Steph

That's the other box I've seen. The one which, together with statements I've heard from at least four sources about realers being rainbos, makes me wonder if realer was a cross-over name, introduced for certain cloudy-based patches during the time of the NLR and then used for other marbles during the rainbo era. At least until they ran out of pre-printed Acme Realer boxes.

Thank you Brian. Rick I don't mind a good lightbulb joke. or a bad one. Is torchwork the same thing as lampwork?

I begin to think lampwork is not the same thing as "making lamps".

Found the realers box with the rainbos in it. It's a partial box. I don't know who first posted it, or where, or what was said about it. Like whether it was an original stock remnant or was more likely to be backfilled or what.

Haven't yet found the realers box with the rainbos in it. Did remember this one tho'. The "Specials" box with what looks like mostly rainbos, and some peerless patches. Interesting in more ways than one. For some reason I thought of peerless patches as coming from a different time period than rainbos. This says there was at least some overlap, unless old stock found its way into the box. Also, I wasn't sure I'd find rainbos in these flat old-looking stock boxes, but here they are.

Yes, Dave, LOL. This go round I'm asking about marketing names. :-) Carole, funny you should mention Acme Realers. I've been wondering if that might be one of the tweener marble names. And if maybe the packaging was used for two different kinds of marbles. First patches and then rainbos like you say. In this 1933 ad, I think the Acme "Real" marbles were patches. Yet Block called Realers rainbos, and so does the info and history page at Peltiermarbles.com: Edit: Marble Alan also said Realers were rainbos, but a different type: "Rainbos with a translucent colored base are called Acme Realers." I know I've seen a pic of a Realers box with patches. But I'm pretty sure I've also seen one with Rainbos. Maybe later in the 1930's or in the 1940's Peltier said something like, "We have the boxes and we like the name so why should we mark it out? Just decide which of our new style Rainbos matches the old name best and they'll be our new Realers." I'll see if I can find that Realers box with the Rainbos in it.

Are there any Pelt Rainbo names, official ones, other than the Rainbos and the Bloodies?

So, may I conclude that everyone is saying yes on those being marbles!

There are oh so many ways to go with that. And none I'm brave enough to say

What she said. Totally! Ingenious.

Neat!

Alan, I was hoping someone else would say something about this one. How's it done? I don't even know what to ask. I only know it is fascinating.

um ... just in case you didn't guess/know ... canicas is Spanish for marbles.

Links to marble categories on non-U.S. eBay sites: tba

What are some keywords which might be used to google for marbles from out of the U.S.? I have next to no idea what words to use. What I'm including so far are words which have given me some results, but I haven't found any motherlodes of marbles using these searches, so I am sure there are superior terms. Any help would be appreciated. Dutch Knikker Knikkers with glas or glazen for extra keywords French Billes German Murmeln Glaskugeln Spanish Canicas Thinkin' there may be a lot of keywords here: Murmel und Murmeln. Einfarbig oder bunt, groß und klein. Das wohl älteste Spiel der Welt - nicht nur für Kinder! Murmel, Schusser, Bucker, Klicker, Knicker, Marbel, Marmel usw. Viele Namen für eine meist runde Kugel. Schillernd, bunt, verzaubernd. Nicht nur für Kinder. Auch für Erwachsene immer noch ein Kinderspiel. Und natürlich auch ein Glasobjekt zum Ansehen und zum Dekorieren. Murmeln und Kugeln aus Glas. Mit Murmeln lässt es sich nicht nur trefflich spielen, sondern auch wundervoll dekorieren. Dekorationen im Wohnbereich oder bei Präsentationen wirken stärker, wenn Glas (Glasnuggets, Glasherzen, Glassterne, Glasbonbons und Murmeln) eingesetzt wird. Die runde Form der Murmel ist wohl das Geheimnis andauernder Beliebtheit. Glas hat was! Lassen Sie sich entführen in die Welt der bunten Murmeln und Glaskugeln. Murmeln aus Glas, das war und ist immer noch etwas ganz Besonderes. (source) Altavista translation: Marble and marbles. A-colored or multicolored, largely and small. The probably oldest play of the world - not only for children! Marble, Schusser, Bucker, Klicker, Knicker, Marbel, Marmel etc. many names for a usually round ball. Schillernd, multicolored, bewitching. Not only for children. Also for adults still a children's game. And naturally also a glass object to the reputation and to decorating. Marbles and balls from glass. With marbles it can be played not only to splendid, but also decorated wonderfully. Decorations within the apartment range or with presentations work more strongly, if glass (Glasnuggets, glass heart, glass stars, glass drop and marbles) is used. The round form of the marble is probably the secret of continuous popularity. Glass has which! Let kidnap itself into the world of the multicolored marbles and glass balls. Marbles from glass, that was and is still somewhat completely special.

