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And they often do get bid up by newer collectors thinking they are getting a deal on some CACs. As Ann states once you have both types in hand the glass is quite easy to tell apart.

Neat Peltier. You can even see some fairly obvious flip flop in the pattern colors

I do not. Looks like very obvious signs of grinding IMO. Very common to grind these Czech balls round

They also use(d) them in other powdered materials in tanker type train cars to keep the material from compacting in the bottoms. I mentioned this a few times before as the marbles were found in the hundreds along tracks where my folks lived at one time. Many homes by the tracks had piles of the marbles as garden decorations.

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I think you would enjoy it very much. Quirky fun for sure!

Mine too

It's a great watch. If you haven't seen it, its worth the time to do so.

Did you ever come up with any more proof besides the old mans stories about Portuguese marble manufacturing?

I just do not see CAC but I sure would love to own it.

I would agree with Randy

Fairly big fracture on the neck, very first picture.

I really do not think it fits either type but closer to an Indian in my eye.

New IMO.

Looks more like a freehand piece to me. Possibly made with a chipped up ashtray?? I Looks like some stress fractures on the piece. I would guess not something made at the factory as torches and tools for that kind of work do not seem like something one would find laying around a marble plant??

Remelts do not necessarily have that crazed like surface. They can have a surface nearly identical to an original surface if the person remelting uses wood rounding blocks similar to what was used originally. and if they punty on the original "pontil" mark and polish afterwords in the same style as originally used. They can be nearly indistinguishable other than some small bubble lines and an uneven or "wobbly" look to the "pattern" of what the original would have looked like

I doubt very very much that the sparkler types were made with the same feeder system that spun the corkscrews.

Glad you liked the waffles but now I am just sad you haven't had more Ecstatical events in your life. (yes I made that word up) .

Its time they changed their nomenclature. It really isn't that hard. LIke Ann, it bugs the heck out of me. And if they call them transitions I might explode. Early Handgathered Ground Pontil German marbles pretty much says it all and even a knucklehead like myself can understand that description. Does anyone think 1111 is old?

Happy to see the snow has left you. Beautiful Redbud

I believe the Akro look alike is also a Vacor. Save your money.

see you there! Thursday morning

Nice, got a little hungry!!

I believe Alley made some similar.

One of the melted Pontil types for sure. Definitely not made by MFC.