Steph
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Marbles are likely Vacor. It would be cool to have that header. Would be interesting to eventually learn if there is a date on the header, but would be nice to have it no matter the year.
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(Don't take it off the bag or bend it ... just maybe somehow give us a closer peek. )
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Sherry, could we get close-ups of that header?
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I'm missing something. I'm referring to the sharp shooter bag header. That looks "real" and interesting to me. Your avatar IS beautiful if that's what you thought I meant.
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William, is yours metal? There are some nice precision calipers which don't have metal. I haven't researched or invested. I actually do use metal, but I worry about damaging the marble.
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Agree. Not U.S. Maybe Vacor. But there's a new crop of Asians which look awfully close to Vacor so all I feel safe saying is not U.S.
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Alley seems a good thought on the middle.
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I think Marble King on the left. Looks like it wanted to be a Rainbow Red but didn't quite fit the pattern.
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At that size, I'm thinking Jabo.
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Cute header here. I don't remember seeing it before.
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Hmmm ... that's looking like a Jabo to me. .5 inches or smaller? Jabo did make some peewees. I don't remember if they made them in that classic style.
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Oooh, I would immediately have said Alley when I saw the photo. But then reading your text reminded me that some of the Heaton find included marbles that I would have immediately called Alley. Off now to see if blue and green is one of the Heaton combos.
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Love!
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Plastic calipers can be had for very low price. Or you could measure with two blocks of wood squarely against the ruler and the marble in between the wood blocks. But, yeah, non-metal calipers give a quick, safe way to measure.
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Marblenewbie, yours are called Fried Marbles. They were a fad in the 1960's but may still be being made as decorative pieces. They are made by subjecting marbles to very high and very low temperatures.
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And when we write the marble club newsletter article on the subject, we'll use both Mojo's Rainbow Sherbet and his Yellow Sherbet as quintessential defining examples.
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I love the name "sherbets"! I'll do my part to help it catch on.
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Wouldn't it be amazing if we could make a breakthrough in that direction? Actual company names and actual company style names.
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I agree, this one deserves a name that sets it apart from the run-of-the-mill three-ribbon Imperial. C'mon folks, put on your thinking caps.
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Not meaning to interrupt Ron's valuable counsel ... just want to say that the second marble is quite lovely.
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That bit of overlap in color makes me wonder if maybe I should have thought a little harder before saying that. But the larger three really do look like Veiligglas to me.
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I'm still going with three Veiligglas and one Jabo.
