Chad G.

Looks almost like an opaque clown type to me, well worth the $5.00 you paid " very nice " A keeper fer shur

Like I said, hang on to everything in good shape, even some cats I've seen go for $10 to $20.00, crazy. You couldn't give them away when I started. I probably dumped 30 - 40 gallons of them out or gave them away to my grand kids and cousins over the years, if I would have kept them all I'd be chest deep in marbles, there is a limit. Chad G.

I luv rainbows, like I said endless. one of a kinds can still happen collecting them. If you ever get one with a streak of metalic or oxblood, or both, one riding beside the other, hang onto it, I sold a old 2 gallon green glass canning jar with the zinc lid clear full of rainbows for $50.00 metalics, ox multi, bifurcates, you name it a killer jar of rainbows It took near 20 yrs to fill with the most abstract bows I could find, that was 10 yrs ago, try and get those bows now. Next to impossible because everyone has started collecting them. And the people that have the ones like I had are holding onto them like a barnacle on a ship. You couldn't pry them out of their hands with a crow bar. Marbles are fun for me, the thrill of the chase and satisfaction of getting a real killer. But in the end just a piece of glass, all perspective !! metalic rainbow with a tiny tracer of oxblood riding alongside, this isn't my mib but I had many just like it, probably 15 with both, VVVHTF rainbow with both, this one is courtesy of "Marble Alans Marble Identification Guide" Here's the link. Alan Basinet passed away in 2012 and they keep this site up and running in memorandum of him, the loss of a great asset to the marble community, This site is a great place to start. Craig just got done reformatted and updating the site last week, and will keep updating as new info is revealed. Check it out !! LINK :https://buymarbles.com/marblealan-peltier.html

Nice new avatar "Bruce" I almost didn't recognize ya, tryin to pull a fast one on me.

As the New Year approaches, the tension is High "Big Wishes" "Unreal Resolutions" and "Far Fetched Promises" all part of each individuals great " Master Plan " Choose ye now whom ye shall serve !! Have you made your "resolution" yet The decision you make now may affect the rest of your life !!

Both Akro, and they shouldn't glow, an ade base has a much different base, the newer uv glass doesn't glow from depleted uranium like the old ade glass and has a clearer base to it than the older stuff. You can see the difference in base glass in the examples I'll show. At 29/32 this one is quite a bit larger and HTF without damage Next, 7/8ths and green instead of blue 5/8ths slight streaks of ox with an egg yolk patch, if this where heavier like the first one and bigger a nice VHTF mib None of these three are uv reactive, I've never had one like this that was, kind of an ace looking opaque base to these, never seen one with an ade base. I've had many akro ade patches in every color imaginable. Akro made patches way before they made corkscrews, that was their big seller which they were very proud of until they started making corks. I'll post a few ade patches for ya to gander at. I hope this helps ya out a little bit with some of your I.D.'s Deanna ?? These are all Akro uv. ade patches, Highly uv. reactive, 2 Cherryade a limeade a lemonade and a VVHTF white uv. patch And a few more, with a VVHTF blueberry ade patch along with 2 lemonade ALL of these ades light up like the sun under uv. light like this cherryade

I don't believe it's oxblood, you can see through it in places, real oxblood even when backlit can't be seen through, I'm no familiar with it but it's not Akro, and it looks newer to me. Someone will drop in with the correct I.D.

I keep em all, rainbows are coming into their own. Their very beautiful mibs, just like any mib there are rare rainbows as well. They're kinda like Akro prize name corkscrews, just when you think you've seen it all 10 or 15 more pop up, " innumerable combos " mibs I could get any day of the week 20 yrs. ago are like unicorns now. Thank You to for the pics Deanna, " keep em rollin " marble on !!

