Al Oregon

Nice story - thanks forthe link.

I really don't see many like that in the US. Although many times when I see something like that, I am thinking European Sparkler so... Pretty marble!

I also agree with M!b$

Great marbles. Thanks for sharing with us.

I had posted a message on her board after I got your Facebook message. For some reason, I could not reply to your message on Facebook.

Good pics - shows the work involved. Thanks!

OK, I'm confused. This was an old topic from 2007 that was suddenly revived. Why? Was there a 2nd Edition/update of the original Popular American Marbles? That was the one with the poor pics. This is not to be confused with American Machine Marbles by the same authors around the same time. That one is a great book. Please enlighten me as to whether there is a new or updated book (Aug 2010). Thanks.

I have seen a similar box pic posted back in 2004. Also, here are some 'can' picture from back in 2001 - close-ups pics by Les (says 'Made in USA') so that answers that question.

Happy belated birthday! 3/4 of a century - lot of experience!

Nice marble - hardter to find but they do pop up. The transparent purple base ones are the tough ones, especially without fractures.

Happy birthday to both of you. We don't see Randy on the boards much but BJ is hanging in there...

Thanks for sharing that. I had heard bits and pieces about Weldon but this sums it up very nicely.

Hope you have a marbleous day!

Good explanations in the article.

I received this email message from Steve Sturtz about Edna, Weldon and Joseph being in a car accident. I hope they all recover quickly and well. My prayers go out to them. They had stopped in for a short time last week at the Seattle Show and were enjoying their road trip. ---------------------- Hi, I am very sad to tell you that Edna, Joseph, and Weldon were in a car accident in Moab yesterday. They had a blow out and went off the road and rolled down a 15' embankment. Edna and Joseph and OKish ...banged and bruised...Joseph with cuts and bruised, Edna with cuts and a very sore neck. It looked at first the same was true of Weldon. He was air lifted to (I forgot where) in Colorado. It turns out that he has a clot that is blocking blood from his brain. They have put him on blood thinners and they should know his fate in the next 72 hours. Her son Gary and daughter-i-law Mary are on their way to Colorado. Edna does not have the charger for her cell phone and they are in the hospital so please don't call since her batteries are almost dead already. Please say lots of prayers for Scooter and Spikey and think many happy thoughts about them. Edna Spikey would want allof to pray as bbest we can. To keep up witht news, go to Edna's facebbok and request frindship with Doris Eaton. She is Weldon's sister-in-law. Call me if you choose, but I know no more. I will post and email and changes in the info when I get it. Regards, Steve

Have a marbleous day!

Nice box!

I haven't seen one like that before - neat!

That looks like fun. I'll bet there is a prize or two in there. Post some pics of the finds. Hope the surgery goes smoothly and remember to follow the doctor's orders...!

Here are some of Don's tray pics (poplarhead)

That is sad to hear. My prayers to her family!

Here's another simple numerical grading system by the Marble Collectors Society of America (MCSA). Stan Block still runs the organization. Marble Grading (MCSA) The descriptions of each grading label used by the MCSA, along with the equivalent numerical grading is: Mint: A marble that is in original condition. The surface is unmarked and undamaged. There may be some minor rubbing on the surface; however, the marble is just the way it came from the factory. (10.0-9.0) Near Mint: A marble that has seen minor usage. There may be evidence of some hit marks, usually tiny subsurface moons, pinprick chips, tiny flakes or tiny bruises. The damage is inconsequential and does not detract from viewing the marble. If there is noticeable damage, then it is on only one side of the marble and the other side is Mint. (8.9-8.0) Good: A marble that has seen usage. It will have numerous hit marks, subsurface moons, chips, flakes or bruises. The core can still be seen clearly, but the marble has obviously been used. If the damage is large or deep, then it is confined to one side and the other side is Mint to Near Mint. (7.9-7.0) Collectible: A marble that has seen significant usage. Overall moons, chips, flakes and bruises. The core is completely obscured in some spots. A Collectible marble has served its purpose and been well used. Still, it is a placeholder in a collection until a better example comes along. (6.9-0.0) Any damage to the surface of a marble, no matter how slight, will affect its value. For a given amount of damage, the depreciation of value is much greater for machine-made marbles than for handmade marbles. Even a small chip will effectively reduce the value of a machine-made marble by more than half.

Good eye! I have two bags like that - one has the larger shooter size and one has 4 regular size marbles. Since a lot of these filled bags were supposedly from real headers/labels and polybags from Champion, maybe the printer actually did screw up and Champion never used these headers in the real production but still had them there when the remaining stock and supplies were sold at auction. I've only seen that type on those 4 count marble bags. That style label shows up on a lot of Champion bags, including filled ones, without the typo. By the way, Vitro had a typo on one of their regular productions run labels. Here's a picture of a 70 count All Reds bag with 'Prand' instead of 'Brand'. I've seen several of these - all on the 70 count All Reds.

Neat - those always remind me of jello

Great pics, Ric! Thanks for sharing.