Chad G.

Agree w/ Akro

Just curious if you'd ever seen a German Solitaire box like that one. I know the Germans produced nearly all the marbles of the era for the English board market as the earlier larger faceted marbles were phased out due to the high demand for smaller gameboard nibs. Thanks for the pic and for chiming in Dave, that German box is a first for me also, evidently not to many of them floating around ??

... Mmm, more butter ... Good job Chad, this is turning out to be a very informative post

Somebody was certainly thinking "outside the box" looks like a few may be those German Ilmenau cats ?? Hopefully they send some better pix !!

Four Joseph Coats & a large green mica for this Sunny Summertime "Thüringen Thursday"

Wow Dave, impressive, great collection Dave, this one has been for floating around for sale on Ebay for a long, long time (years) I was wondering if you had any perspective on it or could place a value on it ?? Obviously not what their asking or it would have been gone long ago, probably because of the most common onionskin color around for mibs but that's just my take. Curious what you think ?? LINK : https://www.ebay.com/itm/183564971562?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050

Nice Mib Chris

Veiligglas, wire pull, nice mib

Well, I guess you could hit it w/ a light & see if it's uv Sherry, I see some clear transparent so I have my doubts, not common to see transparent clear in ade base glass but I guess there's always a first ? I seen the green tint in the first & second pic also but that little bit of clear has me leaning away from ade glass.

Natural Light, a man after my own heart, I've tried and tried but to no avail, I've seen some close attempts but I agree completely, nothing beats the real thing

Leaning Akro IMO, almost positive it's not Pelt "but" it does bear a striking resemblance to a Pelt Wolverine which I believe all are @ or below the .50 pee wee mark, the only thing holding me up is the dark colored base glass, Wolverines have a light white semitransparent base glass, the seams' are the same "straight " I'm sure it's not a Wolverine but I'm a bit puzzled @ this point ?? Peltier Wolverine

Almost sure it's Akro & almost positive on the oxblood, I have several Akro where the oxblood dives into the base glass, not common as Art said but something I like & look for, the op looks like the glass was folded @ some point during production (especially in the first pic) causing the oxblood to "dive" into the base glass IMO

Do you have a size ?? Is the base translucent or transparent ??

Some Vitro's on this "West Virginia Wednesday"

Are there more pix Brad ?? Like to see the mibs & the actual playing surface ?? Seen similar but mostly tabletop versions or a whole lot smaller, threes probably a way to see more pix but I couldn't figure it out ?? Also anxious to see the coin acceptance slot; 1 cent ? 5 cents ? maybe a clue to age ?? "Nice Find" guess I need to spend more time perusing the auctions & or Craigslist etc. ??

Only have a couple Akro double ingots (somewhere ??) Also had some Jabo doubles I seem to have misplaced ?? Wait !! I have some Heaton doubles & assorted weirdos .... would especially love to see a Vitro double, never seen one, I heard they were very strict when it came to quality control ??

That clam shells a trip ....

Looks like a majic bean I got from a farmer once ...........

A little 9/16ths Wasp for this "Peltier Tuesday"

When I was 10 we were in the middle of moving. I was carrying one of my mothers dresser drawers out to the truck when I seen a marble moving around a bit @ the bottom of the drawer. I stopped and picked it up, my Mother told me it was her favorite shooter when she was a child. I had no idea what a shooter was or even what she was talking about all I knew is I liked the marble. She looked @ me and said I could have it but never to loose it. Years went by and sometime in the early 80's I was @ a garage sale & seen some German Handmades in a box on a table, I was drawn to the design & intricacy of the Latt webbing in the marbles, the myriad of colors in the banding, I was hooked, they looked like candy. Never realizing @ that moment how hard I had actually been bit. This was the true beginning of my marble journey, it was like I had a fever. Garage sales, thrift shops, antique stores. Back then you could find some decent stashes in the wild @ some pretty reasonable prices w/ the occasional gem hiding in the jar or bag. Now that I have you bored to death, through all the moves, and my stay in the Navy, the one thing that made it through all that was the marble my Mother gave me when I was 10, beaten, weathered and aged I still have it, one of my most treasured possessions and by far the most treasured marble I have. A memory I hope never fades

Thank You !!

Do you remember when you where first exposed to toy marbles ?? DO you remember your first marble and how you got it ?? Do you remember where and when it took place ?? Not necessarily when you started collecting but your first exposure to marbles or the game of marbles ?? If ya want to add when ya got the BUG (started collecting) great !! I will post pix of my first marble and the story to go along w/ how I got it tomorrow, time to hit the hay See y'all mibsters in the morrow !!!

Kool, a real giant, we had Hummingbirds spend the entire winter here, some strange things are happening, someone musta been feeding them, there certainly wasn't any food available for them in the dead of winter.

Another great vid from Stephen Bahr, some Davis Marble Works mibs & history ft. Ron Shepherd