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They are new sold at Walmart a few years ago. I have a pic of a package somewhere and have posted it several times. This is another version http://www.ebay.com/itm/WOW-Wonderful-Spiral-Marble-5-8-Near-Mint-Condition-Jan-3z-/151261564089?pt=Marbles&hash=item2337e44cb9

Dans is very sweet and quite a bit darker than most I have seen. It has been explained to me by several marble makers that the iron punty can slightly oxidize and give the slightly colored whispy colored core found on many micas?

Good looking marble!

Thanks for the pic Hansel, Good job Ann. And Thank you for the back up. And if folks want to put in some real effort they will be able to locate some of the original Pics online.. It will involve translations and some foreign sites.

Nice buy Ron!!!!!

One term that I have rarely ever(and only in discussions not as ID) used and very few if any of the serious CAC collectors I know use. Single seam usually works.

You directed 90% of your post at me. It says Galen,: If you want to direct posts at me it would be much proper to do it in a PM. . Now lets see some more left handed twists and get back on subject. Handgathered??http://news.discovery.com/tech/alternative-power-sources/rawlemon-globe-harvests-energy-sun-moon-120918.htm

Manylittle, I am just giving my opinion, and it is plausible. This was a simple discussion on left handed twists and why there are so few. I gave an opinion, Nut gave his experienced in glass work opinion. fantastic, that is all, maybe someone will want to agree maybe some will not, Maybe some will even test my theory by twisting some clay canes with both hands and see how they twist. Or ask a left handed friend to twist a rope or clay cane and they will see there is some validity to my idea. I have seen many pictures and patents of old marble works, drawings and photos. I do a lot of research on marbles. As for this subject maybe many more folks will want to believe it has nothing do do with a left handed person. That is Okay with me. Now, do you think nut would have posted even part of what he did had I not stated my opinion. Probably not, that is what discussions are for. I am happy he posted, you have to understand that. I also do not need to win any arguments to feel fulfilled. So please state your opinions on subjects about marbles but do not tell me or anyone on the board how when or where to post, it is not your job, thank you. If I am nasty or rude to you please let me know, it is not my intent.

Never seen a vintage marble intentionally textured

Those almost look modern

I saw two black Micas. With a bright enough light they were a deep deep purple glass but looked black in normal lighting.

No problem, It was for the Gnomekicker and all it was was for levity. ,

I really liked it but don't like hidden reserves. I was really talking about me(LOL) For some reason I like them much less than a high opening bid. And that was a very nice price!!

Digging through boxes and ran across these.

I apologize for not being clear enough with my responce. I thought I had answered when I said I believed some of the larger marbles were one Offs and acknoledged the fact that a large 'cane" was used to produce many good sized marbles and my mistake was in only thinking of stretched globs as "canes". I did not want to run the same subject into the ground so I changed direction for more discussion, not to side step anything. PM me about the Spidermen.. I could probably part with a few.. I started a new thread for you Gnomey

And the main reason I am "combative" is, it seems to be a great way to get some folks to dole out their knowledge. . Being a know it all has nothing to do with it(LOL)

Yes Winnie, the big green is the oldest. It is a ground pontil handgathered type from Germany

I will do some digging Steph. And actually Nut, I am being very sociable and keeping it very civil. Disagreeing with someone is not necessarily being rude although you have probably reached that point. The bowl in the process is a fact, believe it or not. I am not saying they were all made this way but it was used at least in one of the factories for a time and obviously only helped in rounding the marbles. It is certainly OKay with me if you do not believe it but I have seen the pictures. And actually German looking marble beads have been made in 3 ways. I am not counting wound on bead types. http://www.tasart.com/uploads/MARBLE_BEADS_Article.pdf

No big deal, Again we will have to agree to disagree. I really like the marbles made where one type of cane was added to the end of another and a marble got produced from two completely different canes! I believe Lee has a few of these types. Did you know the very rough marbles with frit in a + shape in them are Chinese? and some were even made into beads, just like some the German trade beads

And still in business!! http://www.wellsmfgco.com/

Yes, with smaller marbles that were cut with the cup shears "which I have only seen for 1" and under marbles" after separating from the cane and still semi-molten they were dropped in a bowl that was rocked back and forth with a foot pedal being pumped by the guy doing the shearing. as the marbles rolled around in the bowl they rounded. This is the process that results in the so called pull spots on a lot of small cane cut German hand mades. I believe These are the later handmades that are often not real round and have one fairly rough pontil. There are a bunch of pics somewhere that showed the process being used. I can not find them, maybe Steph can do so? I am not sure how far back the bowl was part of the process, And I was amazed the first time I saw pictures of the process. Just as amazed at the size of the grinding wheels the guys used to work the Agates round and how they layed on their stomachs doing it!

Well Metalshelf, sorry you feel that way, but if you knew the Gnomepunter and I have a good enough relationship to joke with each other you may not have posted what you did. And I am not always trying to be professional on this Marble Board. That would make it way too boring, now wouldn't it? After all, there are even threads with cats here at MC. Hey Gnome if you feel insulted in any way I apologize(LOL). Nice marble by the way.

I was using the term cane as one stretched from a larger glob of glass. My mistake! I completely agree that a large "cane", say 2"by8" or bigger was produced and several larger marbles are made from such cane. No argument from me, nut. Although a heck of a lot more time was spent making and rounding the large marbles than ones that could be cut with marble shears and rounded in the foot pedaled bowl. And I also believe they did do some "one offs".

Sorry for being lazy and not separating them all out of the drawers. But you will get the idea how much I like them. There are many more around here somewhere

Many countries have different labeling laws regarding country of origin and whether it was assembled there, made there etc etc. French use the word Fabrique for made in a certain country. For instance Made in Poland would be Fabriqué en pologne. So this may simply mean the package of marbles is a product of France. In this case the package as a whole.