Shamrock Marbles

Here is a link to a post here from many years ago:

Just to clarify… When these marbles were made, did Super Boy exist? Are not these “names” modern nomenclature that the original manufacturer did not use? Please advise…

Shopping today and ran across this… Merry Christmas!!

Happy Festivus to us all that love cylindrical aluminum!!

Happy 149th birthday!!🎂 😉

Sounds plausible. Thanks.

A 2013 Xmas Set. Corkscrews with Green aventurine/Opaque White and Opaque Red/Opaque White.

Fire is talking about a Field Box in the user profile: Do the Administrators know what this about?

You got that right!!

Taken January 7, 2004.

Sweet! That is a great story. Thanks for sharing the marble love.❤️

Here are some of your pictures from another post: These five should have been in a Header Pack like these: If I recall correctly, you got these from me as part of a Christmas exchange many years ago.

Yes, it is a Shamrock. Very early in the learning curve. The first ones had two cut-lines. The second generation had one cut-line. It looks like two cut-lines/seams from your photo. Spectrum stained glass. SP-161 Yellow, SP-209 White/Crystal an SP-125 Green. A couple other examples: Enjoy!!

That looks very familiar. 🤔 Merry Christmas! 🔥

Chris Robinson & Shamrock collaboration. Toasted Christmas Tree.

Final follow up: Jack Hahn called me today. He confirmed that Herman C. Leonhardt signed his marbles “HCL”. Jack also stated that Herman only made large marbles (>2” diameter). SCETV: https://www.knowitall.org/video/herman-leonhardt-glassmaker-big-picture

Thank you for the heads up! Hang in there!!

Fire, I think the unit price was $150. Seems to be a bit steep, but apparently there was an audience/clientele. Personally, I’d prefer the original. 😀

Edie Parker

As a follow up, Royal was referring to a particular marble that Mark Matthews made. The marble was exceptionally large (around 4” diameter) that he named the “Hugo Largo”. It was the top marble in his Population Portrait IX. Population Portrait IX Hugo Largo

Steve Davis 08

Your Mileage May Vary. https://www.howtogeek.com/693183/what-does-ymmv-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it/

At least for the last 25 years, the Guinea market has been for those with deep pockets. It was temporarily eclipsed by the energy and cash inflows for the newly “discovered” “exotics”. As with all collectibles, value is based on a combination of authenticity, uniqueness, desirability and provenance. The Romans used to say, “Caveat emptor.” As always, YMMV.

Stumbled across a closed auction on eBay. Posted/sold by Sami (“machinemades”) and closed on 11/09/25. Measuring 21/32” diameter. A couple side views are missing, so I can’t see if it has a gold shamrock mark. Made in 2024-2025 in exploration of “Striped” marbles with single and double cut-lines. Three main white base variants: 1) Green aventurine and Red (Xmas). 2) Green aventurine and Cranberry Pink (Watermelon). 3) Green aventurine and Cobalt Blue (Bluez ‘n’ Greenz).

Here are three air trap examples from Josh Simpson: