Chad G.

Perfect !!

Very Nice !! I Like !!

I'm no expert but many of those look very similar, there are subtle differences, numbers, stamps, no stamps, shallow bottoms, deep bottoms, size of the actual candle hole etc.. Lots of variables !! As you know they repop everything now a days so you almost have to have a doctorate, time in hobby is your best friend I guess ?? I'd certainly google Houze & Akro & repros to discern the differences, there's a good bit of money involved ?? Yes or no it'll be very useful information later when you're perusing the shops. That link I gave you I believe is Roger & Claudia Hardy's store, so they really know there stuff, probably better than anyone. Yes the Akro "Jolly Roger" named after him & the other mib he named after his wife "Claudia" both marbles were dug by Roger himself.

In case I don't make it here's some pix from the movie & a few past celebration. I'll do my best to get it done though !! LINK : https://portlandmofo.com/halloweentown-oregon-st-helens/ LINK : https://www.facebook.com/Halloweentown.OR/ I have a bit of time, it goes on foe the entire month & started early this year, man talk about a load of people, the vendor stores will be plucked out, new inventory will be a must, Yeah !!

Yeah man, them little hand held dexterity games, Crackerjack prizes mostly, I had tons of em as a kid, great memories Brother !! Anything I see marble related I automatically gravitate towards, I do believe I'm hooked in both sides !! Wolverine toy company made loads of marble related games, pinball games, tin litho etc.... Google "Wolverine toys" tin litho toys, pinball etc.. a fun search and many are very reasonable, good wall mounts !! I have to go through those vendor stores like an inch worm to be sure I don't miss anything, but once I've been through the entire store next time I spot the new stuff in two seconds. Wish I lived closer man, we could tear those stores up, there's nothin around here, I have to really dig to get what I do, most of it comes from connections I've made over the years beginning to cut loose w/ some stuff !!

These two look like "Volcanoes"

Yes, Akro made clear glass candle holders as well as a couple different slag glass ones, pretty high dollar if you have the mint set. The slag glass ones are even more $$ than these are. LINK : https://www.ebay.com/itm/164843933361?hash=item266176ceb1:g:5YwAAOSwL9tgjbaN LINK : https://www.ebay.com/str/akroagatearsenal?_bkw=candle+holders Just a side note, they probably have anything you're looking for if you ask them, largest Akro store period, everything's just not listed.

..... Yeah Buddy ...... A happy face full of wonder, wish I was a kid again !! Guess I still am at heart, obviously, I'm here !!

You being from the UK & seeing your other posts I would gander to say these are foreign to the US as well ?? "To me" they almost look like some kind of Wire Pull ?? In this pic it looks to loop around and around w/o separation, like a pull does, the strands also have that 2 tone (or color) look ?? Someone will come along and know exactly what they are, Josh (NANTUCKETDINK) or "Alan" will probably have a good idea !!

Alright a scooter, killer man !!

I retract my last ... & say a motorcycle or mini bike. Thanks for the clue William, I musta been seeing doll furniture in Joeps pic ??

Foreign sparklers w/ at least one cat I see LINK : https://marbleconnection.com/topic/27241-greetings-from-sweden/?tab=comments#comment-23496 Well described and photographed in "Elizabeth Kempski's" book on cats. There are some stripeys, and a few pix of foreign sparklers like yours as well. The best & most informative book on the subject I've ever seen. Ebay Book LINK : https://www.ebay.com/itm/The-World-of-Cats-Eye-Marbles/233730858682?_trkparms=

AH !! Now I see, not yet, the plot thickens !! I've made my guess !! A ready to hatch "Face Hugger"

I still have 2 weeks so I'll try and get up there & take a few pix if we get another nice day like today !! Really kinda creepy there, was a lot of Wicken (weird stuff) stuff going on there long before they made that movie !! Always a strange little town !!

