Chris Parson

Ah, off course.

It's been a while. MK stands for...?

Came home from a flea market with a handful. Different sizes. Cats eyes and opaques. Maybe there’s a red and white German striped opaque in there…?

This is the way.

Wow! I didn’t know that they used to sell marbles. And well made replicas too it seems. 🙂 All I know is that Kalmar is (or was) known for the yoyo called ”Kalmartrissan”.

Thank you kindly, Avva. 🙏🏼 Maybe I have a factory sealed jar left… Just saying. 🙂

…stopping by. I am really not a part of this community anymore but I had a look at my marbles the other day and got a really good feeling. 🙂 Take care!

Hello everybody! I’m popping up with my latest find! Not in prime condition but still made me happy. It’s about 19-20 mm. It actually has a core. Pretty straight strands of ghostlike white, running from one pontil to the other. Very tricky to capture with a camera.

That's cool, Dave! Do you have Swedish marble connections?

Thank you, Ric! It was nice to find.

Yeah, I've seen those videos... many times. I got material but I lack the machine and the tools.

I would LOVE to learn how to make marbles like that.

Thank you Chad!

Such a craft, using very common ingredients. I really wish for the company to get busy again.

I just came across some photos from the production in the 1990's. Enjoy! The water soaked rape seeds are draining. Saturated rape seeds in the tumbler. Christer Johansson is controlling the size of the growing marble embryos. The marbles are growing. The size of the marbles is measured with a primitive wooden measuring device. When ten marbles exactly fill the tray, they are the right size. Marbles, straight from the tumblers, are being dried and hardened on this large rack. Dry and hardened marbles are being kept in a wooden crate before coloured. Christer Johansson is mixing the colour pigments. Finished marbles! 14 steps in the making of a Swedish stone marble; From seed to finished product.