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Wheels!!!! Show-off!!! lol

I was out riding my stick horse just the other day . . .

Do you mind proving it with a pic.....even a small one would be fine?

Sorry I can't add anything to this thread but I will say this. I remember in grade school spinning marbles was the coolest, 2nd only to eating all my glue! The striped/marbles with cutlines were the best and reminded me of those do-dickies on a stick that spun in the wind. Slowly rolling them up the skewed floor in our kitchen and watching the design change as they rolled back towards me could entertain for hours. I wish that I could tell you more tales of my exciting childhood but I must go now and ride my stick horse in the dry dirt.....man can I kick up the dust!

If you ever noticed at Jabo. Almost all if not every machine operator kept a pry bar at the machine near the shear end. They used this to reposition or realign the machine to the glass stream. To align the glass stream in the center of the shear opening. This was done every half hour maybe each hour or sometimes more often. Most of us has seen patch ribbon marbles from Jabo. But these were not the usual standard production. When the machine got out of alignement with the glass stream the operator ASAP would align the glass stream back in the center of the shear opening. Jabo's normal majority of production was swirl marbles. But many of us has seen Jabo patch ribbon marbles with a single cut line showing or double cut lines and swirls with a fold or cut line showing. The norm at Jabo was keep the glass stream centered as best possible. The norm production at Jabo was swirl type marbles with most not showing any cut line.

So, do you think operators, running day in and day out at Peltier, knew of and made these adjustments with an intent of keeping their cutline design?

4? maybe 5? Not sure on the large pinkish one(upper left)!

ok!

You are probably correct....I just assumed if so much time and money was spent to protect a mechanical design in a marble then, consideration would be given to the cutlines and their visual effect. Back in my hole.........peep

I think a cutline is an intentional design and it's shape and consistency had as much importance to the maker/company as did the colors they use.

I believe it;s auto!

My sister sent me almost every year the panel....."Beware of Doug".....G.Larson was my favorite

Stupid question, what material would item #27 and #25 been made of? Also, how did the glass enter these cylinders? I believe the bottom, figure 2, should be above figure 1 on a print.

I was thinking.....wow that is cool...then noticed that was a speck of dust on my screen and your marble pic was behind it! lol

Millers?

mind-blowing box Ron.....wow!

If the first two are Alleys, are they considered a calligraphy? Note: they are out of round like I've seen with lots of CACs. Thanks

Here is a part of the group that was together in the wild......

I will try to post some others that came with these....this one was with them and I'm 99.9% sure this is a CAC. For whatever that's worth? As nice as the calligraphy marbles are, they either made very few or people don't bring them out much.

I'm leaning towards CAC but can someone explain the distinct differences?

Did you have a contract? So much "magic" has happened in Reno......

Mig, you are probably correct and I never knew that about Pelt black, thanks! Not only was it dug but also a remelt, ground, polished, glued and made at jabo!!!

Steph, haven't forgot and will get them out!

With metallic swirl....

so bay be we could just call them Clown Buttons . Mike

I'm sure you meant baby. I'm sure.

before I state how sure I am, what do they smell like?

peeked! lol

My only claim to fame is my donation of Cairos to Marblealan! I can still see him leaning over the bath tub, in my room at the New Philly show, picking through a couple thousand! I still think they are very under rated.......

Only the middle one is a real pelt