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Hi Dave, I was showing off and got a bit carried away. You are correct. The carpet balls pictured were made with more care than your marble was, and they were glazed. But the principle of construction is similar. Still, marbles like yours show up with sufficient frequency to make me think they were a production item. I'll add a pic of a group of smaller ones later. Maybe this article and picture will better illustrate the technique of agateware production: from: http://www.chipstone.org/article.php/78/Ceramics-in-America-2003/?s=michelle erickson

Interesting that wrist watches were mainly worn by women before WW1. Wonder if women used pocket watches as well. Pocket watches seem to have been a popular tournament award for boys:

One of these is a hand faceted German agate.

I'd guess its an agateware marble. Carpet balls (bowls) better illustrate the use of variegated clays to simulate agate.

It seems some kids cannot tell time from a clock face: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/04/analog-clocks-students-cant-read-schools-still-use/580935002/ But there was a time when girls and boys treasured watches as championship trophies.

Is this a road and tunnel slag? https://auctions.morphyauctions.com/Extremely_Rare_Christensen_Agate_Large_Slag_Marble-LOT277650.aspx

Wow, thanks again!

Yes, I'll buy that explanation for 13 in 1 as well. Think these pins could have been given out during the National Marble Tournament? Any mention of that in the "chronicles"?

Any ideas as to the 13 in 1 club?

"United States Marble Shooting Championship Tournament" medals of this type from the 1920's do not usually provide much information on the reverse side. This particular medal, awarded by The Boston Traveler to Kenneth Rees has the date (1928) and venue of the tournament (Ripley Playground) inscribed on the back. Jason, can you find out any details of this event?

Very interesting. A special train! 64 cities competing, each with city, school and playground champions? I guess a good shooter could be champ of city, school and/or playground the same year?

Wow, Thanks!

Here is a catalogue of tournament awards from Boston Badge - Bent and Bush Co. Not sure of the year. In the section of "Miniature Athletic Charms", a marble player is pictured on the award in the middle of page 15. The catalogue number of this charm (26492) is also used for at least two other designs of marble playing charms (picture attached). In that picture, the center piece, which has an identical design to the marbles charm in the catalogue, is not a charm at all. It's a pin back. These guys are tiny. The largest is about 3/4" X 5/8" (19 mm X 16 mm)

2022 marks the100th anniversary of the first National Marbles Tournament. That's only 3 years away! Lets start talking. Would anyone have any information on this bag? It's about 5" X 3" (12 cm X 7 cm)

ditto

Thought these were NOT ashtrays but jewel trays. (no groove for cigarettes)

No, it's all on paper pasted onto the original box.

Foster Grant Company, Leominster, Mass. Looks as if a Peltier Lucky Boy No. 21 box was hijacked, and a plastic accessory added to make the game. Does anyone have any more information, or seen another?

Not really the rarest three, but has anyone seen a set of 3 X 13 red, white and blue cateyes? No factory markings on the box.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/german-marbles-onionskin-/183079235562

Nah! It's dangerously easy to O.D. after coming clean, since you've lost your tolerance to the stuff. Better to go slow and give us details of what you left on the table.

I have a couple - Amand T. Nichols and Joseph Hines But don't know what year they were awarded. How can you tell? Let me know if you need pics.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-GERMAN-CHINA-PINK-FLOWER-ANTIQUE-MARBLE-/382040044623 One of the rarest flowered chinas out there. Sold for less than half my snipe, which did not register because the seller "banned" me from bidding. Sometimes it just doesn't pay to have more dollars than sense.

Two groups of moonies on eBay. All peewees. The second seller has at least 6 lots of 25 each. Are they new?? http://www.ebay.com/itm/30-Little-PeeWee-Moonie-Style-Marbles-all-Translucent-White-with-Good-Fire/252826165542 http://www.ebay.com/itm/361927518871

I bought this box many moons ago. These moons don't glow.