Alan
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what do you make of this copper sparkler but no pontils? .62
Alan replied to Jeremysvt's topic in Marble I.D.'s
Its quite out-of-focus. But I'll go with modern until better pics are posted. -
These are cool. UV reactive transparent. Melt pontils.
Alan replied to Craytus's topic in Marble I.D.'s
I don't see any pontils. -
The debris is oven brick. The tank was dissolving into the glass, leaving those pieces. It was not intentional/desired.
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Modern machine-made. A "pontil" doesn't look like that. Nor is it a torch piece.
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Divided core.
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You may want to not use the flash. Its washing out the color.
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Back your camera/phone away from the marble. It can't focus that close. Manual focus before taking the photo. Otherwise it will probably focus on the background. Aim for in-focus, not big.
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The pics are out-of-focus - leaving a fair amount of room for guesswork.
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If you are referring to Tom D. Thornburgh Jr. - they are handpainted Chinas starting in 1994 - ?
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Pelt - in classic colors for the type.
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Its a banded swirl. I don't see any faceting.
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It is a Divided core. I can see light between core color bands.
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I am leaning Heaton, not Ravens.
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"Half and half" seemed to suggest an accepted marble name. Which (to me) suggested the long-established huge Akro Orange and Blue patch by the same name. Granted, that name goes back ~24 or so years before it was corrupted by an inexperienced Akro-naming person.
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"Half and half" what?
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Machine made. A bit too far out of focus to ID.
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Its just a flaw. Try to not think 'pontil' when you see something odd in glass texture.
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Its damage.
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Keep in mind that some glass colors (like white) REFLECT UV energy. That reflection (or perceived color shift) doesn't mean that the glass is UV reactive.
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Its too out-of-focus to make out. Maybe a bubble.
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These are some nice handmade keepsakes. The Indians (pic 5) are quite nice.
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Looks like an fairly standard Akro corkscrew. I haven't heard of "Signature", and I'd probably let that term go.
