Shamrock Marbles

Has it been 20 years? Really? Time has flown by! I’ve taken for granted your effort. Please forgive me. You’ve handled everything eloquently. We are blessed to have a mind and heart to keep us moving forward together. Thank you, Steph!

Now you know how Gollum felt when he lost his “Precious”.

Okay about the reflection. You need the light to appreciate the Ox. 👍🏻

Life is tenuous. Dave has touched many people and had an impact on the world of glass marbles. I pray that those close to Dave can find comfort in knowing that he is with his Lord. Cheers to a soul that sang his own music!

Apparently, Mike’s birthday was October 6. Funny how the human mind works. He was very creative. Always enjoyed his marbles and special box sets. https://www.bartonartglassworks.com/

I saw the image and a name quickly came to mind. 2004-2008? A keeper. Thanks for sharing!!

No problem. So, I’m perfectly clear, can you articulate your definition of “as made marks”? Can you circle ⭕️ an “as made mark” on some photos to help us reply with an appropriate answer. Again, congrats! That is a lovely selection.

1) CAC 100%. Checks all my boxes for color, striations, pattern (flame) and surface. 2) Honest surface. No signs of polishing. 3) The “grooves” you are seeing is where the hot glass stream is surface cooling before it can meld to the previous glass gob. Imagine taking a wet spaghetti noodle and dropping it in your hand. 100% natural. 4) Love that salmon color with the dark olive!! Congrats!! -John

Brian Graham used marble fuel and time warped to retrieve a marble machine from Peltier. 😉

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zJLFGeeODwg 😃

Now, don’t get me wrong, but I would love to have American Marble and Toy samples in my collection. I think they are awesome and would love to find them in the wild. Great video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0iFwEHfRqHw

Why would a manufacturer make a toy jug (typically used to hold ales and spirits) and toy clay pipes? Because they sell. Akro made glass tea sets, so children can mimic the adults and hone their social skills like hospitality and politeness. Manufacturers placed ads in comics for x-ray glasses. Was this so you can see if your dog has a broken leg? No, it was to exploit the “curiosity” of adolescents. Children want to “act” grown up. They will mimic the adults in their lives. Manufacturers will exploit those desires for dollars. It’s an age old game. YMMV.

Keepers for sure. May you always fondly remember your friend.

Sweet toy jug sample. Nothing like indoctrinating kids to drink spirits like pappy. I remember getting candy cigarettes at 7-Eleven!! Same thing, but a different decade. We spend our youth trying to grow up. And spend our adulthood trying to reclaim childhood.

2. Depending on the glass chemistry, the temperature (viscosity) and/or the distance traveled, two glasses can interact and create a third color at the boundary layer. This can be seen on Peltier Superman marbles. There is usually a dark line between the yellow/blue and the red/blue. Now, there are Akro hybrids where another color is actually introduced as they switch over colors. Reference Popeye Hybrids. Sorry, but your sample is not one of those lucky samples. Beautiful sample, though! P.S. The blue and orange are across the color wheel from each other. This creates a complimentary tension. Your marble is a keeper. Now, try to find five more samples. This is what makes collecting fun! Good luck!! 🍀

Love the double-ingot! I have an affinity for oddball specimens. Great group. Keep adding more!!

I’m afraid your dream would be my nightmare. I see myself busting in, only to find a group of starving zombie hobos.

That pink stripe sample is delicious.

Jesse, Are you making jellyfish marbles now? Would love to see more of Mike’s work (and yours too). Here is an old post about Mike’s passing: https://marbleconnection.com/topic/12770-the-best/ -John

My apologies, I missed this post. Yes, those are mine and very early in my journey, circa 2003. The twin cut line was from how I made those first marbles. A telltale can be seen in the first and last pictures. In the first picture, look closely at the green glass. There is a line of micro-bubbles running parallel to the white. In the third photo, you can see the bubbles in the yellow glass running parallel to the white glass. More info to come…

As a former Hoosier and FW resident: Go Saints!!

When mentioning the “coverage”, are you referring to one side having more blue than another side? If so, that is physical reality of the glass stream pattern and how it piles up. If you have a random or chaotic gather then you get a wire pull marble. Take that same stream and coil the gather and you get a flame marble. Fundamentally the same marble with a different outcome. You’ll see a strong “presentation” side and a weak “backside”. Here’s a CA Flame with a nice presentation side and a blank backside. Hope I explained myself clearly. -John

A beauty. I consider these to be constructed like a European Wirepull, but with an opaque base versus a transparent. I am a big fan of 2 glass marbles. This definitely would be a keeper. Complex, but simple. Or is it simply complex?

Thanks! That marble had the same birthday as yours. Just different glass and a variation on the “gather”. Version 2 will be more distinct.

Bullseye glass. Diameter = 1-5/16”