ManofKent

Thanks - It looked 'banana'ish but some of the Vitro cats' can be 'misshapen'(and Master's seem all over the place) and I don't have any confirmed Pelt bananas to compare against.

I will, but I'm not sure whether my wife or bank manager will

Boiled sweet - lovely

Steph - you do realise that I've had to track down a packet of Mountain Shooters and a couple more bags of Big Shots just because of this thread? You're a bad influence

I'm happy with that. I think I'm safe with my third handmade - this one's definitely a Joseph's Coat Latticino Swirl a 14.5mm tiddler - handmade collectors seem to generally go for bigger one's but I like the way the glass worker has had to face the challenges of working on something small...

No luck in confirming the factory/factories that produced marbles in France so far, but another group of French Sparklers came my way...

Thanks. Base glass is perfectly clear with no obvious tint

New acquisition - reminds me of a pint of beer being poured.. .

Any idea what the inclusion is/what causes it? It doesn't look like glass. Is there a term for these interlopers? P.s. not sure on the maker of this one. Thanks.

Thanks - I checked with a friend who has a Japanese wife and apparently 'Nishiki' has three or four meanings - 'Two Colour' , 'Brocade or Flag', 'Splendour of Colours; or 'Sumptous' depending on context...

Don't forget to list dimensions/photograph them in front of a ruler.

If you can face the effort it might be worth listing them individually (apart from the Asian Cats eyes) and offer combined postage for multiple purchases. Good photos are the key. Are you US or Europe based? - I'd list internationally to maximise your market. Regards, Richard

Probably French - nice marbles, not exceptionally rare but they should sell easily.

I think the Purple and Yellow swirl might be Dutch, but I'm no expert - it's a good looking marble and will definitely find a buyer if the condition is good. The remaining one in that box is handmade German - they're very collectable, but price varies a lot depending on condition, size and pattern, I don't think this one is high value but again it should sell. If you're going the ebay route your best bet is probably to get good photos of each marble showing different sides and condition and start with a low start price and see what happens.

The transparent ones with a spaghetti like thread are wirepulls - probably Dutch. Fairly common in the UK, harder to find in the US.

I'm not sure about the smaller ones in the bottom right but the others look mostly common Asian.

These are the easy ones - Asian, probably Japanese, very common and not really of any commercial value.

The common ones are lovely - it's those rare sulphides that are ugly I'm relying on google translate so take it with caution, but it seemed that Nishiki meant two vane.

A Japanese contact described the style as 'Nishiki' two-vane although I think of them as four vane rather than two pairs... Glass is clear but seems fairly low quality: Surface isn't very smooth and lacks that 'polished look':

A fairly recent acquisition from a soda shop in Japan that was being renovated. Very thin card stock, barely above paper - you can see the impression of the contents on the lid. Very delicate!

I don't come here for arguments about religion or politics, so all I'll say is that he made it quite clear why he was a conscientious objector and was prepared to face the consequences.

'May not ship to the United Kingdom'

I've found a contemporary French Marble producer - only clearies and probably more for decorative purposes, but the company has a long history and appears to have absorbed other glass companies, one of which might have been a marble maker... I'll try and contact them. http://www.veramy.com/fr-96-Billes-en-verre.html Google translate... "History it is CA. 1890 that was born the ancestor of VERAMY. Under the name CARMONTRAND, this company was specialized in the manufacture and sale of adornments for brides. In 1900, CARMONTRAND, DOMPTET, CARLIER THEIBERT homes and House SAVARY merge and become the LAMOTTE SARL with establishment headquartered rue Charlot in Paris, in the heart of the Marais. It was at this time that appear the first globes blown glass essentially dedicated to the protection of adornments for brides and clocks. It was in 1930 that the seat is transferred Street Saintonge in Paris. The first art showcases golden leaf gold for national museums are beginning to be made at this time. In 1946, the company moved at 3 avenue du Clos at la Varenne Saint Hilaire (94). In 2003, William WOOD took over the company VERAMY in order to perpetuate the manufacture of windows for the protection of objects of art, globes blown glass, curved glass and other products such as glass, glass beads, sandblasting on glass tubes..."

Pretty!

Lovely board. I think a lot of true agates were probably designed for solitaire board use rather than 'playing marbles'. I've got a few I picked up (sadly only machine ground) that probably came from a board.