Scored some mibs today and got some marble mail from friends & also a few items I purchased. A Christensen flame, an Alley coral, a handmade orange latt pee-wee, some other handmades & a transparent red Pelt cat, not a vey good shot I apologise, I'll get some better ones of it tomorrow !! A new (old) working game And a set of first run marbles. I can't show them yet because I got them for another as a gift so after they receive them I'll post the set here ?????????? (TBP) To Be Posted !!

Very happy to get another working game today. Much like the steel 'Skill Ball" game I have a steady reminder of carnival days as a kid rolling the baseball to score points, still works, first thing I did was play a couple rounds. A Another curio will be on order shortly to contain games only !! Used as I like them, so you can play it not just sit there and look at it. A personal preference I suppose but I'd rather do with these games as the manufacturer intended. I can smell the cotton candy and beer sausages now, the scent of endless summer days and childhood friends .... ..... Yee Haw !!

They made the movie "Halloween town" in St. Helens Oregon, that's where we went today to a vendors shop. So many people We couldn't even move so decided to go. I know, I should've snapped a few pix but way too many people !! I mean they do this for almost 4 weeks, there were at least a couple thousand people there, in any kind of Halloween get up you can imagine, and everywhere had a big, big long line , the infamous "Line Ride" .... seems like someone was laughing at us !!!

I'm up, what the ?? Can't tell from here what it is ?? An Alien pod you're letting hatch out ?? ......

Got some nice mibs today, a Christensen flame, a clear Alley coral, a red Peltier cats eye & about 4 handmade Germans. I was pleasantly surprised to see the trans. red Pelt cat. I have another (somewhere ??) The Christensen was nice to see too, though I no longer collect them it'll make for some nice trading stock. I'll post some pix tomorrow. Oh, I got a new (old) mib game in the mail today too, so a great day, 3rd week in a row, hopefully this "trend" doesn't end anytime soon ?? As said pix tomorrow of the mibs & the game. Nice score on the slag glass William, (& the great food) we ate chicken hand tacos, frijoles (cooked refried beans) & rice, so "Great Minds do think Alike" ...... Here's my card, the proof's in the pudding !! ....... Something to hold ya over till tomorrows pix. Two 1" blue cats, w/ the transparent red Pelt cat in the center, a "teaser" The transparent red Pelt cats are mentioned in "Elizabeth Kempski's" book on cat eyes. I still can't find the one in the pic but figure my little "marble helpers" have them stashed somewhere in one of their many collections somewhere ?? Hopefully it won't end up rattling inside the vacuum !!

I meant blacklight reactive ?? Do you have a UV flashlight ??

Is this one UV William ??

x 2, Hello Bonnie, so good to see you !!

Making a trip today w/ a friend to a couple distant vendor malls, the mib collector deal fell through, at the last minute he decided he didn't want to sell his collection. I've heard it so many times over the years but their choice, I'm not upset I'll find another (I hope) A couple of the shop owners save stuff for me so hopefully some pay dirt, a few good weeks in the last month so if tomorrow a real bonus. A life long Friend from grade school driving today so I'm gonna have fun anyway. A day of relaxation and sharing good times w/ a good friend.

An order soon Sherry, never fear, I like your work & will support it, I wish everyone could find something to do that they love as you have !! A true Blessing !!

They sell the "Cod Bottles" "Stoppers" & "Trade beads" every once in a while on Ebay. A slough of nice German trade beads were sold earlier this year on Ebay. They were used for trade in Africa as well as right here in the US. Wherever ships went the beads were used. LINK : http://beadcollector.net/cgi-bin/anyboard.cgi?fvp=/openforum/&cmd=iYz&aK=60436&iZz=60436&gV=0&kQz=&aO=1&iWz=0 This site has thousands of them for sale, have at er Brother !! LINK : https://www.ebay.com/str/mountainammasmarketplace?_bkw=trade+beads LINK :https://www.ebay.com/itm/401227613608 I found a few hundred cod bottles for sale on Ebay also ( not all vintage or antique) they still make the overseas somewhere, I forget where ?? AH !! found it. LINK : https://www.beachcombingmagazine.com/blogs/news/history-the-codd-neck-bottle