The Nickel Guy

Here's the 3/4 inch one with the red Akroorka You can see the smaller one with the circles here as well. I have a picture of the three German Handmade mibs too.

I am beginning to understand much better. Ah ha! Thank you so much for taking the time to read and respond so clearly. I was not aware that Jabo might have made marbles simply for sale.

Thank you for the responses. I believe that if I look around I can find there is no name for these 1 inchers, just a year if I recall and I can find the date. At least for the green ones. I'll follow up later. I have quite a few of this run already. 3 different sources I think so there must be a lot of them around. I'll be back with more info in the near future. I'm tired.

It's 3 marks that make it a flower I suppose, very much like this one. Eventually that link will disappear since it is an auction lot image. I will show a better image later. I am wiggin out at this point. Sorted em al just about and there were very few damaged bad enough to pull for the junk box.

Isn't it funny that I picked that one right out of the bunch as most interesting? Thank you all. Very excited about getting it.

There were a dozen or so 1 inch marbles in a lot I bought this morning. You can see them in this picture and some shooter cats too but I am mainly guessing the green colored and orange/peach ones are Jabo. One in the bottom is a Vacor, I am sure. The big red and yellow are 1.15 inches. Maybe early Jabo boulders? What say ye? and Thank you kindly!

Was titled (Very Busy swirls. Kind of thin and zig zaggy.) Green and Blue on White. Certainly has an old look to it. My guess is Peltier but hey, that's why I'm here asking. I think it is cool. I have nothing else like it in my collection so far.

Not the greatest "score" but I am quite happy and so is the guy I paid for this lot of marbles. So many clearies and game marbles, a fair amount of cats but there are some neat marbles in here. This is how it looked when I came in the door this morning. Closer looks Those big red and yellow ones are about 1.15 inches. Three German and two porcelain in here but only tw are exceptionally nice. The rest are dyed clays and a few Benningtons. Cats below. Here's after they got a bath and sorted to some degree.

Twas the night before Christmas too? Love the story.

Is that the wedding cake white (icing)? over the translucent white and blue swirl? Should be a major clue huh?

Thank you all so much. Your help will go a long way for me with this type of marble identification in the future. Yes, I like this one a lot. It is in great shape too. Now to read up more about Vitro Tiger Eyes.

Think I found a couple more to add, the first one is the best, the other two not so hot and I do have a pee wee but it may not be a Vitro at all.

This marble has a distinct pattern but it is only very thin coloring over the surface, Inside it appears to be crystal clear translucent. Looks quite well made and I don't have another like it in all my collection. So maybe it's a goodie? Please ID for me and thank you. Average player size marble. If needed I can measure. Two views, Thank you!

Hi and welcome. I only see a few common marbles on that link.

I took the time to look and see and found it interesting but know very little about more modern handmades. I would not find those seams attractive though. I would prefer a continual pattern from top to bottom. There are some less than perfect swirls that turn me off even then. For contemporary, I would expect near perfection but I guess the price tag would also be a lot higher. I own zero but like to look.

These are 4 lots that have numerous marbles that I would have liked to win. They have already gone beyond my limit to bid awhile ago. Granted, I do think there are some goodies in here but I have now set my sights on a private collection to spend my money that is completely elsewhere on Wednesday. Trouble with these lots shown below is that there could be some damage to a few or more in each bag making even the best possibly disappointing. It is a hour and a half round trip to go look in person. For me, in all 4 bags, there are actually only maybe 30% in all that would be my keeper picks. The first image will end first, to me it looked the best. That orange-yellow-green swirl or onion skin ( whatever it is? ) in the center right area looks sweet and perhaps a german handmade. But it could have problems. It's a crap shoot. I am a gambler but a cheap one. All 4 bags are over $40 EACH at this point and they'll probably double that by auctions end. Hey, I'm out. Thanks everyone.

I lasted less than an hour I think in the hole of an oil tanker ship at dock in Beaumont TX. I ruined pants, boots and a shirt and probably several hundred thousand brain cells. This was an assignment from an outfit called Manpower, a temporary employment service. It paid minimum wage which i think was $1.35 hr back in 1972 or 73. I was kind of desperate for money and a job out of Lake Charles LA as a young teenager away from home on my own. I did not get paid since I was issued a hard hat that they took out of my check as I recall. The job was to go down a ladder and shovel sludge into a bucket that was lowered down to me by a rope and wait for it to come back for a refill. The fumes of that crude was unbelievable No way could anyone get away with putting somebody to work under those conditions. I don't even know why I went down that hole but I quit and waited on the van to take the rest of the crew home and never went back for another temp job. INSANE! I soon got a job at a Sambo's Restaurant as a dishwasher with great success at $1.50.

I dream of marbles like those I think.

I feel good about my ID as Jabo. I am getting better at them. Nice marble.

Smiling marble !!! Awesome.

Thank you kindly people! I think you're right. Not a terribly valuable marble but I like it anyway. Not so much to overpay anyway.

It is the two tone, tan and bone colored shooter on the left with the inverted V shaped marking. It just looks like an older marble and it looks like a good one to me. The two just to the right of it look good too. It is part of a lot I might buy. Not my image, I can't post better pictures. Thank you for your help.

Thank you!

From what I have found, there are perhaps some pee wees, 5/8", 3/4" and 1" experimental runs and that's about all I know of Jabos. I have a few 7/8", 9/10" and a 1 1/8" marble that sure do look like Jabo. Is this possible? Might I have something odd here? I can find some very similar examples in runs that strongly resemble these but all in this picture remain unidentified. Here's a group picture, All sizes I mention and those in question are found in this picture. Thank you!

UPDATED for this week There are some bags of marbles in this auction which I don't own and have exceeded my bidding budget already, I have consigned a number of Akro Agate glassware and UV reactive floor lamps. Also a neat smoking stand that matches a floor lamp consigned with an auctioneer here. I suppose they are marble related. I will be listing stuff for many weeks here on this venue. Thank you for allowing the post. Unfortunately if you want shipping, you may have to ask the auctioneer. You would have to register on hibid as well to bid. LINK https://maxwinnauctions.hibid.com/auctions