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I have had some from the digs. Also some that had been in fires.

Not the same marble.

One is cut from a cane and one is not. That was darn tricky! Now, if you had several types of those big boys and heated it up could you make it into canes? Of course, one reason the small ones have mostly pole to pole striping and not the end of day blotches..

Vitro for sure. Where is the package from? Is it Dutch?

If you just realized I am always correct it wouldn't be so hard on you (LOL)

I have noticed that in large Onionskins but is it also that way for cane cut Onionskins?

Many folks do not even know what you are talking about when you say "host my image" especially those of the age that were winning marble Tournaments in 1955.

I believe hidden reserves on Ebay auctions keep some possible bidders(that may have the money to win) from bidding.

Size and condition?

Hey nut, It should be Okay to agree to disagree. It really does not matter in the least how they(handmades) became left handed, twists does it. And since neither you or I were there, it is all speculation.

MFCs would not have been made by left handed workers as the shearing and gathering twosome and all the rounding machines were set up in such a way that only right handed men would have done the gathering. And it is a natural movement to swirl the glass onto the punty in a clockwise motion. so that is why almost all are 9s I certainly wasn't questioning nuts marble making glass working knowledge. But I still think the left handed person may be a possibility. Although someone just "messing around" is a definite possibility also. And by the way, I have been to many glass works and watched many folks make marbles including cane types. I have even made a couple myself(right handed twist) Thats all, good night.

Too bad in this day and age it can not be set up for internet bidding. I know there are quite a few marbles I would be bidding on. I would fly in but the fare is more than a good CAC.

A lot of the Carnelian Oxblood types have what many would call "burnt Ox"

I am not trying to stop anyone from reporting anything and will wish you luck. Now go after the repro bag sellers(LOL) Or the civil war marble sellers(ROFLOL)

Polished marbles was a description used for the smooth, nicely rounded, usually colored clays that looked "polished", I am not sure of the process but they are clays. Many catalogs of the times listed "Polished" clays.. Look at the bottom of this ad. The "hard" word on the bag above is also an indicator of clays

I have hundreds, will try and get a pic put together.

make an appointment at the optometrist (LOL)

But a left hand person would swirl a gather in the opposite direction so is it not possible that a left handed person would hold the punty when twisting the cane in their left hand and possibly twist in the opposite direction. Just a thought

I would bet money and give odds that if they had not responded in a nasty way Ebay would not have done a thing. This is just my opinion from my experiences with talking to people at ebay.

The difference is sometimes attributed the the maker being left handed.

I know its not 2000(LOL)

I have had the numbers for Ebay including a few back door numbers for years. I know a few employees. I have had in depth conversations with a couple folks in management about how they police for fraudulant listings etc, who they use to verify such etc etc. I stick to my earlier statement that they really don't care about this type of problem,, make it extremely hard to report actual listing issues and if the seller just keeps in the background Ebay does not care and more than likely will not do a thing.

The bowl is bad a** and the clays bag isn't too shabby at all!

Do you think they would have done a thing if he would of just ignored you.

looks old to me