Al Oregon

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.

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.