Steph

m!b$, Rick's verison is an extreme simplication of part of something Lou wrote to Galen. Some of the things which were said at MKA reveal a lack of good will toward this board but Lou wouldn't ban anyone simply for something they said at a remote site. Well, I shouldn't say never. Maybe he would if it were bad enough. But obviously there is more to the situation than that.

This is sort of a question, or it was going to be a question, but I think I may have figured it out ... No, still a question. How much of the green sparkley stuff in the Last Dances is mica, and how much is aventurine? I was thrown at first by Edna's mention of "green mica", but now I realize that a lot of the sparkle in the green glass is reflections off of flat flakes. What color is the mica itself? Some stray pieces outside the green glass still look green but I suspect that might be reflected color. Sometimes tilting makes the green bits look closer to silver. And the Eagles have mica also? Here is my Peltier Mansion with mica. One piece caught the light great for the auction photo:

Intriguing marble. I half expected another name to be suggested. Not that I know of any. Just somehow expected it.

I'm so sorry, Ron. Take care.

Douglas Wiltraut's "Looking At The Moon" the story of the painting ...

Putting aventurine in and getting aventurine out was historic. In April 2008 it couldn't be known that it would ever happen again. These are pix from the auction which closed on April 15 at $178.

What issue are you suggesting Galen was banned over?

I think that's a bull's eye. Sort of appropriate for cupid day. :-)

Love the big bo's. nice friend.

hummina hummina hummina!

I thanked Lou for taking a stand against abusive posting. I knew he had suspended someone who went way way over the line. I think the rule against harrassment is an important one. I didn't know he had banned Galen. Does Galen object? According to Galen, the owner of a board "can do whatever he wants" and "really shouldn't have to explain why he does anything he choses to do". Well, he said that about Pete a couple of weeks ago. Does he think differently now? As to me being banned, I did shake things up, didn't I. (sorry about that Lou) I don't remember whining or crying though. I defended myself, others stood up for me, and I was unbanned.

So?

I enjoyed -- in a secular, sociological way -- how scripture was invoked to reinforce the wholesome image of marbles as a wholesome activity. Then the crescendo elevating marbles to the key to success in life. Charming. And then the commercial -- where Cornelians are said not only to be a perfect match for real agates but they're even better than real agates. It's fun to see the hype from the safe distance of decades.

Time Magazine article: The Most Disturbing Artist You've Never Heard Of from the article:

There's the rub, Derrick. Thanks, Lou.

I moved it there all on my own.

The 1926 booklet in its entirety. (click to enlarge) The 4 page advertisement insert starts here:

I've heard the legends. :-)

Three more early ones, boxes patented July 13, 1915 (click pix to enlarge) The patent: . .

But they delight all children! Here is an ad for a similar box, with a change of address. This might be the first Clarksburg ad. Appears to from about 1916: (click to enlarge)

Lovely. It would be cool to have a red/white/blue mib collection. I'm thinking particularly about a machine-made focus, since those are fascinatingly, frustratingly difficult to identify. I'd like to have a well-id-ed collection of vintage red/white/blues all together for purposes of study. :-)

Happy Birthday Bill!

Some nice detail here. (click to enlarge) From All About Marbles, 1926, published by the Akro Agate Co.

Here's another great one someone gave me a lead on. Maybe it should have gone in the handmades thread. A list of Lion Coffee Premiums dated 1897, with some sweet marbles. A stone agate, 2 latts, 2 bennies and a china. (click to enlarge) Here's some background on Lion Coffee advertising, The Lion Coffee Saga. Notice that the Woolson Spice Co. had been well known for its premiums for some years, but 1896 is given as the year the company launched an advertising campaign of epic proportions.

I got ideas, and boxes full of materials to use for them ... LOL ... Gotta admire people who DO IT! I missed the figure too until Sue commented on it. That's wild. Mary, your bear is amazing!