hdesousa Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 The white marble with pinkish/red streaks in the second row of the upper right corner is a marble marble, fashioned from real marble, made in the 17th to the 19th century. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-28-Vintage-Early-Period-China-Marbles-/130962474708 At one time, marble players prized these "blood allies" higher than any other marble. This is the first one I've seen for sale in several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 If you won them, I'd love to see some better pics of that M-marble at some point. I've been growing more fond of the Colonial period stuff lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Neat. So simple looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted August 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 If you won them, I'd love to see some better pics of that M-marble at some point. I've been growing more fond of the Colonial period stuff lately. Nope, I did not win them. They're extensively pictured and discussed in Richard Gartley and Jeff Carskadden's 1998 book "Colonial Period and Early 19th Century Children's Toy Marbles" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I've been perusing that book, again, for the last few weeks - it's great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronmarbles Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I have only found one in the wild.....mostly white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richsantaclaus Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 I have a marble marble that came from Marble Colorado and is the same marble that was used for the Lincoln Monument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaboo Posted August 22, 2013 Report Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hey Hansel... we have one like the one you showed, but have you ever seen one with green splotches? and I need that book! lol and it's ordered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplarhead Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 They sure don't show up - I have a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Would it be the same as the pink ones described here in 1851? If not, does anyone have the pink variety? THERE were some years ago and we believe there still are three or four different sorts of marbles the Dutch or variegated clay marbles were reckoned the worst those of yellow stone with beautiful spots or circles of black or brown were next in estimation and what were called the real taws of pink marble with dark red veins blood allies were preferred to all others The games with marbles are not very numerous the following pages contain descriptions of all that have come to our knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted August 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Would it be the same as the pink ones described here in 1851? If not, does anyone have the pink variety? Yup. those were them. When Jeff Carskadden (the primary author of the books on chinas and colonial period marbles) sold his marble collection, the only marbles he kept were a few of these "blood alleys". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markspend1 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hey Hdesousa well i see the link which you provide and i think that's brilliant pics of various marbles like vintage marble.Thanks for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 1, 2015 Report Share Posted November 1, 2015 Well, I needed to find some blood-alley pictures today and couldn't easily find the ones I remembered having ... so I'm fixing part of that now! Here's the pic from that auction with the blood-alley on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Would this be one? Found this in Google images, apparently from an antiquetrader article but can't find the article showing the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 My guess would be yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I don't know. Looks more like a conglomerate-type rock to me. Don't remember seeing any with that density & pattern of "blood." But I haven't seen that many marble marbles, and I certainly don't have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted August 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Here's a group of old marbles, composed mostly of various types of limestone, but you can see some "blood-allies", favorites of marble shooters 150+ years ago. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-JOB-LOT-OF-STONE-CLAY-MARBLES-CHILDRENS-CLASSIC-TOYS-GAMES-/282119527586 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Nice lot! Wish I had not missed it. Collection feels very incomplete without those examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Congratulations! Nice catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck G Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Hi Hansel, a fine subject to kick around and discuss. I will have to look in my group of the really old stuff from J Pator that i purchased from him and see if i can find one. Nice photos everyone. Chuck G-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbboy Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 I have a group that came with all 1860's dated games and toys. Glass marbs were early, Chess was easy to date and the playing cards were also because of the ace used at the time. I took the glass marbles out and put all the rest in a bag. I remember thinking that they were extra heavy for minerals so did not mix them in with the rest of the mineral ones I have pooled up. I will dig them up and see what is in there. I'm Pretty sure I have some. There were some with red vanes that had that nice marble sparkle to them. Gotta find them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Let me know! Er. I mean, Let us know . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbboy Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Had to give them a clean but here they are. Group shot and a couple of close ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 And there they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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