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On 2/24/2017 at 8:56 PM, slagmarble said:

The red 'slag' is the type I've always associated with the more well made Germans, maybe older?  Just my o

I'm not sure if there is much of an age difference between the 2 Winnie has shown but i belive there are some with bright glass and colour resembling  wirepulls 

I would have thought there would be no doubt on the Blue being a Striped transparent ?

 with the Pattern & Tunnel can the Red still be a slag ?

Hi Winnie 

I think the same family " Striped Transparents " It seems to me very uncommon to see 2 colour stripping  i think it may be on purpose as the Red is perfect to the pattern and not some front some back or mixed red and white colours in the same stripe 

But it is hard to know for sure other german marbles often have a thin red stripe in the pattern with handmades and machine mades so they did do it on purpose at times

I have no problem calling a german striped transparent with a transparent coloured base with 2 colour stripping a type 2 seems natural

What i do have a problem with is collectors calling them slags  Lol  but that is a story for another time 

Craig 

Thanks Bud Ive paid by paypal 

I don't find Mibs like that down here I look forward to checking it out 

Craig

$10.oo on Buds 

Yep im on the Veiligglass Wirepull train also 

Love your site mate thanks for building it  

Nice Winnie i never find the yellow Transitionals down here Good find

Craig

My only other one 

saw your reference to Akros this morning mate 

Came across this recently searching the national library Australia  " Trove " newspapers for marble info  the article is from the lismore star 1937 

Not sure if it helps as it doesn't  actually say Akro fire opals but it does mention a few names associated with Akro and not that far of your date 

Yep Our summer sport Steph great if you grew up with the game A 5 day game is called a test match with a great historic rivalry between Australia and England 

Sneaky Pelt Lol

i was going to follow up Winnie's nice one with another Striped Transparent 

Many thanks Lou 

seems to be all working ok now 

Craig

5/8

Well done Bud  Nice pickup Jeeper

Congrats on the win and thanks Dennis Joe and chuck for the fun

 looks hand gathered to me

93 thanks 

Good on ya Dennis its a nice gesture mate

Boy oh boy you really are in the wars 

Take it easy we need you around here

Oh and Happy new Year 

picked up a nice little group of Transitionals couple months back of Aussie Ebay which was a surprise as i see bugger all good one`s listed down here

couple others in the group not sure but think there Akros royals or something happy to get these as i don't buy much so its nice to add something i dont have all these red and white transionals i dig are always stuffed

craig

Well i've got a long way to go spotting the good one`s Matt your pic above i would have thought bulgarian or some such similar and the ebay shot posted by orbboy i would have thought stone agate with a bulls eye end

Lol  

good eye

not the first time i've been fooled by pictures and probably not the last 

Craig

Lol I hope you can get a good nights sleep before long  take`s a while with ribs i know last year i tore the cartilage between my ribs and didn't have a good nights sleep for a good 3 months

Merry Christmas to you guys as well and all members

And a special christmas wish to Steph hope your move is going ok and the ribs aren't troubling you too much Take care 

Craig