Chad G.

Nice roll, are all the prior pix from the mibs you just scored yesterday ??

I had to research it to & believe me it wasn't overnight. Some speculation, "yes" wish we could all learn by osmosis but they say that's impossible, so here we are "In it for the long haul"

The Germans made the more colorful handmades between 1880 & 1910, Mostly for the blossoming English gameboard market during the mid to late Victorian era. One explanation for the smaller sizes & the two unfinished pontils (the rough unfinished pontils don't roll very well) unlike most of those made between 1850 & 1880 of which most had one faceted & one melted pigtail, they were trying to get them as round as they could as fast as they could.. This of course doesn't always apply as there are always exceptions to every rule. I use this to date most of my handmades, once you've seen thousands of them you can almost tell in most cases just by looking at the glass & the colors they used when it was made, a reason I like Joseph coats so much, the bright colors & rarity of any of them above 1". Also I have many with av. nothing like I used to have as they are getting almost impossible to attain anymore, and when I do find them the cost is outrageous. WW ll was 1939 - 1945 I don't think any handmades were being made then ??

I wonder where Mr. Hogue got his ideas from..................................

Yep !! Thems handmade micas for sure.

I always keep the first one for seed. "Nice"

Killer mib man !! Can't wait to see what else you pull out of those jars, no pics of rabbits either !!

I had to go to the Dr.'s office today for continuing foot pain. I was diagnosed with "Planters Fasciitis. The Dr. gave me a sheet with some exercises to alleviate the pain. I never thought I'd be using my marbles as a form of therapy but here's the # 2 exercise. I couldn't believe it when I read the instructions so I copied it to post & make sure I'm not hallucinating !!! If I get a reply I'll know it's true & I'll add it as one more reason for me to continue collecting mibs. The Dr. who created this exercise must be some kind of marketing "super genius" ?? Either that or works for a marble manufacture ??

Pee - Wee onion .49"

HAPPY AKRO FRIDAY !! Smore Akro ware

Peltaliciouse !! .......................................... Let Freedom Ring !!

Gonna go Akro !!

Sweeeeet Glory ............

You don't see this very often, a handmade ribbon core with floating mica in it. Took me a log time a a bit of rolling the marble around to make sure that it wasn't just another couple air bubbles to add to the myriad already in this mib but I was pleased to find out it was definitely mica, only a strip of it going from pole to pole on one side but it's definitely there .

This is the only one I could get to at short notice, ( too many folders to look through) probably the most posted one of them all & rated # 20 on the highest ever paid but never the less a birdcage. Another Morphy auction, this pic is a little old. Bill M. (mibcapper) might have a few pics of some layin around ?? it seems we were just talking about them a few months ago ??

The dreaded 1 (one) mib collection

This rarest color for a banded lutz "pink" was $25,429.oo in a 2014 or 32015 Morphy auction, condition was mint size 1.27" An Onionskin, right at 2" an Ebay auction, mint 9.7 - 8 with millefiori in it (one of a kind) $10,600.oo These things must have set on a mantle or in a box somewhere for well over a hundred years with no damage on top of being virtually impossible to find another like them, just like the first onionskin. I believe the highest $$ ever paid for a handmade was 28,000.oo last time it sold around 2014. (last pic) not for rarity but the perfect 3" size. The law of physics says a sphere that big with the viscosity of the glass is almost impossible to get or maintain the roundness of the sphere, so a true one in a million, sorry I don't have the auction pic but I an sure this is the marble. This is the 3 incher, sorry I don't have more pix but over time they were lost in the shuffle. Grateful I was able to save this one.

I see a figure 8 in this pic !! Some are so close it's really hard to tell, just telling ya what I see. It would be pretty strange to get a whole load of figure 8's and only one pelt rainbo, especially living where you do. As Pelts of any kind are HTF there. Both 8's & rainbo's came in a multitude of colors so I would say you have to go on structure. Again many unanswered questions in this area, I'll just give my point of view and remain neutral, all perspective at this point, no provenance.

I might have started a thread like this before ?? Ah well, even if so we have many new members now, & some new mibs also, so start diggin !! I'm gonna try and post one at a time, but some of my pix may have multiples !!

Most arguments I see are between Germany, Europe & or Japan made, "I know" rather a wide stance on manufacturer. Who knows ?? Hopefully some day positive provenance on them will be found ?? I found a pic that I think represents this type rather well, Different sizes & colors, pic compliments of AAM. Realizing there are always exceptions, I have a few Rainbo's that are very close to the 8 configuration.

When I seen the first pic I believe I was thinking along te same lines as mibber, maybe an out of round whacked out silver surfer but to no avail, rats !!

"Thanks Al"

Alleys are W.va.. swirls so you don't have to move the very far, maybe a little wouldn't hurt !!

I see all W.Va. swirls, some or all might be Alley as well.