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Yes, I will get around to pulling the Opals (if I can find them) later. I took a group picture of the Pincers I guess. A couple I did not include even though the colors were right on with these shown below, They just didn't have the same seams and looked a lot more Vitro to me for now. Is there any value in Japanese Pincers? I think I have some others elsewhere but I on this right now. Thank you for the time and interest you took in my project!
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Going through my trays of what I thought were mostly all Vitros, I see I probably have quite a few others mixed in. After watching the Stephen Bahr video a few times, I had to look and see if I had some Bullseyes. I think I found a few but while I was in there, I tried to make two groups to separate. I also ended up with a third pile that I think might be tweeners. Some have a vacant area below the colored patch on top, it is transparent in that area. That is not another color. I'll be posting about other Vitros in the near future. I may be catching on. LOL But for now, how did I do (generally)? Thank you! Vitro Conquerors ( The white colored glass is only on the surface ) Vitro Phantom Conquerors ( There is white colored glass that goes into the glass and has obvious striations as well as on the surface )
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New Stephen Bahr Video: Vitro Bullseye Marbles
The Nickel Guy replied to Mibs's topic in General Marble & Glass Chat
Thank you Stephen. Watched it a few times. I am glad that you made this video. I have a couple hundred Conqueror type Vitros and this was so helpful sub catagorizing them. I think I might have a few of the good ones, well they are all good but I might have some VHTF ones. You have a neat job that you can cart your marbles around the office at work. I can say that this kind of educational video really simplified things and that I am pretty confident in sorting through my Vitros now. -
I am going to call this Super Jumbo Boulder "BIG MP" It looks to have pretty much the same pattern and some of the colors as the "Police Officer" model. Since it's green instead of bluish gray I think it is fitting. Hey, I'm having fun here but I also like to keep a spreadsheet of Mega Marbles, how any I have I have and where they are located in my collection.
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Some nice finds Joe! I have made a whole 24 + 1 net bag of these no named patch marbles from assorted net bags and named them (for myself) Blue Whales. I worked up my own tag but I had to put a solid same color blue shooter in with them for now. My tag
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Looks like some kind of foil or metallic ribbon on transparent green. Welcome. Bon Jour!
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I am a fan of Marble King and Oct/Nov has been good to me, a couple marble friends and trades and sales have even been better yet. In this group are some cross through cats, blended Girl Scouts and my first ever Girl Scout. ( I'll never forget my first Girl Scout ) A pretty cool wasp, Bumblebee Shooter and a pair of nice players to go with it. Perhaps a hybrid anemic bee there. Some nice tri color rainbows, maybe one has 4 colors on the left. That pink patched one glows bright under UV and I am told that very one came right off the ground at Marble King and commented on by Beri Fox to my friend the finder. I see some aventurine in there on one. Some Rainbow Reds, an Irish or maybe even two, a blue Rainbow with perhaps that Kato patch. This group gives my MK collection a little boost for sure. Thanks for looking!
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Thanks again folks. For what Google is worth, I looked for keywords Largest Jabo Marble and it said that the biggest is 1 inch on one place it gave me. I tend to agree. To quote: "Jabo marbles are produced in various sizes, with the 1-inch (1") marble being the largest standard size offered by Jabo, Inc. These larger marbles are often featured in special runs, such as the Spring and Fall Classic series, and are highly sought after by collectors. For example, a notable 1" run was produced on December 9, 2005, for a How It’s Made episode, which included approximately 103,500 marbles across multiple designs. While Jabo is known for its 5/8", 3/4", and 1" marbles, the 1" size is considered the largest in their regular production lineup and is frequently highlighted in collector communities for its visual impact and rarity in certain patterns and color combinations." I believe that this is a marble that has no named group to belong to and it is a Vacor / Mega Marble oddball. For now it has no name from me but I usually end up giving them a name of my own. I have come to like it more as I handled it several times now and examined it more closely. Sometimes, that's just the way it is.
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Thank you my observant friends. From a different angle, it appears it has a somewhat clear area over that area apparently. hmmmmm, I noticed that after the picture taking too. Picture with arrows pointing to area. I do not think it is a Jabo because of it's size. Did Jabo make big marbles this size? If so, I would be quite happy either way. It would be my largest Jabo for sure but I am leaning Mega Marbles freak for now. It is smooth and round without any creases really, well, I just don't know.
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I have a fair amount of normal Glitterbomb and Destroyers. They all have opaque black base glass as best I can tell except a couple. I do have a 5/8th oddball with transparent blue and another with transparent green. Without digging around, I think they are very much Destroyers but I keep those separate. Now I have this unidentified tweener of a boulder at just over 1 and 5/8th. It is somewhat shiny like a Glitterbomb but I've seen shinier for sure and it is a bit shinier than this image. It would look slightly out of place with your everyday Destroyer though. This has a green transparent base. Not black, so maybe I am barking up the wrong tree but the frit is exactly like a Destroyer and without backlighting it, could get lost in a crowd of like kind and size. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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I have been given these two big honkin 1 3/8th Mega Marble boulders. Help please, I would not be surprised if we all are baffled by these. They are quite dark in hand, They are opaque swirls and in normal indoor dimmer lighting, they look very dark green. I will post two images her, first darker, still brighter than in hand and then with flash as seen by my camera. I have absolutely no idea what these could be. Thanks again! and believe me . . . I looked
