Shamrock Marbles

Here is an auction for a Herman marble: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/herman-leonhardt-handcrafted-glass-1810182990

CAC is my opinion. YMMV.

I’m sure Herbert made marbles/spheres and that is how Jack got to know him. Most glass workers are very open to working with enthusiastic people. Herman probably opened his shop and experience to Jack. Personally, I have offered people a chance to make marbles on my machines. It is super fun for both parties. I get to relive the early moments of my discoveries. They get to experience mayhem. The techniques that I see in your marble are classic hot shop techniques. The rough pontil finishing is an early example in the progression of refinement. You state that he made “bowls and such”. Well, marbles, spheres and paperweights fall into the “such” category. If you believe it was made by someone else, then I hope you find the maker. Sincerely, John

Yes, the artist I believed that signed the marble “HCL” was Herman. A shame he is gone, but his work lives on!

I found a link for Jack Hahn’s website. Jack sold marbles he made at Herman’s shop. Notice the design DNA? https://themarbleman.com/artglass-handmade-marbles/ Click “Jack Hahn "The Marble Man" See his first hand made”. Hope this link works. 🤞🏻 Sizes are large. Hmmm, they look like Vacor Atmospheres. 🤔

Maybe a little admin magic could make the link work? 😉

Possibly Herman C. Leonhardt. https://obits.postandcourier.com/us/obituaries/charleston/name/herman-leonhardt-obituary?id=8380067

Pitch Magazine article about Moon Marble and Bruce Breslow. Enjoy! https://www.thepitchkc.com/finding-your-marbles-bruce-breslows-transition-from-crazed-curiosity-to-consistent-career/

Okay. Here is one of many old threads talking about “V”, “U” or “Butt-Crack” marbles. https://marbleconnection.com/topic/20644-peltier-cazy-h-seam-peltier/#comment-180879 To me, I’m seeing signs of “chevron” or “rams head” reverse twisting in your super sample (but not in the red slag). Anyway, it is speculation. I wasn’t there watching it get made that day. 😉 Thank you for your explanation! -John

Gifted by Dave Becker.

RAR, What is “cutter pull”? Never heard that term before. Thanks in advance! -John

First four flames I made back in 2004…

Thank you for the follow up videos. Many more questions…

@Royal3 Looks like more updated information has been shared. The next video has additional info.

Alan, I agree with you. It wasn’t like they had a better show wanting that time slot. Our first visit to the show was most confusing. It cost us more to attend the show and events as a guest than attending as a dealer. The next year and subsequent years we returned as dealers and it was cheaper! Heck, we even sold marbles! Wheaton did everything to thwart visitors from attending. Poor attendance resulted in poor sales. My wife and I are fully employed engineers. We didn’t need the marble sales income. Whereas, the full time artists needed to recover expenses. Some traveled from California! It broke our hearts hearing the grumbling. Wheaton managed the program into a death spiral. Shame. I cherish the memories and friendships. Do you remember Harry making his sonar sound into the microphone during his demonstration? “Boop, boop, boop, boop”? He also talked about encasing the cobalt glass in the crystal and was worried about contamination of the clear.

Wheaton is still pretty much the same 20 years later…

Pictures from Brian Bowden:

…someone who posts here took this picture of Harry Besett demonstrating at Wheaton Village. I’m hiding behind Drew Fritts in the front row. Those Wheaton shows were the best!

Here is a neat YouTube video: Enjoy your journey!! -John

From AAM.

Tommy, I just love these style of slags. They remind me of the surface of Europa.

Construction = 5⭐️ Color Combo = 5⭐️ Imagine being there that marble was created! The things we’d learn!!

Stunning!! Don’t get me wrong, but this reminds me of purulent discharge from an abscess. I would be extremely happy to have this specimen in my collection. I’m jelly. -John

“Over the top” is an understatement.

Happy Birthday! If you are like me, we have fewer ahead of us than behind us. Enjoy each day. Daily, tell those closest that that you love them. Life is short. Memento mori.