Steph

Don't know how popular clearies were in the 70's but they've been big sellers in times past. Bogard didn't have a lot of luck with toy marble sales in general. Jack Bogard did lots of work making a market for industrial marbles as agitators in aerosol cans. Industrial marbles is what his focus was. He took that with him to Jabo. (He's the Bo in Jabo.)

Thank you all. And thanks for the opportunity, Lou.

Oh yes ... about snotties ... click here lol

Here are the lavender Jabos which Steve Sturtz named "That Girl" in my honor. Here's a cool lavender faced Vitro.

LOL, what a joker ...

Here's yet another pattern. I wasn't planning to add it, but now that thread has been renewed ... This one was from an auction a couple of weeks ago. The Q&A section went on pretty long, with some pretty excited questioning. Folks seemed to believe it was all original. Inside the box were two handwritten inscriptions, one for Christmas 1932 and one for a birthday in 1933. Regifting during the great depression? sweet, anyway.

ya know what, bob? I think that may be the first time I've ever heard anyone discuss the aesthetics of those boxes in relation to what is found inside. It almost sounds blasphemous ... though it is an interesting thought. If you ever find one filled with 3-color flames and it's a little too busy for your tastes, think of me first. alright?

I wondered that myself. I know they came in different color combos than we usually see when the subject arises. But, yeah, I wonder about some of these.

Great info. Thanks!

Thanks guys. Lovely set, Charles. That's three different stained glass designs now. wonder how many more are out there. ...

This cute little number was in a 2006 Morphy auction. Do you think this could have been the original packaging? Some of the patterns on the jobber boxes are sorta blurring for me. Different makers seem to be found in similar boxes. Did different companies make similar boxes? or are they likely all from the same source? popular boxes which different companies bought because they were attractive without worrying about branding issues? Here's another one which isn't all that close I guess, but felt similar in my memory until I looked it up. like I said, they're blurring for me. One good reason to ask a question about it. Would both of these be called "stained glass"?

I'm still not sure why the 1931 date was given. I asked the seller but didn't hear back. Someone else with one of those sets told me theirs didn't have a date on it. so ... don't know ... "pre-war" seems safe though, don't you think?

neat lyric, Joe.

I did a vid-cap?! oh boy! Still no King of the Hill. But four times Jimmy has asked me which season of the cartoon I want him to buy. He's just so hilarious. The Kingdom. Thanks for the reminder. It's now on the must-view list.

that's too wild for words.

Red Dog, I wasn't sure what to say on yours when you posted them. Love the giant whities! Those are rad! The other bag looks like it might contain MK's though. I'm guessing that "New Vienna, OH" is the address of the toy company who distributed the set. Or maybe specifically the company who made the jacks. Whoever packaged the marbles seems to have bought them from the company who made them. The Vienna of the early Vitros was Vienna, WV. But to complicate matters .... the early packaging didn't say Vienna on it. A place name wasn't always given, but when it was, the name said Parkersburg. even tho the marbles were made in Vienna. Part of what made the Vienna Vitros such a mystery to modern collectors until relatively recently. edit: googling is fun. http://www.wellsmfgco.com/ "American Made Fun Since 1945"

About the age? Is it a Vienna Vitro? Pix to facilitate discussion:

That's some wonderful color! I tried to keep your post at the end of the thread for as long as possible. but I have to break in now with these. I've been looking for a picture of a sulphides box for a long time! From a 2004 Morphy auction: (click to enlarge) 1 1/8"

Made in Japan. Seller gives date as 1931. Mib size is 11/16". The 3rd pic is puzzle solution sheets from the box. (click to enlarge)

Jill, that's some subtle oxblood in your first one. neat. I wouldn't have thought to call the 2nd a "horsehair oxblood". It'd be an out and out oxblood to me. as of now anyway. Maybe others will disagree and correct me.

isn't that cool!

Wow, Taunya's glistening aventurine pic on page 1. I finally saw it. How could I have missed that! I was strolling through the thread to see if there were any guineas yet. Yes! The marble I'm still missing ... missing seeing ... and missing having ... is a serious, out of the box kind of Master Sunburst. If I had to choose between a Sunburst -- an old style Master Marble Sunburst -- and an Akro Sparkler, right now my choice would be a sunburst. Sparklers might cost more, but sometimes I wonder if the original Master Marble Sunbursts are actually more rare than Akro Sparklers. Do I or don't I include the pic of what I mean by a "real" sunburst? Oh sure! Of course I do! I'll be right back! Since it's my wishlist, I'll take a red, white and blue one or a tiger eye. Either will do. lol Maybe there is one already showing in the thread. I see a couple which at least look close but I'm not sure. I guess part of their mystique for me is how hard they seem to be to identify confidently as the older Master Marble kind.

I can answer this part. Akro's oxblood is the real deal. Akro is the one I've seen used as the standard for what is 'real' oxblood. I believe there are marbles from multiple makers with 'real' oxblood though. This includes MFC's and handmades. And now Jabos :-) And sometimes I think it occurs accidentally. Some people don't like to credit the accidental occurences as real oxblood. Others celebrate them. And then with some makers, yes there are oxblood-like colors which are clearly not 'real' but which are sometimes called that maker's version of oxblood.

IMHO yes!

Cool. That's what I was wondering about on a couple of my old marbles. The thread on the marble at the left is not a brick-y tone. Mine were more like that one. I wondered if that was also called horsehair oxblood.