Al Oregon
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I Decided To Build My Self A Marble Display Cabinet
Al Oregon replied to Killermarbles's topic in General Marble & Glass Chat
Very nice! And you did use the "museum glue" on each stand and marble so when the "big one" comes, they will stay in place? -
Hadn't thought of that but I have not seen any marbles with the Marbo Gun so...?
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Very possible based on what Edna said. Of course, a lot of the filled bags were really off in size versus label as well as # of marbles. This bag is closer to a "normal" bag and appears to have the "right" number of marbles so it could be a legit one done by Champion. This is also why many of the legit Champion bags do not have much value and do not sell well.
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Good example of Japanese Cat's-eyes
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Neat item
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And, the corkscrew in the lower right is one of those types that if you shine a bright light on it, there might be some oxblood underneath the blue/black cork...
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Agreed
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The two oxbloods that Steph mentions in the top of the 6th column might be more valuable - up to $20 or so but it all depends on the condition. If there is a pinprick or tiny flake, the value goes down tremendously.
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Nice find
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From Vitro - I remember Ron Shaw and I posting some pics years ago and Ron called them Vitro "Cloudies". Here is a pic that Ron had posted.
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Here are a couple pics from the past - three odd color Rainbos posted by the late Patry Denton back in 2007 and a group of harder-to-find Rainbos posted by the late Guy Gregg in 2004 or so.
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Vacor did have some "old fashioned" marbles and I could not find any pictures of the older style from pre-90's but their newer old fashioned style is the basic colors with nothing swirly like Winnie's. Here's a pic of a bag of their new old fashioned style (for info - some might look like WV swirls).
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Agree on the Vitro horseshoe style cat's-eyes but a little (lot!) nicer than the ones found in bags like this. The only contemporary cat's-eye that I recall (I don't collect contemps) is one Ro Purser did back in the 1974-75 time frame - zaboo had posted the picture some years back. Ro Purser's 1974-75 cat's-eye (in Calif) (Zaboo-10-04).bmp
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Fritos started back in the 1930's so it would not surprise me if they used that kind of bag.
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Interesting article - did not read it completely but the marbles playing logic fits in quite well.
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Designing A Marbles Museum Display
Al Oregon replied to Greatmacscott's topic in General Marble & Glass Chat
Great ideas so far. I would include a package or two of marbles - maybe the newer Mega nets so people can see what is currently available to buy for their kids to play with. -
When I first saw the picture in small size, I was hoping it was one of the Vitro Blackies in the odd style that we see in packaging but rarely in the wild - but, alas, it does look Akro.
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Where is that picture from? That will help determine if it is a good source for info. Mistakes were made in some books.
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Hey, don't talk that way about my buddy! LOL!
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There are some Champions like that - mid to late 80's, I think.
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Agreed
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Not MK - maybe Akro or possibly Vitro
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Odd - almost getting a Peltier feel
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Think so.
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Maybe Alox?
