Chad G.

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

I've seen some pretty killer marbles ground made from a solid piece of cullet (not torched or remelt's) Not much to go around as even the price of many of the nicer flame type cullet pieces has been fetching a very decent price. I'll see if I can find pix of a few to share. (notta) A very nice piece of cullet, 1.75 x 1.75 x 1.75 almost perfect sized to make a cullet marble from, or great just the way it is, pieces of cullet like this are VVHTF & getting up there in $$. I've sold, traded and gifted all my Christensen away except for 2 mibs. A Pelt Head at heart so you know where the money went & what I traded for, a few Alley's snuck their way in there too Guess I better post a few pix, not mine, a few pix of a nice clean submarine a friend of mine Terry sold a few years back. This is a larger sized one @ 21/32nds"

Not my pics or mibs but from what I understand these are very rare along w/ the red devils, layered sand, submarines, etc ... Not sure but I believe I got these from a post on CAC's from AAM ??

It's a "Never Ending Gob Stopper " Seriously I don't have a clue ?? Thanks for crackin it open though. I'm sure someone will know what it is ?? (maybe??)

x 2, all cat eyes,

x 2, Vitro

"Welcome to Marble Connection Dave" Killer royal, nice way to dive right in there

Yesir !!

"Happy Akro Friday" A great score yesterday, a full set of Akroware, appears to be in very, very good shape for the age. Box # 112 pieces match the set w/ only a partial fold on one side. Plus they threw in an octagonal sugar bowl I needed. White & yellow cups are uv. 2nd week in a row, I'm a very happy camper @ .29¢ probably the original pencil mark & price from the store ??

It does resemble a "Green Raven" Steph ?? I think what he's seeing in the vid as av is a myriad of tiny fractures, I could see clear glints when he rolled the mib, I hope it is av. just an observation. Like he said, has to get the mib home and cleaned up. Well cleaned up but no mention of the av after he has it in the case w/ the Alley and Mk's, just calls it a "nice swirl" ??

Good Greif, I've done been toe tapped !!

Love them Alleys Brad !! A # 1

Great info Ron, thanks for diggin out the pix and postin em !!

Ver nice indeed David !! A couple board games I didn't have for my folder, "Thanks for sharing"

I'll say Vitro cat eye !!

"Happy Thüringen Thursday" Joseph Coat with Aventurine