Scoop Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 'Found another stash of pictures, I didn't know I had!! I'm not sure if these are my pictures, or someone elses..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Chalcedony: Quartz (a Stonie): thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 The "agate cutter" pics are hilarious. Can you imagine laying down on the job all day (literally). A pic of some more non-glass marbles, I think a couple are actually ground stone rather than clay/ceramic, maybe a couple ivory or bone too. Plus a neat note that came with some agates as I got them. (7th grade in 1927 wasn't me) I never paid much attention to the non-glass marbles and didn't think I had so many until I started rooting around I like the "16" marble! And what's the one directly under it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Looks like a 7 to me, figured they could be ballot box marbles or something? Game marbles maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Looks like a 7 to me, figured they could be ballot box marbles or something? Game marbles maybe? Must be -- not sure why they appeal to me so much -- old ivory color? Mysterious numbers? Now I'm gonna be puzzling over THAT for a while . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Pretty sure on them being game marbles. One of the solitaire games I think. Might be able to find a pic somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Pretty sure on them being game marbles. One of the solitaire games I think. Might be able to find a pic somewhere. That would be kool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Domino's and chess pieces were made out of ivory or bone. Dice too. Could be game marbles. No evidence of hand-ground-facets on these lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I LOVE MARBLES Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 WOW Sue, that Dragonfly pinwheel China is incredible!!!!! If you ever sell it please give me a chance! & again WOW!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I LOVE MARBLES Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 This is my favorite lined China, 11/16"+, four colors!!! Three lines each of green, black, golden brown and pinkish red! Unglazed Early Period. Got this from zaboo Ernie & Dani, Thanks!!!! Does anyone have one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyzora Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 Looks like a 7 to me, figured they could be ballot box marbles or something? Game marbles maybe? Maybe from a similar game to this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Maybe from a similar game to this one? Could be, are there only 9 holes on that game board? If from a game itwould make sense if the game board had more holes (same with your pic),but thanks for posting that ziggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanco Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think someone told me once that those little ivory looking things with numbers were from an old pool hall. They had a leather "bottle" filled with numbered balls that were used for some older pool games. The modern ones are plastic bottles with some kind of plastic numbered ball/shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanoak Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Here are some pics of some of my non glass antiques. The green dyed agate is 1-1/4, The one with the star and rings on it looks like mocha base. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinemades Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Wow Bill, really impressive! What size is the Gutta Percha then? Sami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Thanks Scott!! I found that one in the wild... Many years ago, I ran it though Running Rabbit. But, I had a purpose and a goal in mind and it didn't meet reserve... It could happen again, but not for a while... LOL Hey, looking at Bill's stash (And drooling profusely on my keyboard...) if that green agate is 1¼", the others must be pretty big!!! Does that mean carpet balls can play here, too??? "BALLS!!!," said the Queen!!! ("If I had 2 I'd be King!!!") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romanoak Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 The gutta percha is 2-1/16, and the big agate is 1-15/16. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTAndrea Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Wow, some of these chinas are magnificent. I only have a few: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjmarble Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Started out wanting one for the collection and now have a couple of dozen. Hard to shoot with your thumb. Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdv Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Hi there, here some non glass marbles found in Holland, the second pic are two Jasper types, with brown-red stripes, the large one, nearly 3cm, is made around late 1700- early 1800. This marble is made of two colors clay, the brown clay shrunk into the white-, while baking the marble. This type of pottery was common in Holland during that time, but marbles like this are rare, very rare I think? The small one is, almost for sure, made after 1820. Cees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Andrea, sometimes it's better to have quality over quantity!!! You did a great job of that. Those are beautiful!!! LOL @ Brad... Yeah, it's hard to stop at one!!! Nice groups!! Cees, great flowers!! The mottled pottery ones are great!! I think your right about rarety.. They look kinda familiar to me, but I don't know why or where I may have seen one (Probably at Bert Cohen's) If they were made local (by country) and not exported.... They would be really tough to find outside of the Netherlands.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 This Thread has got quite a way along but Splattman's initial post with the marble identified as a Jasper(Green and White) I really think is a Lined Crockery and it will often have green with blue on white swirling about. An especially rare one would have some pink. Larry Castle was always on the lookout for these. So, I think we've got clay here not stone unless 'Jasper' has taken on a newer meaning then I haven't heard about. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 "Jasper" was an 1800's name for lined crockery. From an 1883 publication: Next come the jaspers, or, as the boys call them, "Croton alleys," consisting of glazed and unglazed white china handsomely marbled with blue. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvdv Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Cees, great flowers!! The mottled pottery ones are great!! I think your right about rarety.. They look kinda familiar to me, but I don't know why or where I may have seen one (Probably at Bert Cohen's) If they were made local (by country) and not exported.... They would be really tough to find outside of the Netherlands.... Thanks Sue, the large one of the mottled pottery is called: "Dutch variegated" clay marble, and they also could be found in America, but also there they are rare. Here more Dutch non glass marbles, most of them are "diggers", found at several places in Holland. Cees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Hi Cees,great collection you've got there!! Why do you call them Dutch non glass marbles? winnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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