what an imagination! set of imaginations? The combined dream of three people? Yeah, that's trippy. (and outrageously awesome)

I was looking for information about Canicas tequila when I ran across a mention of a film which appears to be about a marble champion. I would still like to know if those are actually marbles in the bottom of the Canicas bottle, but I thought the movie looked interesting too. A couple of reviews: Sources: movie photo album Amazon.com But ARE those marbles down there at the bottom of the bottle?

Good article. That sets me straight on the date of the Ninja Turtle too. :-)

You are welcome! (And thanks for pointing me toward the examples ... they were great ones for making the point!)

Below is a comparison of two Marble King marbles. One is a vintage Watermelon which Bob Block recently sold at auction, perhaps made in the 1950's or 1960's. It would have been sold as a Rainbow, and is what is called a Patch & Ribbon style. The second is a modern version of the Rainbow, I think from the 1990's or later. Note: Some people call the modern marbles with this particular color combination Ninja Turtles. Some say they "have Watermelon colors". Some people outright call them Watermelons, which I believe to be a mistake. Note #2: This is a simple enough subject, so I hope I have it right. If I don't, please let me know so that I don't perpetuate any misconceptions! Thanks!

Other examples might be found in other links threads (i.e., Peltier, Vitro, marbles from outside the U.S., original packaging). See also Original Packaging Cat's Eyes: Various examples and discussions: Calling All Cat's-Eyes Japanese Cat's Eye?, USA cat's eye? (Includes a link to a very long thread full of cat's eye pictures at Marble Mental.) Cat With Stripes Maybe It's Because I Was A Boy When These Were Made,, but I truly believe these are some of the most beautiful. (cat's eye prices) Do You Know? I Don't! (number of vanes in cats by different companies) Bunch "o" Cats Hybrids: Antique Mall Find!!, WOO HOO!! Fluorescent: Florescent Catseyes Peltier: Weeekend Finds, How'de you make out this weekend Vitro: Vitro Caged Cats 7/8 & 5/8 Vitro Eight Fingers Vs Vitro/anacortes Colored Based Cage Cats Anacortes Horseshoe Cat's Eye One Incredible Vitro!, yep shamless plug too Japanese Cat's Eye?, USA cat's eye? Antique Mall Find!!, WOO HOO!! Marble King: Japanese Cat's Eye?, USA cat's eye? St Mary's Cat's Eyes MM: Question on Colors of St Marys Catseyes Bogard: Japanese Cat's Eye?, USA cat's eye? (Mountaineer Shooters package in post #6) MM:ARTICLE: THOSE LOWLY BOGARD CAT'S EYES! MM: Do you think this is Bogard? Early Japanese: A Old Dug Up Cats Eye Here In Australia, maybe rare? (not rare, but not a lot of pix of mibs like these, and these pix are nice ) Id Help, Questions, Just Because, & Shameless Plug, All in one thread!!! (I think the peach base on that six vane style means that it is an early Japanese cat's eye) Japanese Cat's Eye?, USA cat's eye? Special configurations and vane numbers: 8 Vane Cat's-eyes 8 Vane Cat Who Made This Cat's Eye Banana: Is This A Pelt Or Master Cat Eye Newer: Vacor Cats, often look like Vitros

