marble novice Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Fear not, I think this will be my last question for some time; I'm nearing the point of putting my marbles away for a week, month, or maybe another year. I thought I knew what I had on this one until I started reading the thread on "Joseph's Coat Vs. Onionskin", which included mention of banded coreless, etc. Now.... Well, see that silhouette of a person up there .... lol! (I did learn that looking at these when submerged in water adds a very interesting dimension to their study!) So, what are your thoughts on this one? It's 22mm in diameter. I thought onionskin, but I can see through the center (which I'm assuming means it's coreless, but since I'm a true Marble Novice...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble novice Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Some photos, taken while submerged... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Onionskin. With the exception of some of the antique German mibs, which are classified as having a certain kind of core (solid core, latticinio core, ribbon core, divided core, etc), most mibs are classified by what they look like on their surfaces. Like this one being an "onionskin" (you can't always see the interior of an onionskin -- the "skin" is super thin and applied over an ordinary clear glass -- and we wern't really meant to see into it). A coreless swirl, basically, has the kind of outer decorative bands that the "cored" swirls do (latticinio, ribbon, etc.), but with nothing in the center. Hence "coreless." It's a term usually applied just to that kind of old German swirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Sometimes they do have something inside but that's not what the marble makers planned for us to pay attention to. The skin is about the ... skin. Here's what you could see under an onion's skin but that's supposed to be hidden. lol. http://marbleconnection.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=7520 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Or several layers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble novice Posted August 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Ohhhhhh, WAY COOL!! Thanks for the info, link, and pictures. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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