SequoiaBET

The mix of science and art in glass making. Love it!

That is a nice one! Love the soft lavender colors. The other 2 marbles I posted yesterday that got ID'd as Imperials are high-end, as you say, as well. (At least in my opinion.) They certainly are much better than most of the junky newer ones I've seen- those have zero eye appeal to me. It seems that the early Imperials contained some nicer marbles- both from Asia and Mexico. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Chad- glad I can contribute to the discussion. I remember reading that post. And there is a link by slagqueen within that post to another where she has a picture of a marble similar in colors to mine that she feels is an early Imperial. (I didn't recall that specific pic, or I might have ID'd this one myself with more certainty.) So maybe this one is indeed an early Imperial made by Vacor. I know it came from the collection of someone who was a kid in Oakland, CA in the late 70's- so the timing on that fits. Always interesting to try to piece together the history of a marble!

Agreed. The purple/brownish patch is most excellent!

Thanks folks! When I was reading up on Imperials a while back, some people thought it was possible that early Imperials came from Vacor- before they started importing from Asia. So maybe this is both- Vacor made and Imperial distributed?

Thanks Folks! Yours is very similar to mine, Roberto- a bit nicer on the blue color and a bit less yellow.

Thanks folks! I'll go with calling this a blue boy. I had never noticed that it actually has a transparent base until a few days ago when I back lit it. All these years I thought it was an opaque black!

It's a true peewee at 1/2 inch.

It's 41/64 (.64) inches with no uv.

It's 39/64 (.61) inches.

Not sure on this one. The cut lines seem more unique to me, at least in my limited experience. Another kinda interesting color combo, again with some transparency. It's 41/64 (.64) inches.

Kinda interesting color scheme. There is some transparency, as seen in the last back lit pic. It's21/32 (.65) inches.

Thanks @Melissa! But I thought cub scouts were blue and yellow. To me, this one is black and yellow, although I do see that when back lit, the black looking glass shows blue. Is that what makes it a transparent cub scout? Thanks for clarifying. (This is actually one of the very few marbles in my collection that I've had since childhood many decades ago. Please don't tell me my childhood bumble bee is not to be a bee!🫣)

Thanks folks. I totally meant Marble King, but typed Master by mistake. (I had just been searching for Master Sunbursts prior to this post.) P.S. I grew up calling these "Bumble Bees", so to me, that is what they are. Not trying to offend anyone else's naming preferences, but we all have our own experiences, so please forgive me if I continue to call them by that name.

In hand the black looks opaque, but when back lit it is transparent, as seen in the last 2 photos. It's 39/64 (.60) inches.