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If I remember right it was more profitable to call them exotics than dug marbles , they were very well kept and sold in little quantities but then ?? they started out as just dug marbles but I think they evolved since ??? Mike

No mater what there worth I will keep mine as I had to grab most of mine out a 250 or 300 boxes I bought just to resell with out the big oxblood marbles . have any / many been listed on the bay lately ?? Mike

As I remember and have forgot his name and I had one done and was at his house in Ohio , it was a hard polymer that he put on and then just put it in a 3 headed sphere machine and made round . He was very good at what he did as I saw a 2 inch clam he was working on , he would grind the glass down then air brush in the damage , when he ground down the glass he most of the time left the pontils so when grinding the area was saved . I had a 2 1/2 solid core done , looked great but when in hand you could feel it was not glass . I sold mine in Amana . The polymer was some kind of very hard aerospace stuff . Mike

Hi It is just a rainbo with a clear green base . Mike

ever think of selling here no fees here try it Mike

are they glass and how were they found in what kind of lot of marbles were they with ?? mike

I got a pair right from the artist when I was at a bead and button show , got a lot of my marble trade beads at the button and bead shows . he was in states just to do the bead show in Milwaukee and just happen to brought two marbles , the only one so just had to have . Tried his web sight but nothing there now . Mike I guess it was good as he is very well named for his beads and he said he made a few only .

Early Ballot Voting Boxes here is some info Mike Early Ballot Voting Boxes (Using Marbles & Black Balls) by: Scott Rice McBride I only have two now have had a few others but sold and kept most of the marbles . a lot of hand made with pontils white and black also white and black benningtons and of coarse the wood squares .

caged cat eyes that are so good there scarey caged cat eyes that are so good there scarey well I think I should have taken a nap this afternoon instead . It is a rain day and have to be inside . Mike VIEW PICS and BID

Hi all just ran it to this just thought I would share almost at the end but a good sorce for the pics. Mike RARE KOKOMO BOX

well what do yours look like ? they kinda fall in the cat eye family and they are on the bay just have to luck in finding I have always found them in lots not separate. Mike some German cats and the bag they came in these are the sparkler type / cat eye some common a few are better . Mike there out there look at the cat eye marbles at times . Mike

for sure did not in fact some times you can get below the cost of polishing if you search . I won a great cooked onion that was local so I could pick up at a cost Of $30.99 1 3/4 in size Mike

A few years ago on the boards (can not remember what one) there was some one giving away them as he had a lot , when I get some down time I think I will play with . and I must have been in the same battle as I also gave a few but not in the box or the A SIGNED DOCUMENT . may be some one could make one about the river bank in Tennessee . I always like that story better . Mike

Hi all I headed out to look at a few thousand marbles yesterday , all turned out to be cats and very common ,just passed as I tried to get pics before the 60 mile one way drive but they insisted they were very old so off we went . when there they turned out to be sellers on craiglist and the bay so I knew thew could have sent some pictures so that is why I did not even offer . Felt better just saying list then and heading out . A few miles away there was a small consignment store very thing looked like left over church rummage stuff till the cabinet with marbles , Yes I got a few and even listed one of the bay and might put up a few more but here is the one keeper for sure a nice onion skin lutz 7/8 in size . So look at the pics and the tag and let me know if I did right buying with the price at the high end of the tag as they just came in . when thinking about the rapid decision I made remember it would be a 100 mile trip to come back . the tag said they have been in the store since 7 7 11 almost 14 days ago . Mike

here is my new addition 7/8 onion lutz . Just came home yesterday . Mike

Here is a preview. Mike Once on U TUBE there are so many could take all day . enjoy and I think if you tell Dave you like marbles you can fill a 20 pound box over flowing for $20.00 or at least that is how it was . He said only marble collectors could get 25 pounds of marbles in a 20 pound box. enjoy . Mike

I looked at a lot of marbles ... I had a brain freeze later .. Rich left with less , NOW in Lannon for KEEPS had a great time with Rich and Laurie and got a lot of great pics with there photo talent also . way to many to share . Mike

well just an up date on the vacation Of Rich on tour a lot of marbling and more marbling Caution RICH LOVES HYBRID cats the best of times . Mike

wow ended at $10,500 . wish I had the high bidder at my house I would sell a few things . Mike 27 marbles sell for $10,500

well here some are that need work !! what are these call for real I forgot ?/ they are heavy . Mike

yes how we forget some things but since Les made so many copies out of card stock there are a lot out there that do not know that !! Mike

if any one wants a larger file size picture just ask as I scanned them in and there about 3MB each about 1678 X 2192 and yes a box # 115-20 any pics of THAT ?? Mike

here is a pamphlet I have it is on a yellow off white paper it is also printed with blue ink not black I think it is a reprint as it was just give to me by a fellow box collector . will see if I can put in th epictuires at a large size , as there are four the front cover the two inside pages and the back cover . Mike

Just why Hand mades are so collectable at least in my option to bad there on the bay and not at a local flea market with me first in line . Mike great hand mades on the bay well for all us picture savers .... .. ..... ... .... .. .... .. .... ... .... Glade to see a high price makes every ones collection worth more ?? Mike

here is a great way as I used it to remove name tags that were on kids desk in the elementary school . Shaving cream just spray on the back and wait , it works . and every one has a can of shaving cream . Mike