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Duffy Said: Spara Said: I'm with you guys on this deal. Lots n Lotsa Hocus Pocus! .

Their house is really neat- and safe from midwest storms. Ah, Marine Grade fiinsh too. I'm sure your installation work will be as good as the door.

Wow! What a beautiful door. Do Larry & Cathy still have the underground house?

These are all old marbles. The Blue & White is kinda like the ones in the first pics. .

This cool cat has been on the job with me for over 45 years! He's made of heavy duty marble weighing in at 125 pounds. .

BeeeUtiFull! What great pics! .

Dang! The only thing I would want is the ruler! Hi Bob! .

These are my only contemporary marbles- Barton Art Glass. They are carefully guarded by Mini Fritzie- he's from Barton Studios too! Thanks Mike.

Wow! What a gift! Nice Marbles! It looks like Mike Barton has it figured out!

Wow! Winnie! What an artistic photo- an absolutely beautiful grouping of marbles. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for posting the pictures Al. Scott has made quite a nice variation of designs. Some of them are pretty artistic too!

Bye Bruce. We hope you are among the celestial orbs.

I just got this note from an antique dealer in Breezewood Pennsylvania: Hello, Mr. Huffer, I am a dealer in glass (mostly depression glass), pottery, kitchenware and miscellaneous. Purchased a full basement last fall and just finished cleaning it out, including 1000s of pieces of glass. There were perhaps 150-250 marbles (haven't counted them), so I bought the "Big Book of Marbles" to see what I had. But knowing nothing about marbles, the more I look at the book, the more confused I get. Do you have any suggestions for selling or appraising them? I would be happy to sell for a fair wholesale price to a marble dealer? There may be a few "good" ones, but I can't tell! Thanks for any help or advice. I am located in southcentral PA near Breezewood on the PA turnpike. Anybody interested in following up on this lead? Send a PM to me and I will get back to you with his contact info. Good Luck! Lloyd

It was 1986 when I first met Everett Grist in person. He had come "Down East" for the New England Marble Show at the Holiday Inn at Attleboro, Massachusetts. Everett was quite a standout in the predominately Yankee crowd. He had the stature and personality of a country gentleman. His southern drawl and bassy voice could be heard from quite a distance. We swapped marbles and stories during the day. Saturday night a group of twenty or so marble collectors went out to eat at a neighborhood lobster house. Everyone ordered the Daily Special- Boiled Whole Lobster. Everett was sitting next to me when the Lobster was served. He took one look at the bright red lobster on his plate and turned to me and said: "This is the biggest insect I ever tried to eat." 'How do you get started?" Unlike Everett who had never eaten a Lobster before in his life, I had grown up near the Ocean and had been enjoying Lobster since I was a kid. I quietly said to Everett: "I've eaten hundreds of these insects, it's easy, just follow my lead and nobody will be the wiser." The Lobster was delicious, the companionship- superb. This was the beginning of what was a long and enjoyable friendship. Lloyd Huffer

Everett Wayland Grist Author Of Several Books On Antiques And Collectibles Everett Wayland Grist, 84, of East Ridge, died on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Mr. Grist was an author and wrote several books on antiques and collectibles. Survivors are his daughter, Sandra Quick; son, Billy Grist; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. At his request, there will be no visitation or services. Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory, Battlefield Parkway. Good Bye Uncle Everett............

In this picture it looks like a start or end of cane. Very, very nice marble!

Lloyd Huffer

Good thinking Howie. I bet the people in Germany that were making those marbles in the 1890's thought the same thing. A Red, White & Blue Marble- and some mica for stars. The Americans will love this style of marble. They were right- we still love our Peppermint with Mica Marbles

Hi Howie, I started collecting marbles when I was about your age. That was a long time ago! Welcome to the hobby, Lloyd Huffer

Everything about this seller sends me running the other way. I couldn't buy those Benningtons...... I sure wouldn't buy the coins. Even the 'Private' feedback is a turn-off. Click. I'm done. .

Pretty Cool Find Duffy!

Naked Ribbon Cores are among the hardest to find of handmade marbles. They usually cost a lot of money.