bumblebee Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Got this today. Black glass with a few white decorative inserts. About 1 3/4". I bet it was pretty once. Don't think it's a candidate for polishing, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Flattened? On two sides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 Seems more flattened on one side (the one with the decoration), although there are a lot of large flakes that have taken it out of round elsewhere, but definitely squished/flattened on that one side. I would be tempted to say the face was once a door knob, but the backside has nothing to mount such with. It came in a lot with some very old marbles like a banded agate, and a couple of large Benningtons. Edit: Maybe was something like these door knobs (since converted into wine stoppers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 29, 2012 Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 That's a puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted November 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2012 That's a puzzle. Current best guess: rejected early glass door knob. I'm pretty sure this was not a marble, yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Yeah, that seems like pretty sure thing. I was wondering if it might be a game piece. But it's pretty large. So Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 can you shine a strong light through it (maybe get more clues to construction from bubble/striations)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted November 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 I put a super bright light under her and while she is entirely dark when viewed from the side, if you view from the top directly above where the light source is, she glows a deep amber. I do not see any bubbles or formations inside; I think the damage combined with the opaqueness makes that impossible to see even if it did exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 Welll ... it's a cool item. If it were mine, I would definitely hang onto it hoping for more clues to surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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