Not that great of a cleaning job I know but they'll get there. Most are named some aren't. I cleaned a couple more flats last night, A bunch of volcanoes 🌋 a few fire crackers 💣 some other named and some really nice oddballs' The pics are comin I'm just a little slow 🐢 gettin there !! The little wooden Heaton sign and a bunch more, two for every manufacturer were made for me by a very good friend, a very nice little touch to the old display. Right now I'm " HEATON HAPPY "

x 2., pelt but not a sunset, just a rainbow

HAPPY NE. .....!! Oh my !!! It's almost time and the baby new year is well prepared, let me assure you, it's very safe, didn't you watch all those people on tv getting injections of water ??

Deanna, go to the header "General Marble Glass Chat" under " Named Heaton Types" page 2, for a rundown on all the named Heaton types and pics thus far from Chuck S. - aka - ( cheese )

I've been bit by multiple bugs as well, toys, comics, fishing gear etc... The mib bug seems to have bitten hardest and the itch just won't go away, a lifelong hobby for sure !! Can't wait to see pics of the new mib Deanna.

Can't think of anything better to do than to get the creative juices flowing and keep busy during this stinking virus. "Great work Chuck" an excellent wall hanger for sure Wish I still had my shop. Spent 4 - 5 hours last night reorganizing my curios and putting a couple hundred mibs in foam, getting ready to build some display flats. Space is, how shall I put it " at a premium " already filled my wall mount, gonna wok on a kind of drawer display, lotsa time to think and tinker. Doin is much better than mildewin.

A pic of the Jorkscrew patterned Jabo's. Sorry Bruce, not a very good pic but the best I could muster and the most common one everybody uses for I.D ing them, more views would be great, supposedly the colors never continued to the other pole, sometimes turning back on themselves or just ending halfway, I'm not that familiar with them just going on what I've seen posted and the relatively few pictures available. I'm not aware if there where any uv. or not, I would say more than likely yes, just judging by the great mass of marbles Jabo has produced.

No! thank you Brad, we're all learning and depend on each other, this hobby has been with me over half my life, that and the people have brought me insurmountable joy, I treasure the friends I've made in this hobby, honest, giving, and more than willing to share everything they know, " man " what a great place to be !! Chad

Time for a " NEW " thread, only a couple more days of 2020 left. Whatever shall we do ?? Glad to wave goodbye to this year sayonara, adios, asta la bye bye. If I stay in this house any longer I'll look like this AND MY BRAIN WILL LOOK LIKE THIS !!

Agreed all newer Vacor and Cat's, they made and still make these by the millions. I believe Vacor is the largest marble manufacturer in the world or they were, either way they made a lot of marbles, has to be in the tens of millions by now. Some of the first Vacor and Mega ore coming up but only in the original packaging or some limited hand made runs like the atmospheres, also VHTF, between around an inch and 3 to a pack. Like Ron was saying rare means rare, I've gotten lucky a few times in past years past but very few, mostly from other collectors. Don't want to discourage you, I had a rare pelt walk right through my front door last year and at a very reasonable price, well worth the wait. " GOOD LUCK to YOU " in your marble ventures. Here's the I.D. link link to Vacor % mega. You will find every mib that Steph I.D. for you plus an innumerable amount of others it just came back on line the sheer selection of mibs will blow you away. LINK : https://www.billes-en-tete.com/liste_billes.php?lang=en

Took me a second Bruce " good one "

ANOTHER CHRISTMAS COME AND GONE< WITH ONLY THE SWEET MEMORIES OF YESTERYEAR TO COMFORT US !!!

Talk about hiding in plain sight, I mean c'mon, this is some quality entertainment, real cutting edge stuff. They don't know what they're missing !! They must have given the cat "bunk" dust and sprinkled the real stuff over the header to this thread "invisible". I can still see him though !!

At least poor Rudolph is finally happy !! ☺️

I was hoping everyone would catch on, but in any case Have a "VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS"

Merry Christmas Everyone, GOD Bless !!

I love the format, a much improved platform, thanks for all the hard work Craig, and for preserving and adding to Alans legacy for the marble community, Thank you again, nice job man !!