Shellkat

Yay! Playing with marbles again! Now I'm going through patches. How the heck do you tell them apart? 

On 6/14/2008 at 3:21 PM, Steph said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*** Acquired by Paris Manufacturing Corporation of South Paris, Maine, 1982 to 1985, or to 1987? **

Did they ever make marbles in South Paris, Maine?

Pretty. Purple and a clear one.

Some really pretty and different multi color swirls. Bright green, dark green, bluish gray, splash of baby blue and a gray backround.

1 hour ago, Steph said:

It helps so much to have the marbles in hand. What other mysteries did they solve?

I wish I brought my other really good ones because I saw a lot of them there, but I am pretty sure I know their identities so...but no clue on the pink (raised some eyebrows), I had a pelt rebel, some mfc and old cac slags, the bloodshot eyeballs is maybe a pelt, one guy really liked my big green alley (he named it) with the horse hair oxblood. But some of my other mysteries remain unsolved! I really learned a lot and the guy hosting the show lives in the next town as me. He was really great and informative, as were most others. Some folks seemed a bit tight. Lol. Edit: concerning the marble on this thread: obviously I just take horrible marble pictures! Haha

On 5/15/2016 at 2:08 PM, Steph said:

That's what we've been saying.  It has a certain Christensen-esque look to it.

 

The Christensen in question:

 

There is some waviness in some of the color streams on the Christensen.  But not sure I've ever seen them with the degree of waviness on the edges which we're seeing on yours:

 

 

 

Your wavy edges make me think of these Italian Ceramic marbles: 

 

Oooops ... my computer is loading slowly ... I'm going to hit submit and then I'll be back with the Italian example.  (Of course it might turn out that someone like Galen will happen by and decide that the issue is just the camera or lighting and still see Christensen possibilities.)  

BRB ... if my computer keeps working.

 

Just got back from my first show. Learned so much. This was confirmed by every one there: Christiansen striped electric opaque! In good shape, around 200. How exciting! : )

Yes. : ) pink. True pink in my opinion, not light purple. With champagne bubbles! The line in the first picture seems to be a crack that runs almost half way across. It looks old and well loved, but not too chipped up. It's kinda pretty.

Strange one and really hard to capture the colors. There is no white it's rather a blue gray. And the backround is very iridescent. Very pretty with slashes of aqua.

Pretty in pink. Just that one ribbon in the clear pink base.

My sympathies. 

Thanks. Sorry for the bad pictures. I love that layered look.

Nope the ribbon stops short.  Mystery indeed. : )

I'm thinking that questionable clay painted christiansen opaque striped wannabe!!! Haha : ) 

I can't tell you all how great and welcoming you are to the ignorant newbie. I sincerely appreciate all of your guidance. CAC seems special to me.  : ) As does EVERYTHING else I've learned in the past few weeks i.e.: Japanese transitional, MFC, Akro moss agate, peltier anything, swirl this, swirl that, 100 year old anything....I am seriously freaking out....(but enjoying every second. )There is a marble show near me on Sat (Portland Maine) and if I can make a visit (which I hope to if I can a catch up on neglected chores) what should I bring with me to talk about? Meaning, what would the serious guys want to actually talk to me about! : ).  Pictures of my collection are in the gallery. Please and thank you! : )

Yeah, I've been drawn to those kind of chip marks being Pontils. They just seem different to me than the more obvious nicks and abrasions. 

I only have one shot that is bad...but it's a white marble with that layered ribbon running across. 

Thanks!

Two marbles, same deep red color, opposite swirls. What might I have? : )

PONTILS? The black one really has no other  offensive chips other than this, which similar marks (in different marbles) have been identified as chips, is that just a chip?

Haha I see it! Now I really have to resort. AGAIN. 

My caliper is crudely crustructed by my hubs. I want one of those digital ones! 

Could it be one of those "turkey head" swirls?

This one is big, at least 7/8ths. : )

Yay!!! : )

Hmmm. That seems unlikely, but who knows right? Grandpa died in 80 or so and somewhere cousin got them. It was just always grandpa's collection. I'll have to ask cuz exactly when she got them, because I know she just packed them away and did nothing with them. She's in Morocco now(where she lives half the time) so who knows when we'll connect. Why does it feel bad when someone says it might be modern? I say that in jest of course, because really, I'm just grateful I have these wonderful things! : )