Al Oregon

You definitely want to attend the "marble floor" the day or two before the show. That's where you get a chance to meet other collectors (almost everyone buys. sells & trades), see their marbles and ask questions. Collectors will take the time to try and ID marbles that you bring and try to answer questions. The Texas folks are very hospitable. I was there (from Oregon) a few years ago and enjoyed it. If you can afford it, do make reservations for the hotel and stay on the floor. That way you can stay up until the wee hours talking about marbles and enjoying everyone's company.

Ron Jorgenson used to sell these on eBay. I think his ID was radjj or something close to that.

Have a marbleous day, Bill!

Here are 5 boxes I have (one is blurry - sorry!)

Good thing I'm going up tomorrow (Wed.) - I'll be in the first 10 in line....!

Have a fiery day!

Plus it mentions the type of boxes that were still in use in the 50's.

Ann - while $25 (plus shipping) is not much to some people, it might be a lot to others. Especially if it is "only" a 32 page book, people might like to know a little more about it before buying it. So, any light you could share that would encourage people to buy the book will help the author cover publishing costs.

Great temperatures and no humidity for you folks east of the Rockies... (and a little cooler than Arizona & New Mexico, etc. (like 20 degrees+ cooler most of the time). Not to mention the great people and even greater marbles (and bags & boxes, I hope).

Here's the pic from Castle & Peterson's book and the short write-up about it. Both titled oddballs. Remember this book was put together in the mid 1990's when cat's-eyes were just starting to be looked at. They did their research, which was very thorough at the time but they did not have all the great information that has come out since.

They also had a few marbles bags that never made it to the online catalog but they sent me pics and I got three - Vitro Whities Shooters bag, Red Horse Mesh Bag and one of the Pressman Santa Claus Stocking bags - looking forward to seeing them.

Neat item!

Sounds like a fun trip - enjoy!

Thanks for sharing and it is nice to read about a family's interest in marbles. I have some bags in my collection that bear the Stutsman name and probably a catalog or two somewhere.

Have a marbleous day!

Wow!

Have a great day! Weather is good down here - hope it is up there, too!

Neat item - good piece of history! Brian would want that, if he doesn't already have one.

Others pics from 2005 time frame - not sure who posted them.

and some more of Jerry's

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...

Thanks

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