Chad G.

You won't regret it Ric, worth every cent, hardcover & durable, best book ever on pelts & pelt history. w/ some fantastic pix, better hurry only a few copies left !! I found Sami's Ebay listing, 10 copies left, here's the link. LINK : https://www.ebay.com/itm/224539508989?hash=item34479900fd:g:rKgAAOSw4CFYnpVa

Thanks Sami !!

Try the search bar here & on AAM, there are a myriad of opinions, I noted already on your other post (Blue zebra ?) what was stated in Sami's book and what I seen in the pictures, I have everything + but a Blue Zebra. The "Pelt" most wanted list is a long one !! Guess in my case it has wings instead of 4 legs or both & may take a while to wrangle.

I don' t have one but I just looked at Sami Arim's book on Peltiers & there's one pic of a blue Zebra in the "Two color NLR" section & one pic in the "Aventurine" section. In both cases blue ribbons on a white base, one without any visible av and one absolutely loaded. I have a bunch of zebras w/ blue av., no av., bronze av., green av. & silver av as well as mixed but as yet no "Blue Zebra" I went to the "Peltier info site" but no pic of one there as well, only place I personally seen an actual example is in Sami's book. I believe a "True Blue Zebra" has blue ribbons on a white base, not sure if av is a qualifier ?? If it has blue ribbons I'd guess it's a Blue Zebra, maybe Sami will post on this matter ??

"The Lucky Dog"

Arrgh !!

Hello & "Welcome to Marble Connection" A great place to start. I have always collected what I liked "what makes me happy"

Yep ! Pelt Rainbo

Whaaa !!!

Yes !! so called "Foreign sparklers" you have a few cats in the group but 98% are sparklers.

Akro silver ox, some Akro carnelians, corks, a few Handmades, and the Pelts "might" be pine needles ?? Look for av on the green ribbons. Might be somethin hiding as always ?? To be considered a "Pelt pine needle" it has to contain av in the green ribbons, If not just a Pelt Rainbo. here's a little closer look at the possible needles !! A HTF Pelt !! Possible "Champion hotwheels" (upper L side of second pic)

The first one's a great example Joep, exactly what collectors of the type are looking for, almost "0" % white showing.

"Happy Akro Friday" A few pix I forgot to post last week from the box of Akroware TGIF

Thank you for the easy find approach Steph I've looked for this pic several times !!

I could look at marbles like this all day long !! Woo Hooo !! I'm not a big Vitro fan but this one is outstanding in anybody's book, I can't say enough !!!

I forgot the "name" a "transparent base NLR" some call them "6 finger" not to be confused with Vitro (which many are including me) maybe that's why I don't personally use the term when talking about this Pelt. .... !!

I'm seeing Vitro as well, man Gladys you keep pulling these killers out of your hat, running the full gambit of manufactures too, A#1 !! Another rare bird for my photo folders, Yeah !!

100% Pelt Tommy !! Have fun at the show Brother, I really have to pace myself when I'm there being a fellow "marbaholic" ......... ...... The people are the best part.

Nice Bruce, I'll read a bit more of Elizabeth's book & see what it says about the other colors !! I'll look for Amber in particular.

2 Joseph Coats, one at 1.25" and the other just under, VHTF at this size.

Sorry for the delay !! Here are a few pix of what I believe to be a red base Pelt cat. Size is 9/16ths as described in Elizabeth Kempski's book "The World of Cat's Eye Marbles" It may be MK but the construction says to me Pelt, resembling a banana cat. If anyone has a different I.D. for this cat other than Pelt "please" post, I've had 1 of these many years, & acquired the other last week, I had no idea of the manufacture till I read Elizabeth's book, it only gives 2 possible manufactures, Pelt or MK, there are some unknown foreign made but they are all larger. I believe these to be Pelt. At least the basic construction says Pelt to me ??

"Happy Thüringen Thursday" 1.25" mica I posted on pg.2 w/ it's twin

Pix of the Red Pelt cat tomorrow, to tired to set up the tripod nd stuff to get some decent macro to look at. See ya !!

I knew you'd have at least 1 pink Pelt Bill .... .... those pink ones are Pelt correct ??

I have a couple Peltier cats in a red transparent base. I didn't even know who made then until Elizabeth Kempski mentioned them in her new book as being a HTF cat, I'll see what page and post a pic after I get back from Church (Promise) I have some blue based 1" also; Oh wait I have an old pic of one of the Pelt red cats and both blue bases. The pelt cats are all 19/32nds I believe ?? I was lead to think the red one was German but learned differnt after reading Elizabeths book. May be a while I have to find it in her book & on what page !! I found it, pg. 54 of Elisabeth's book. Peltier red based cats were confirmed as being found by Gino Biffany at the 2007 Amana marble show. Peltier & MK both made a red base version, Peltier being the rarer of the two, 9/16ths for a size which is exactly what mine are. At least I hope mines the pelt version, either way I'm happy to have found so rare a cat all the way over here !! In fact I found 3 of them, now to find my little "marble helpers" stash to get more pix of the older ones as shown in the pic. I just looked it has the exact same banana shape if not more so than Bills pink examples. An old pic for now, the blue may be common I'm not sure but believe them to be some manner of foreign cat ??