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14 minutes ago, Linda Gail said:

She had them priced at 20 but she saw that I kept going back and looking at em. 

That is the sweetest 💞

1 hour ago, Linda Gail said:

Thank you. We was actually given some marbles today so that was very nice and cool. And what's in the picture isn't all of them. 

So very sweet 🥰 they look fun hehe

10 minutes ago, Linda Gail said:

I think that's pretty cool. 

Thank you they are newer but the girls flipped out... It was more for them than me hehe which is amazing to see your little girls get into something with you... 🥰🥰🥰 Hope you have an amazing day @Linda Gail

41 minutes ago, Linda Gail said:

Now that is awesome not many people would do that. 

Yes he was super kind to put it together it surprisingly wasn't too costly either which gives room to find pelts and more das hehe 

So excited for this Marble Mail ❤️ I can't wait to share with my little girls ... (Very grateful for the Man who put this together for me ☺️)

Joker Ultra Plus was a eBay pick up 🫣

Jack Rogers Maydia 2008

Tribute 2008

Joker Fall Harvest 2008

Tribute "Last Dance" 2008

Tribute to Friendship 2009

March Madness 2009

Tribute to Legacy 2009

New Decade 2010

Mamie's Family 2010

Indian Summer 2011

I Really Love these Cats Eyes

Common but really beautiful to me 🙃

5 hours ago, Mojo said:

I have so many i can post on this topic

This one will always be special 

But a side note is that i got so many top notch marbles from my new marble brothers and sisters overseas for my collection here in the Netherlands and so happy and honored that they are mine to display them here and i enjoy them every day and i am very fortuned to have friends like this who made this possible for me

Thanks all 🤹 

 

 

 

Just wow 😮 ... So very cool. Thanks for sharing 

12 hours ago, akroorka said:

These are all WVS from a variety of makers--no wire pulls here imho.
I appreciate all opinions and hope to see some more.
Marble—On!!!
 

Thank you @akroorka... Out of curiosity how are you able to identify them as WV? By the swirl/coloring. I only ask that way I can better understand for myself.  (I am very close to WV so it would make sense from how I got them) 😉 

11 hours ago, Alan said:

Swirls, not wirepulls.

Thank you, would any of these be wire pulls? ... I'm trying to better understand what makes a wire pull a wire pull ... 

I made this for a Neighbor, chocolate lavender cake... Topped with fresh lavender and edible flower 🙂

Breakfast for Dinner 🍽️

Crepes stuff with fresh kiwi and bananas topped with homemade strawberry jam

@Fire1981 slags? 

17 hours ago, Steph said:

OMG, those giant nutcrackers ... .
 

Only two ... at this time.      His and hers tabbies.     The little one is mine.  She is a little bigger now, but happily she's still lapsize instead of quarterback size.    



 

These are our crazies ... and do your cats do this too 😂😂😂 that sound is like a dinner bell

the one on a leash is our only boy (he is mine ❤️) 

I believe some of these are wire pulls but having trouble with the others 😕

(Size and cut lines would be helpful for others) it's may help distinguish better GL 2Y

On 5/31/2023 at 8:57 PM, stephenb said:

Some good lookin Daragon/Guacamaya types with a lot of yellow. 9/16”

Wow that coloring is just awesome!!!! Green is my favorite color and just wow... Thanks for sharing

1 hour ago, Melissa said:

I bought my first jar of clearies and cats eyes last summer. I got home, thought it was cool that some were uv reactive, and then put them in my sons toy box. Months later I found myself thinking about them again and I wanted to know their history which led me here. 

Very cool!!! Is your son into marbles too? Getting mine is proving to be a smidge tougher than I expected but my girls love it which has been fun to enjoy with them 😀 

You seem to find great pieces!!! You got some marbles magic and a great eye hehe 

Thanks for sharing 

1 hour ago, Alan said:

I read an article in the Washington Post tat people collected vintage marbles.  (Found it):  https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/05/16/aggies-glassies-mibs/b9fd82ce-daee-4f5b-9bc0-9d7aa21311a5/

I thought it quite odd.  I went to a bookstore an saw a Grist book.  Saw the pics - boom!  I was hooked.  First show was a Philadelphia PA show.  Wow.  People were just expanding to MFC and CAC from handmades (handmades ruled).  All other machine mades were ballast.

Thanks for sharing the article it was a very interesting read. I giggled at teachers being annoyed and with the clanking of marbles in pockets and parents dreading muddy knees lol. 

