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Stacy, The German handgathered marbles IMO date from the 1850-70s for the ground pontil types to the 30s when Gob feeders started to be used. Most handgathered do not really have a pontil but a shear mark that shows as certain shapes depending on type of shear method of rounding and temp of glass when sheared. Personally I believe German marble machines and their use followed about the same timelines as American manufacturers. I know of no real good books on this subject. I have gotten a lot of information from adds in toy catalogs pamphlets ect., original packaging and from what other marbles were often in the groups with the handgathered marbles. There is one Block book titled Collecting Early Machine Made Marbles that deals with a lot of the Handgathered marbles. It has many good pictures. I also have some of the "Canadian" types and American handgathered slags in different containers.

neat old movie for sure

Back to the dark side, nice!!

Yes I have received many of these from German parcels. Most of the ones in the left side(except the melted pontils). The right side has a lot of the spider web rough pontil Japanese types. And no matter how hard I look Dubby, I can not find a cane cut marble in the bunch.

I will do a search. I have always thought they were just a goofed up type of pinch pontils. Not a type specific to a certain maker.

Melted Ground Crease Pinch Pinpoint Folded pontils. The only American made in the case are the Melted Pontils, 2 rows closest to the hinges of the left group

The safe contents(paperwork) are safe and with a friend not too far away. I have a bag of rootbeer floats from Boyce that were in it. Do not know of a Bruce that ever had the paperwork

Interesting. Guess I would need to see in hand. They really do not look like a type I am familiar with. And if not round probably not machine rounded.

Seeing some nice Pelts and Akro but no CACs

Ground pontils show obvious signs that the pontil was ground off with a grinding wheel. Some wheels are finer than others here are a couple done with fine wheels. Those may be Foreign handgathered machine rounded slags (true transitionals)

Does it look like this

thats what happens when your color blind. I only saw the white stripes. Neat Indian.

Yea and I see my whole family and and a couple of cousins in it also. See you in Vegas and stay off the acid(LOL)

I think that would be closer to a banded transparent than an Indian.

That may be a German type.

Jabo and no Oxblood IMO

Need to see it in Vegas.

The first one looks more like Polymer Clay(Filo) is it lighter than ceramic.

some were even questioning if he really did buy yhe place.

Rock on Mikey!!!!!!!!!!!

Lot of killer Vitros Edna and Paul. Here is my container. Just a little bigger than 25 count. I think you 2 might enjoy going through it.

Love his answer!!!!!!!!!!!

I asked him if he was supplying the grandkids at that price(LOL)

Now if everyone involved will also give a negative. But for some reason that just won't happen. Way to go Steph

These are the type considered calligraphy. They are 5/8 or under. The whole marble will be patterned like this. Not just one area or side. And here is the recent discussion http://marbleconnection.com/index.php?showtopic=14298&view=&hl=calligraphy&fromsearch=1