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HUH? Peace,Galen

Here is one for Buddy. Peace,Galen

It means it wasn't made properly. Peace,Galen

When I was dealing in antiques I could find books with apprx 6+ metal engravings usually in the 20 dollar range. Each one matted and framed would go for over 40. Easy math. I do like the engravings and there are dozen around the house. Here is a wild one. neat for over 120 years old. I do not get much of a chance to show off my art but the Victorian is a pencil done by yours truely. Peace,Galen

It is a little hard cutting up the 200+ year old ones but I can't see the plates when they are still in the books. Peace,Galen

I love cutting up old magazines and removing plates from old books. I am not reselling and it is much easier to frame individual pics. Heck, It is way too hard to frame a cigar box also. A few pics of my destruction and restruction(LOL) Peace,Galen

IMHO they are rejects and they are Jabo(which sell a lot of rejects).Newer marbles get mixed in with old ones all the time. Especially if they are attractive. They catch someones eye and they get thrown in the box jar whatever with all the others. I know that is not what you want to here but it is just the opinion of an old marble collecter. Peace,Galen

Did someone say Road & Tunnel? Peace,Galen

Scott, I have estimated the single to double cut as high as 40 to 1. that would be the high end for sure. Bocci, I am an old horse trader someone has to work at it if they want to find out my highest offer. And believe me it would be a lot higher than 300 and another guinea(LOL). heck I have had them try and toss me out of a car dealership and ended up getting a Brand new car for 2/3rds the sticker. I even work em for deals at Sears. Peace,Galen

OK, another guinea and 300, I can do that. (LOL) Peace,Galen

Great job. I will give you 300 for it right now. Peace,Galen

You need to send them back home . Their buddies are missing them.(LOL) Peace,Galen

Oh yea, bring um on. If it flames I like it. An I am betting that one I just won on Ebay for 30 bucks is a CAC. here a few non CAC Peace,Galen

Here are a few more. Peace,Galen

And I thought I was the only one that took a hammer to those glass balls. Peace,Galen brings his spoon out when needed.

This is a great theory but I just do not see any of the patterns that are found on almost all other handgathered marbles. German ground pontils Leightons to MFC or Other handgathered slags all exhibit the classic looping or 9 type pattern when made in such a way to be cost effective. (minimal minipulation). And I have never seen any evidence in the interior of a CAC Guinea of the handgathering process. I still feel it was something else with the CACs. Awsome thread. Peace,Galen

Hey, How did I get in this thread. White Slag- So now I have to put all the white game marbles with my slags because I can't tell the differance. I am more cornfused than Buddy(LOL). Peace,Galen

The S is very common on on one side of the 2 seamers, If not an S it is some kind of loop. I bet 99 out of 100 have something strange going on on one side of the marble, The opposite side usually is like one would imagine (like most 2 seam marbles). Crazy stuff. And looking at the transparent types does not help at all(LOL) Peace,Galen

John, The more I study the CACs the crazier they appear. Here is the other seam of that marble. And a pic of the side that shows color from one half actually becoming color on the other half. Impossible(?)but actually happening. The next(white) shows how one half appears to layer on top of the other half. And the last group of pics is a two seamer that actually has some color banding actually completely looping the whole marble like a single seam. Crazy stuff. It does appear as if the single seam and 2 seamers were made on the same equipment somehow. Peace,Galen

I wish I knew. There does appear to be hand gathered traits to many of the CAC marbles. And I have seen some with seams where it is very obvious. the only problem I have is I have never seen any where the color spots or threads appear seperate from the base glass. Like you see in the types that are known to have had the frit applied at the last stage before or during rounding. something very different from any other marbles was done with CACs. As the two seamers almost always have the very strange looping twisting turning back on itslf at one side between the seams. Why aren't both sides(ends) the same. Maybe something to do with hand gathereing? And how does this happen. It is very obvious that there is a lot more to CACs than a single stream of glass being cutoff by shears. this could not happen like that. Peace,Galen

Chris, I am going to take your spoon away if you keep it up. (LOL)Peace,Galen

Oh look, someone snuck some exotics into the ground a long time ago so they could be dug up later.(LOL) Just had to Bill! Peace,Galen

Thanks for asking Dustin, I had not checked. They are almost all under 1/2 inch. Too cool, a few are Peewee Flames. For some reason they just looked larger to me in the box. Peace,Galen

Tied in a knot. Love it. Kind of helps proves the old piled up like a thin stream of maple syrup to make the flames Theory. Peace,Galen

Actually I overstated things when I typed seconds. Some don't even rate that. guess Alley got beind and shipped whatever they made. These are wadded alright, just not into a ball(LOL) Peace,Galen Anyone have this game?