Al Oregon

Just pictures that I have saved but they are definitely from Scott Patrick. First couple groups from 2000 that Jerry Gaiser (remember him?) posted.

The original marble pictured, if it is in the range of 5/8 inch diameter, would be a basic game marble made by several companies for games like Chinese Checkers. A lot of them do have cool patterns even though they are supposed to be a basic one color, usually opaque, marble. Many are not opaque, especially ones from Vitro, but they are still game marbles. Here's a pic of some odd Vitro game marbles.

They do remind me of aircraft carriers...

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I just remembered to make my room reservation today. I'll be there on the 13th.

Wow, that was great that they thought of you two! If you are going to have your $$ box at the Seattle Show, charge admission to your room - that will help bolster the IAMC finances...!

Great information! Thanks for researching it.

Sounds like a great time! Even though you are working, I'm sure it is relaxing, too! Enjoy it all!

I always enjoyed visiting with Bruce. He will be missed. God bless.

Thanks, Ron. I wasn't sure so glad you chimed in. I agree with the mixing of old handmades and a bag in the same lot. Strange thinking.

Thanks for posting those box picture Hansel. Great source of info. I know George has done a lot of research and Joe's site helps get information out to us also.

Good info - MFC's in Akro boxes have been mentioned before - can't remember a picture before.

Here's a pic of a smaller bag that I have.

Good follow-up, Steph, after almost 3 years of persistence!!

I think David is trying to equate this 'broken cork' with a true cork. Maybe 'overthinking' a little. Obviously most of us have heard the term 'broken cork' for the Peltiers, usually NLR's, where the ribbons line up and form an inadvertent corkscrew pattern - hence the 'broken cork' since the seams in the Pelt 'break up' the pattern a little. There's no reason why we can't describe Ric's MK in the same manner. Ric knows his marbles so if he says the MK has the same type of 'broken cork' pattern as the Peltier one then.... So a new species - 'ricmkbrokecork'

I heard from one attendee that the handmades did very well for the sellers. A couple buyers spent in the high 4 figure range + and there was at least one absentee bidder that got a lot of them, too. The machine mades did not do as well so there were some deals. No specifics - just generalities.

I've never looked for those. Interesting - probably could sell as a Peltier broken cork on eBay and get 'big' bucks...LOL!

Great pics, Edna - looking forward to more.

Bob does do a great job on the newsletters! That was a nice read on the interview - including some little known facts about Dave. Hurry and join and maybe Bob will have a newsletter or two left over to mail to a new member...

Ron - I have not seen any pictures of any Challenger mesh bags. I do have a pic of a Challenger polybag of 100 but just the backside - not sure where from. It could have MK on the other side of the header since it is the checkerboard style but it also could say glass marbles or....? Here's the pic.

I had mentioned some years ago that it appeared that Berry Pink used the Marble King name well prior to the founding of Marble King Co. in 1949. From pic above with Berry Pink and the boxers showing the Marble King Mesh bags, that pretty much confirms it. So, we wondered why Marble King had mesh bags when they started (and maybe they did still have some) but it looks like we are breaking those Marble King mesh bags into two categories - Jobber bags (by Berry Pink) and MK Company bags. That also explains anothe connection of Berry Pink jobbering Peltier marbles in those bags with Marble king name. After all, he was the "Marble King". And, appropriately so, named the new company after his nickname. By the way Steph, does the larger detail pic you have give any clue as to the type of marbles in the mesh bags?

More great boxes - good pics, too!

Nice box and some neat marbles in that last pic.

That's a great pattern!

OK - my turn. The opaque Whities are the "original" Whities. Those are the ones found in Vitro packaging and they are opaque with maybe a rare exception. I have attached a pic of a Whities bag. I have not seen trnsparent Whities in packaging except as noted by Chuck below. I have attached a pic of those also. There are some transparent "Whities" that are technically Tiger Eye variants. Chuck (Vitro expert, if there is such a thing) said it best in an email back in 2008. Here's what he said: Subject: TRANSPARENT WHITIE Randy is absolutely correct when he says that these marbles were made at the same time, using the same production methods and the exact same colors as Tiger Eyes (type 1). Therefore, it is reasonable to call them a Tiger Eye Variation. However, some of us still prefer to call them Transparent Whities because that is what they look like. These marbles are a distinct variation on the Tiger Eye probably made for a specific purpose. I believe that I know why they were made (Randy agrees with me). We have noticed that these marbles are almost never found in original Vitro packaging; but, they are common enough that they must have received a large distribution. Diane & I have over 50 cereal premiums in small packages in cellophane or poly with from 2 to 16 marbles each that are Vitro, Marble King, Peltier or Alley (& maybe Champion). When they include Vitro marbles, about 75% of the time, the marbles are Transparent Whities (Tiger Eye Variants). These cereal premiums were made in huge quantities in the 1950-60's. Randy & I surmise that Vitro made these marbles because they were slightly cheaper to produce giving Vitro a slight advantage in that hugely competitive market. ------------------------- Back to Al: Remember, with Whities, we are mainly talking about a white marble, either opaque or veneered, with a colored ribbon (pair of ribbons) that go around the middle. There are a lot of marbles out there that can look similar (even some odd MK's) and other patches. I think Edna even had named some "anti-Whities" in the past.