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Alan

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  1. So I think the question is..... Is it a regular tranny - or a flaming tranny?
  2. Tranny thread. <Not that there is anything wrong with that>
  3. They are fried marbles. We fried more than a few in my youth....
  4. (Unfortunately, I have chosen to remove this content due to unchecked behavior by others on this board. Moderators may humor it because it comes from their "friend", but I will not. My apologies to those who will not benefit from it in the future.)
  5. Akro was certainly making oxblood dishware until the end of their operations. The dishware pile slightly uphill from the gate and on the right was clearly the last dump pile they contributed to. It seemed to be mostly children's dish set pieces.
  6. (Unfortunately, I have chosen to remove this content due to unchecked behaviors by others on this board. My apologies to those who will not benefit from it in the future.)
  7. Yell its a Bill Murray - you have an experienced eye. I wish Bill was still making marbles. He had the gift.
  8. They certainly have a Sparkler-esque thing going on. Nice.
  9. Generally +20% in smaller sizes. As you approach/pass 1" dia. the percentage can increase. This assumes that they are mint.
  10. To the first pic - its likely dug. The glass was not to temp - resulting in bubbles in the clear.
  11. His hands were shaking so much from emotion when he handed them to me - I told his adult son that I didn't want to take them away from him. He had a lot of memories tied up in the box. They had to have a family discussion and the gentleman smiled and told me that he was ready to pass them on to someone else. His memory of pulling the box out as a boy and looking at it were vivid.
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