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Chad G.

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  1. "Happy Peltier Tuesday" STEPHS STUDY HALL FORUM IS AN EXCELLENT READ W/ REAMS OF PIX AND INFO, YA BETTER GET SOME EXTRA BUTTER & HAVE A SEAT .... 26 PAGES OF PELTHEAD PARADISE LINK :: https://marbleconnection.com/topic/6786-mostly-pix-peltier/#comment-60770 AAM History LINK :: https://www.allaboutmarbles.com/viewtopic.php?t=948 COMPANY HISTORY The Peltier Glass Company, located in Ottawa, Illinois, has its roots in the 1880s but did not begin producing marbles until the 1920s. However, when it did begin manufacturing them the company did it with a flourish. The story of Peltier Glass begins in 1859 when Victor Peltier, a glass craftsman, immigrated to the United States from his native France. He moved to Ottawa, Illinois, and worked at the Ottawa Flint Glass and Bottle Company from 1882 to 1886. At this time he established the Novelty Glass Company in Ottawa. This location was already home to several other glass companies, owing to the allure of its deposits of silica, which were among the purest in the nation. Here, Peltier manufactured a variety of glass items, including lamp chimneys, library lamp shades, Pullman car windows, cathedral windows, and more. Most of these items were composed of opalescent glass. In 1919 the factory burned down. Peltier rebuilt it and changed the name to the Peltier Glass Company. Shortly thereafter, Victor's two sons, Sellers and Joseph, took over the company, along with one of their own sons. Soon, the Peltier brothers included marble manufacturing among their company's operations. This began around 1927, and the machinery used was patented by William J. Miller in 1926. This machinery was actually made in 1920 and used by Nivison-Weiskopf Company until 1924, when it was probably sold to Peltier. Records indicate that this little known company produced some 2,700,000 marbles with Miller's machine, though it is currently unknown what these marbles looked like. In their first full year of marble manufacture, Peltier produced approximately 33,000,000 marbles. The earliest Peltier marbles were made with the single-stream Miller machinery. Swirls and slags were produced in this manner. Within a few years Peltier updated the machinery, which eliminated the random swirling if "Miller" marbles. Due to declining sales in later decades, mostly due to the influx of the extremely popular "catseyes" from Japan, Peltier stopped producing marbles in either the late 1960s or early 1970s, though the company remains in operation today and still produces a variety of glass items
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    CAC?

    Not laughing in a mean way, Kermit is just tooo funny !!
  3. x2, seeing newer MK as well, no patch, ribbon, patch like the older one Dave has posted
  4. Pretty sure this isn't a Rainbo, could be mistaken but it looks like NLR construct to me. Some closer and multiple views if you could Please ?? I've heard of Peltier pink Flamingos but not pink panthers ??
  5. Lee has one or maybe more on his site, this one has scratches but no fractures, just in case ya wanted to take a look see ?? LINK :: https://www.ebay.com/itm/195390643286 Another link from right here w/ a bit more info on the pelt 1988 one time run marbles, I think it's part of the same pics David Chamberlain has on his AAM post but not sure ?? LINK :: https://marbleconnection.com/topic/5808-marble-names-not-from-the-factory/
  6. I knew I smelled Sweet Potatoes ....
  7. Wow !! Thanks for the great info Brad, you'd never figure from the pic, it looks small & dainty, but now that I have perspective, man 5 lbs. what a monstrosity
  8. Looks delicate ?? Just wondering about the sturdiness of the Blenko Glass ??
  9. 100% Pelt Nova, size should be around 7/8ths & up, usually bigger, surface fractures are common among this type, but ones w/o can be found. Can come in a few colors. Here's mine, no fractures, yes it took a while to find. The whitish ribbons like yours seem to be most common. Here's a link for ya to check out on them & their same day run partners. LINK :: https://www.allaboutmarbles.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=38379&p=283233&hilit=peltier+novas#p283233
  10. "Welcome to Marble Connection John" Need multiple views of each marble, seams if any are visible. Size can also play a big role in identification & closer pix if you can manage, again for a more accurate I.D. And again "Welcome" Peltier Rainbo Peltier Rainbo, IMO ? PELTIER RAINBO IMO ? Very good chance of being a Pelt NLR Superboy These look Pelty but not sure ???????????????
  11. Yes, I agree, I have a bunch of Heaton but still they trick me.
  12. Man, what a "Blowhole Bummer" can't say I've ever seen one like it !!
  13. Yes, PPP is short for a Peltier Peerless Patch
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