia about how they weren't able to compete with glass balls from China. They were government level discussions. So maybe they hoped to make the glass balls but never did. dunno yet. Also, I've seen references to different places making glass balls for fiber glass. One in the U.S. which I've never heard anyone else mention but I think also some overseas. And I've seen several references to toy marbles being made elsewhere, maybe the Middle East. LOL. Sorry about the vague nature of this post, but as I said, this is just a spot for notes. I actually forgot I started it, or I would have made the notes when the information was still fresh. I'll have to remember this the next time I hit the info. Oh yes, don't forget the 1956 article about marble factories in Hong Kong. Making cat's eyes and clays. The first was opened in Sept. 1954, I believe. Here's where I said a little more about that: New Cat's Eye Historical Data, (new to me)

These were my four best 7-ups. I wanted to sell 3 and keep 1, but this was the best pic I got and it had all 4, so I went ahead and sold all 4 -- just 'coz I couldn't use my camera well! *doh* They were so sparkly green, no photo I took was going to do them justice, but I still like this one a lot. :-) This pic was taken with bright sunlight streaming through the window. The actual green of the glass was deeper yet brighter than this. In other words, it was flat out green. oh so nice.

For anyone who might be reading this and wondering ... Gary didn't call me a trrd. I called myself one, in PM, for questioning whether it was red. lol Gary, amber does seem like more of a possibility than red, and a strong possibility at that. The most purely green bases are relatively uncommon, at least in my experience. I've only had a few which made me go, "now that's what I'm talking about" -- and I sold most of them *snicka fricka fracka grumble* -- I miss them! A little amber mixed in or a lot, that's more common. I think. Red I still think would be very hard to find. And I can't recall ever seeing one with that ribbon combo. I imagine backlighting is the best way to be sure, but even then you have to be careful with pelts. Light reflecting off the ribbons or passing through can play tricks with the colors. And bases with more than one color are also a possibility with pelts. I think.

That's cool to see it's still considered practical! Whoever thought of it saved a lot of money. And I know that you were only doing practice work with the copper and "gems" but it might be neat if someone tried it again after they became more experienced. Copper and gem jewelry sounds sort of interesting in its own right. Very casual but interesting too. I've remembered one more "simulation" use. But I definitely definitely need the source info for that one. It's too interesting in its original context for me to even be tempted to paraphrase it. In the meantime ... tie dye - 1913 style! Dyes and Dyeing, by Charles E. Pellew A couple of marble mentions and some photographs. p. 204, p. 292, Figs. 11 & 12

lolololol and bahahaha even!

These are fun to watch. And maybe participate in! Last year they skyrocketed in the last minutes. It was a sight to behold. http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/marble_alley edit: oops I was premature in announcing. I guess I shoulda let Sue but I was so excited to see them! I didn't notice at first that only 30 of the 39 marbles were up. I've peeked over at Glass Addiction now and see there was a problem and they're going to be relisted. It really was a blast last year, and I know that in the stretch it will be again.

Very nice, Jessica, thank you. LOL Gary, we can't even keep up with all the scam issues/ids here, but we'll keep trying. That's one of the things links to sites like ours are for. Thanks again for the link. :-)

Here's another ad from George. I know this is one I'll be referring to a lot. Some of the new info for me is where it places Akro's original Tri-color agates in 1930 (i.e., the mibs we call "specials" today). And it calls 'em Rainbow! Plus it's got fun Pelt stuff and more, including a Calif. Agate reference, which is why George sent it. :-) (click to enlarge)

Wisconsin side. Manitowoc. You familiar with the area?

It's drizzly dreary cold here on Lake Michigan (and I love it!) So here's one of my favorite riddles. :-) Why shouldn't you stand under a tree during a storm? Highlight for answer: Because birds don't fly in the rain. :icon_lmao: Your turn.

Looks good to me. Those'd be clays. :-) Here ya go!

that camera phone is turning out some decent pix these days, girlie. nice blues. :-)

auctions could be a dangerous habit to get into anyway. ;-) feel better soon. :-)