Steph

Don't see why that should anger. There are a few reasons I can think of for the disappointment. Most having nothing to do with the quality or attractions of Jabos. (imho) Often members are hoping to have a marble which people will esteem, for the age, the name or the monetary value. In other words, many simply place more value on non-Jabos, period. It's the same marble before and after the id is made. But the name carries more weight to them than the marble itself. Newbies often love Jabos for their looks. They often have to learn disdain. Similar thing happens with Alleys and CAC's. A "CAC" can lose it's value when it is discovered to be merely a gorgeous Alley. It's the name, not the quality of the marble. An example of a non-superficial reason (imho) is the goal of learning how to i.d. marbles. As long as members can't tell the difference between Jabos and others it means that they haven't reached their goal. that's naturally frustrating. I do like old things myself, and like to know they have history. But that's still something apart from the quality of the marble.

Don't get carried away there Steph but they do look very much like some super busy WV mibs and being those are my favorite types well you already know lol Some of them do! I said so to Randy a coupla weeks ago when he posted this Champ ... and one day I'm going to get the pix to back up my claim. The Jabo Charleston might be where I've noticed it the most. This Charleston which Bob posted is more on the flamey side, but some of mine have lots of little hooks very much like Randy's.

Funny you should say that about flames Winnie. !! I've been planning to start a thread at Jaboland asking people to post their best Jabo flames, maybe including a sort of contest to see who could find a flame with the most points. I have many which are reminiscent of Alleys, and some which to me look like nice, busy Champ furnace swirls. Some are mushy and some have buttcracks, but some are SHARP.

P.s., there are a lot of things about Jabo which are still unknown to most. Isn't that incredible?! Makes me appreciate that we know anything about the old marble companies. Having Jabo still going at all, in any form seems to me to be rescuing history and the wonder of the marble-making ... sort of like how scientists can now rescue some extinct species. Using genetic material from an old specimen and using a new host to give it a rebirth. No, not the same ... but it reminds me of it. Jabo and Dave McCullough are the keepers of what is left of the old companies' DNA, and they've made some new history with it. Pretty exciting to me.

Now as to anyone who thinks the article was about Steve promoting his sales, that's not true. He didn't write the article or know about it before it was posted and he hasn't been listing on ebay in awhile.

Unless some posts were deleted Galen didn't turn it around. Mike expressed a dissenting opinion and Edna expressed an interest in hearing more about it. It's a different thread than it started out as. Galen didn't change the direction though. (unless I missed a deleted post)

That seller has been selling a lot of fantasy boxes, but in an aboveboard manner. I was actually surprised to see that the body of the listing didn't say fantasy. Many of their listings do. Um, I remember one listing awhile back which didn't say "fantasy" in the body. One of the first I noticed from them. At least I think it was this seller. The q&a was very interesting. Someone asking about the condition of the box. The seller saying they didn't describe the box because it wasn't important since it was a fantasy box. Then maybe four more people saying please describe it anyway, why do you think it's fantasy, it sure looks real.

Remember this one? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=130264764163 Now these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220342857183 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=220344234433 I don't go out of my way to look for items connected with that first seller. They just keep popping up.

Yes, old ads are quite fun for that sort of comment, aren't they. The "most healthful sweet". I remember an ad from a later time which advertised sugar content as a benefit for kids -- as in the simple fact that a drink contained sugar. Good after school energy source, or some such thing.

:-) Gary, no one would object. Rhonda, only the worst scan on the page is mine -- the cracker jack akro. (lol) and a few are from ebay. And Paula pointed me to that Visi-pak patent. The better pix I've been posting have been donated for the purpose of furthering knowledge. Maybe someone will take the info here, make some connections, follow some leads, and return with more info. The more we know about, and the more people we have making connections and following leads, the more likely that good information will be found in the future. Like with the California Agates. So little is known about that company. But now more people at least know that it exists. If you find an article on it in an obscure magazine you know there will be interest. If you ever see a museum brochure advertising the "Frank Walker" collection ... maybe you'll look a little closer than you might have otherwise. who knows what might turn up ....

Here is an 1892 Butler Bros catalog ad. It has a lot of information packed into it, some sort of hidden. (click to enlarge) The first time I saw it, I wondered about the Spangles name. Colorful vocabulary is fun to sort out. I posted about that and Dave made a good case for them being onionskins. It was later that I learned this is an historic ad. It is the earliest reference of which I am aware for marbles being packaged for sale in bags. And recently Brian pointed out to me that the clay marbles advertised at the bottom would have been made in Akron. I hadn't thought of the significance of the "made in America" statement before that.

Oscar, you've come a long way baby!

LOL Kryptonite is a great guess but since I don't see a superman, are we supposed to be counting the number of lights? ... Tri-lite?

That's cool. No complaints here. I wouldn't have missed it. You piqued my curiosity though with the little baggie which said "#37 unavailable".

Oh my, how would you know there were any you didn't get? I guess Windy's photos might be a clue! I'm not sure I've found matches to everything she showed! Not sure about the Flamenco yet either. I still have some to sort.

Nice work! Three questions: Do all Blue Tangos have goldstone? Are any families not showing? I was about to start lumping some together which I thought seemed different. Then it dawned on me that some might still be in reserve, like if someone else is naming them. What about #37?

I like the error marbles which are flat on the top and the bottom. I call them Square Dances. http://www.instantrimshot.com/

So the ones still unnamed are 22, 27, 28, plus Bruce's? And which unnamed ones have a gold lutz version?

I'm surprised by the 80's/90's date there. I'm trying to reconcile that with what I learned while researching this post: Fine Print On Marble Packaging

I landed there a coupla months ago. Cool site. I registered just so I could post a message back then. I'd add an avatar now if I could remember my password. lol

MibAuctions would allow him to take checks, wouldn't it?

Some interesting threads, webpages, events, groups which have resulted from or benefited from Nancy's outreach: Here: Alox Shooters Quick Alox Cat Eye Note at LOM:Today's History Lesson...Alox Toy Company..Long Read but informative!!!By kite collector, Jeff Duntemann: John Frier: American Inventor Alox Kites and the Man Who Made Them More:World Kite Museum

Sassy, have you been trying to upload it as an attachment and it's not working? how large is the picture in kilobytes?

That's hilarious. I'm so glad I asked. Now I'll go listen to all that other stuff ya'll are laughing at.

Whoop it up!