So by that article they named the true marble game "Ringer" very interesting... 

Anywho a great way to get into marbles 😀. Do you still go to shows? 

3 hours ago, akroorka said:

My wife and I collected slag glass for a while before we discovered the Hardy’s book in an antique mall. Then we discovered that Akro Agate made what we were collecting. On top of that—they made marbles too.
The search was on from that point onward with limited success. 
Then a friend of ours stopped over with a two pound coffee can full of marbles to ask my opinion. At the time the Pelts that she had in that can were called “Millers”. It was just a great once in a lifetime find. Friends are just that, I told her if she would trust me, I would get her some bucks
She was happy with the results( she may have peed her pants a bit), I sold five of them at a show for just under $5000—nothing beats a bidding war with a walk on rookie in the middle of it all (me, I kept my cool and walked around and around, table to table—nerves of steel). 
The rest of her marbles were sold to a buyer that was more than happy to give a few thousand more. 
I did keep a Sparkler and a few corkscrews for my efforts. She told us years later that she held some back—all clays—common clays.
I did try to sell after that—too much hassle. Now I just keep them and enjoy them, I love to share them as well.
I sleep well—that is all that counts, it is a great memory.
Marble—On!!
 

What a way to get started!!! That's an awesome beginning and what a kindness you did for a neighbor 😁. I very much so believe in Karma and I'm sure life has blessed you along the way. Either way, I'm happy to have your knowledge and good energy in such a fun space:) 

Did both you and your wife love slag glass or did one of you get the other into it ? 

1 hour ago, Tommy said:

Usps. Said my mibs were delivered Friday i was at the box like a little boy waiting for my prize ...let's not even talk about that at the moment. 😫😫😫😩😖,

No package but showed the carrier the notification of delivery he was baffled. I new then it must have been to good to be true.....but how can you fake tracking🤔. Filed a claim with the post office..it did not show up today I was hoping. Send out positive thoughts and mabye the mibs will come ....very frustrating ...

Thanks for listening....

Offer up said they are not responsible for lost mail ...and I can understand the seller being suspicious but the tracking took less than 24 hrs from CA to NV. To be delivered, I don't think it's possible, 🤨

I'll stop crying and start the positive vibes mabye it will work out...

Thank stinks 😕 sometimes USPS does show tracking is delivered when it's not and it comes the next day, I am unsure if offer up has a manual push (like to push tracking forward kinda like eBay does, says it's shipped before it's shipped etc)

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. What did you order? Was it like something specific or a grab bag of items? Not that it matters but maybe I could point you to reliable online purchasing (I do have a few sources :)... No eBay or Etsy or offer up anything like that... For the future 🙃...anywho fingers eye and toes crossed for you it comes through.

27 minutes ago, et cetera said:

Honestly I am not much of a social media type person with sharing photos and such, in fact I don't even really know how!  Just a history buff/glass lover/ research freak here!  When I say I USED to collect early glass I am taking 25-30 years ago and the bulk of my collection has been sold off by now.  I always kept the angle of investment for my glass purchases right next to my love for it, and no regrets. I retired early thanks to wise choices in buying and selling. 

Totally understand. I am not a social media person myself. 

Very smart, never thought of glass as investment pieces hehe and that's amazing you got to retire early 😀. Not everyone gets that grace now unfortunately. 

Have a blessed day. 

15 minutes ago, et cetera said:

I bought a jar of old marbles at an auction years ago because they were so colorful and no one else bid on them.   I had collected and studied EAPG and antique fine French glass for years  - but it takes up so much room and the cost was getting outrageous.  Marbles are small and easy to display and store. The colors and patterns are endless, and the research and learning are a challenge that I enjoy. If anybody thinks collecting high end marbles is expensive try looking at prices for Galle, Daum and Lalique, or early American Sandwich glass!  Collecting marbles is the perfect way for me to feed my love of old glass without breaking the bank (with self control of couse!). I found this forum while conducting research. 

Loved your share!!! A really unique and fun way to get into marble collecting. I'd love to see any of your glassware collection if you're open to sharing:) 

24 minutes ago, SF2KY said:

I was looking for things to fidget with during work meetings and bought a bag of Vacor marbles from American Science and Surplus. That led to rediscovering why I'd gotten interested in marbles when I was a kid. The difference now is that I can fully pursue marble collecting now because I'm an adult with a job and no dependents except for a cat.

That's a unique fun way to get back into something you liked as a kid

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