Rough draft Other U.S. Marble Companies Lower profile companies, or companies for which we don't have many links yet. See also Original Packaging Highly recommended: http://joemarbles.com/ Heaton Agate Company (1946-1971) Mostly Pix - Heaton MM: Heaton article by David Chamberlain Pretty Aqua (sort of a follow-up discussion to the question in the following thread) Giant Heaton Swirls? Jackson Marble Company (1945-1946) New Jackson Family Members!!!! Mostly Pix - Playtime Black & White Swirls (zebras) Fluorescent Jackson Swirl Mostly Pix - Jackson MM: Jackson article by David Chamberlain Playrite Marble and Novelty Company (1945-1947) Cairo Novelty Company (1946-1950) Id Marble Help Please (mountaineer) Mostly Pix - Cairo Novelty MM: Cairo Article by David Chamberlain Cairo Novelty . . . Davis Marble Works (1947-1948) Alox Manufacturing Company (1919-1989) Mostly Pix - Alox Agates Alox Sunbursts? Alox Oddity (shoe laces) MM: Alox article by David Chamberlain LOM: Today's History Lesson...Alox Toy Company..Long Read but informative!!! Alox Shooters Quick Alox Cat Eye Note C. E. Bogard & Sons Mostly Pix - Bogard MM: Bogard article by David Chamberlain Kokomo: Aruba, Jamaica, Girl I Wanna Take Ya.... Any Collectors Of Kokomo Marbles?, And you thought only pelts were pearlized! Kokomos Versus Peltier Rainbos LOM: Pic's added how to repair Old Mesh bags? Kokomo Examples Original Kokomo Packaging? Mid-Atlantic Glass (1987, in this incarnation, to 2002) Mid Atlantic Marbles? Marble From Orange County Showw W/ A Little History Mid-atlantic 9-11 Marble Oddities On Ebay LOM: Mid-Atlantic Marbles LOM: Mid Atlantic marbles?

Vacor de Mexico (1930-present), AKA Fabricas Selectas USA Marketed under the names Qualatex, Alamo, Mega Marbles, ...? See also Original Packaging Various examples and discussion: Peltier Indian End Of Day Joseph's Miller Blanket....uhh Vacor, Mega, House Of Marbles, ..., Pix of modern mibs Help Please Cac Or Not? (Historical note in Post #13) Peltier ???????????????????????? (Monet) Superman Oddity (tantalizing group of Vacor patches) Where Have All The Old 1" Megas Gone? (pics), Machine made shooters MM: ID Help....new? Foreign? Atmospheres: Show Your Atmospheres Contemporary Transitionals? Sunsets: Citrus Sunbursts Id Help On These Shooter Patches Please "Slags": The Big Blue Marble Vacor Cats, often look like Vitros Galaxies: Cat's Eyes: Vacor Cats, often look like Vitros Qualatex packaging or other information: Not Quite Vintage Marbles (pretty sure there's more info around here, hopefully just a matter of doing the search) Fabricas Selectas packaging: Walmart Fabricas Selectas Bags

The preview is very interesting. Especially the part about how you were forced to place various internal clues to your work, to stop people from passing it off as antique.

Most extremely rough draft! But I've been meaning to have a section like this, and Kevin's thread had slipped off the first page in the main forum, so here's the start. Photography Note: LOM in front of a link indicates that the linked page is hosted by LandOfMarbles.com. MM indicates a link at Marble Mental. KC is the Kansas City Marble Collectors Club. Akron is AkronMarbles.com. GA is Glass Addiction. WWW will direct you elsewhere on the world wide web. Background & Lighting: Photography Tips GA: Marble photography? Issues with focus: Taking Pictures, what is the best background for good clean pictures? (place saver until I come across a better link :-) Issues with color: Light Blue Cac (another place saver until I come across a better link :-) Getting to the core of the marble: Underwater photos: End Of Cane Cloud ?, End of Day Four Panel Onionskin? (See discussion starting at Post #6, and photos starting at Post #21.) Mmmm Sparkly Backlighting (or underlighting): Vitro ...goldfish... Kewl Shooter, hook um" Purple Ribbon Pelt Decent Digital Camera That Is Inexpensive Coudn't Stand It Thanks Y'all For Missing These!, ebay mail call! Not A Closet Marble Camera models and attachments: Decent Digital Camera That Is Inexpensive Special effects: More backlighting! 2 Uncommon Commons Photo editing: Other discussions and tips: Digital Camera Question GA: We can do better. (very cool! hope all the links still work when you see this!) GA: Marble Photography Article (a link to a pdf version of an article by Brian Bowden, published in Flow Magazine) .