Chad G.

30 minutes ago, Steph said:

Yes, they should be clearly identified.

I'm not aware of how well they would sell.   Most sentiment that I know of is against polishing except for one's personal collection, and even then many times people are against polishing.  Most of the positive feedback about polishing that I've been aware of in the past has been because there was one much-loved man who was doing polishing and people wouldn't want to hurt his feelings.  That was Leroy.

But Leroy has passed away, and that brings up the question of who might still be available to polish?  And would they be anywhere near as affordable as Leroy was?

So that's one other thing to consider -- if you were polishing marbles in order to sell them, would the cost of polishing be more than the marble could bring at market?  


As you can see, I have more questions than answers.  But I think I've given a pretty good summary of issues involved, if not resolutions of the issues.

classa67 sell's on Ebay all the time, 99% of his are polished. He has some for sale right now, I will try and get some pics. He's been doing it for year's, gonna see if I can find some of his work. Found one of His, link, https://www.ebay.com/itm/124377617751 He only has 1 on there right now, but generally around 10https://www.ebay.com/sch/classa67/m.html?item=124377617751&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

I just stated the brick's, most of the other marbles don't have color that carries clear through like a brick, also polishing greatly reduces the worth of the marble, anyone w/ a good loupe or a little experience will be able to tell a polished marble in a second, a polishing machine leaves tiny micro semi circular abrasions on the glass, some people hand polish or buff after getting it out of the machine trying to fool you, a seasoned collector as I said can tell a polished mib a mile off. Most people don't have their own machine. There are other's who have link's to people who will polish them for a fee. Generally $25.00 and up, One need's to outweigh the other, and the price after polishing will be cut in half or less in most cases. If you could even sell it. Just stating from a collectors point of view, (Class a 67) does polishing @ $25.00 and up, generally old German mibs, When you see him sell on Ebay 99% of his mibs are polished by him, some rare one's fetch a good price. I personally don't have any polished marble's, and wouldn't have one polished unless rare and an increase of value or a beat up favorite like a sulphide for example. Polishing a $10.00 cork screw for $20.00 w/ an end result of - $10.00 make's no sense.

 Just some alternatives for those beat on brick's if you desired to keep them !!

31 minutes ago, Steph said:

Yes, they should be clearly identified.

I'm not aware of how well they would sell.   Most sentiment that I know of is against polishing except for one's personal collection, and even then many times people are against polishing.  Most of the positive feedback about polishing that I've been aware of in the past has been because there was one much-loved man who was doing polishing and people wouldn't want to hurt his feelings.  That was Leroy.

But Leroy has passed away, and that brings up the question of who might still be available to polish?  And would they be anywhere near as affordable as Leroy was?

So that's one other thing to consider -- if you were polishing marbles in order to sell them, would the cost of polishing be more than the marble could bring at market?  


As you can see, I have more questions than answers.  But I think I've given a pretty good summary of issues involved, if not resolutions of the issues.

34 minutes ago, fentonacres said:

Well... I am an old woman. Our winters are cold so I can't garden. Maybe researching these will challenge me. Honestly, I wouldn't mind liquidating ONLY because I know so many of you get such joy out of this. My grandparents left many things... buttons (political, etc.), baseball cards, and other cigarette cards. So I have my hands full. Unfortunately, if I liquidated all of it I would probably just drink up the profit in fine Oregon Pinot. LOL... 

Pls. excuse, I don't know where my head was @. You know what they say about assumption's !!   ............... and me.

All Brick's, M.F. Christensen as far as I can see, as you can tell by the pieces the colors continue throughout the entire mib. the damaged ones can be polished and are still quite beautiful, the design on the outside will continue but delineate and become less defined the more you polish it, I would definitely not pitch them, someone will want them. The pieces on the other hand, I guess you could keep for provenance, just to see how the marble was produced ?? A note, to my knowledge Akro brick's never had any white , black or green in them, as far as I know specific to M.F., Akro bricks are the color of a brick, once you've seen a few very easy to differentiate  between the two.

I know it won't let you, I did the same thing more than once, Just message Steph and let her know the problem, a very good moderator, she will fix for you !!!

Sorry for the miss Q, Had a bunch of my friend's over today to move in some new furniture. Me being an old man couldn't carry anything, felt like a 5th wheel !!! I was born in Oregon, Rainier about 50 mi. away from Portland, now live in Wash. state just across the Columbia river about 5 mi. from where I was born. Also have a bunch of old pinbacks, antique toy's, comic's, hard to restrain myself, retirement by route of disability is boring, fill's my time w/ good time's and even better friend's.

x 3 ,   Pelt

Me think's from L to R, Japanese trans., Pelt ( MCR), and a Navarre.  I agree x 4

Your a lucky woman I don't even have 1, Steph has a killer selection. I was quite impressed, sound's like your havin a ball, I know a short time ago you wanted to liquidate ?? I'm thinkin maybe the bug done bit ya !!!

I went cheap after the $30.00 incident, a personal choice though.

Nice mibs man !! look to be all Akro, killer !!

If you have a Harbor Freight close they have cheap plastic ones 4 to the box, 4 x to 10 x , I dropped a jeweler's loupe and fractured one lens $ 30.00, harbor freight $3.99

You double posted this one the other has no pics, Sorry I can't tell ya much on the mib but Steph can help you fix your posts !!

Don't feel like the lone ranger !!  Nice selection, man you're havin @ it,  !! Good show  Love those boxes I have several in 3 different sizes, no accidental opening here, built like a safe & waterproof on top of that !!

As far as I know just an Akro multi color cork, i.e. a special ( any corkscrew w/ more than 2 opaque color's ) Either way a keeper, I guess to me they're all keeper's, just in different degrees.

Brick !! Look's to be M.F. Christensen, is there a 9 swirl design on one end w/ a tail circling to the bottom ?? Akro made brick's also, very distinct the same w/ the M.F.'s. Akro made some slag's very similar to the Christensen 9, one good point on the 9's M. F. Christensen never made a single slag of red glass, so if you find a red slag w/ what appears to be a 9 definitely rule out M.F. right off the bat, more than likely an Akro.  If this one is an M.F. it's what's called a white brick, due to the white striations that follow the 9 around. They also made black brick's and green brick's w/ the M.F. green brick's being most desirable and a little on the rarer side. Google some pics of each and check it out. Some brick's sold last year on Zaboo's Ebay site and labeled mulberry, so named by the digger's ?? so maybe some 1 off's 

x 2, not oxblood !!

Great W. Va. and Alley's, do any of the the dark green swirl w/ white base have av. in the green ??

Akro cork screw !!

Thanks for the fix mibber, many pleasant memories. I remember getting these out of the dime store 10 cent machines when I was a kid, a genius idea since the first thing we did was lose just to get another next trip to town. I've found em so cracked up and dry you could literally tear chunk's out of them. " a nice post, thanks "

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Got a pic ?? It's so light I can't even see it !!

Nice work for 1 day, those are great boxes, takes a prybar to open w/o undoing the latches. Look's to be some winners there for sure, have fun !!

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 See some Master, Akro, maybe 1 or 2 pelt dragon's, no visible coral mibs that I can make out.

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"More specific Akro marks" on a "7 dart vase " One of the larger one's they made. I don't believe the divot in the bottom was made to punch out, the glass is still quite thick in the center.

 Not completely up on the historical side yet, just have my favorites, I always thought Pennsboro since most often associated w/ Alley, but read a thread that said St. Mary's, whom I link w/ the old Marble King factory, more than a little confusing for me ?? Clarification would be much appreciated Ron !! Thank you.

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