cat's eye jack Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 well, at least it is for me lol. a while back i was talking to david c about transparent vanes in cat's eye marbles. told him i found a white cross thru that was transparent and i wanted to ask him or anyone, what could possibly go wrong to make the vanes transparent? but i forgot to ask. thanks, jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Was just looking back through Castle & Peterson's cat's-eye book last night after a Bogard discussion with David, so it's fresh in my mind - - - in there, it said only that the ones with transparent vanes (we're talking Japanese cross-thrus, not MKs) are scarcer than the regular ones, and it wasn't clear if the transparency was deliberate or not. Don't know if David can update that or not . . . David? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat's eye jack Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Was just looking back through Castle & Peterson's cat's-eye book last night after a Bogard discussion with David, so it's fresh in my mind - - - in there, it said only that the ones with transparent vanes (we're talking Japanese cross-thrus, not MKs) are scarcer than the regular ones, and it wasn't clear if the transparency was deliberate or not. Don't know if David can update that or not . . . David? thanks ann for looking, i guess my vote is deliberate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Going to have to ask someone who knows glass but wasn't it lucky that it happened. Sure adds a whole new dimension to some of those relatively less than exciting cat's-eye marbles. You have to understand, there are cat's-eye marbles and there are cat's-eye marbles. There are some astounding collections of cat's-eyes out there. Patry knew cat's-eyes. Pinx most definitely does. I pride myself on at least having respect for them. A lot of people still haven't caught up with what has been created in the area of cat's-eyes and it amazes me. Oh well, that's fine; it's kind of neat to still be a comer! I haven't talked with Rolf Wald in a while and I really need to. I'll ask him. Busy week. Couple doll functions that I've actually had to prepare for. I swear, there is no canned Pumpkin in Albuquerque and I think the problem is state wide. According to Smith's/Krogers they have none in the entire state. I checked Costco, Whole Foods and Albertson's and they were out as well. It's an ingredient in the dogs mix. Might wind up ordering some from out-of-state! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Why it would be wrong ,those nice transparante vanes in cat's. winnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted February 5, 2010 Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Hard to fathom where 'right or wrong' would have a bearing on the transparency of the vanes. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psia-antique Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Different colors of glass "burn out " at different temperatures. The temp gets too hot and "burns" the glass to clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Chamberlain Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Thanks. Although a marble enthusiast I've just never much looked at this side of the matter. Only coasted along obliviously. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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