Ric Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Here's a box I hunted for a very long time . . . pretty HTF, based on my experience. I sure would like to see more examples, so please show 'em if you got 'em. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsantaclaus Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Very nice marbles - never seen that Company before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplarhead Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Rich: It is a "jobber box", company purchases marbles from a factory and packages in their own style box. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I think Norland may have been a department store or something . . . I'm pretty sure the marbles are Alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplarhead Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I did a little research and there was a Norland family that had three department stores in Nebraska.. could be why hard to find. Also looks like Alleys to me and some nice ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 I see a few really nices one in there, particularly the clear brown based ones with baby blue and the dark purple bases with blue swirls. You think we could get a close up of those killer mibs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Thanks a lot for the input, Don. I figured you might have some thoughts about these boxes and was hoping you'd comment. The bottom flap of the box reads, "NORLAND MFG. CORP., BROOKLYN 21, N.Y." and the top flap reads, "PLAY PACKAGE NO. 1445, Made In U.S.A.", so maybe not a department store? And here are a few closer photos. Dave, the first marbles you refer to are clear based with reddish-brown and VERY light blue/lavendar (nearly white) swirled in and on (They are quite different from the one you noted in the Champion bag I posted elsewhere). The ones in the top row of the first pic are "lady"-colored swirls on a green-blue transparent base, some have more clear (are lighter) than others. The ones in the middle row are clear-based with a little blue mixed in with white striping. The two below are blue and sea-foam green based with that distinctive "lady"-color swirling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Here's my box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Cool, Al. Thanks for showing it. It looks like the marbles are different than those in my box. I'd guess Cairo on a bunch of yours. But is that a brushed patch upper right? If we have original marbles, it would seem they packaged a variety of makers in these boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaboo Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 hi Rick and Al. nice jobber boxes. the marbles in your box Ric are off the hook. there are two i have not seen until now. congratulations! you must be elated. thanks for sharing. Ernie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 There were a couple of new ones for me in there too, Dani. Another tidbit: Further research indicates that Norland manufactured a bagatelle called "Beat-'Em-Out", which was selling for $1.49 in 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplarhead Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Ric: Whne I went back and look at the box I was thinking it may have Cairo Agates in it instead of Alleys - I think I have a couple I dug on site about 10 years ago like one sin box.... We need Ron Shephard to weigh in on this...I also found another picture copy , will share later. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplarhead Posted January 1, 2012 Report Share Posted January 1, 2012 Here is another picture of this box.... Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Thanks again for the thoughts, Don. One of the marble types does look Cairo pattern-wise, but the glass looks much better than the Cairos I'm familiar with, and I've seen quite a few. I've also seen quite a few Alleys, especially early ones, that I'd put straight in the Cairo box if I didn't know where they came from. On top of that, there's always a chance that Norland bought from multiple manufacturers and just packaged what they had so it could be a mixture. Heck man, the problem with boxes is that the marbles in any or all of them may not be original to the package, so who knows for sure. But at the moment, I'm still thinking Alley on these. Have you ever seen that "lavender" on a Cairo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 I think Don is talking about Al Oregon's box that has the Cairo mibs. Sure look like it to me. mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hey Mon, I agree the marbles in Al's box look Cairo (see post #9) but I got the impression Don was referring to the ones I posted . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 It was a very hard New Years Eve party......I'm still in a fog and obviously can't even follow the bouncing ball! Sorry Ric for my bad. lol mon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 The Norland boxes which i have seen,had marbles like Al,s box. The marbles i believe were Cairo Novelty. Ric,s box has Alley marbles for sure. The jobber very well could have bought from different companies,as most of them did. It is also possible that any of these boxes could have been refilled at some time thru the years. I think that i may still have one or two Norland boxes around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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