godown Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Hi Guys havent had any spare time leading up to christmas have had a pretty big job on so no hunting around for me so pretty thankful for the Christmas break and the chance to go have a look around so headed of up to the city bright and early this morning took me a couple hours to find a suitable site but finally found an old place set for demolition Pretty happy with my finds and thought id share pics are pretty average i wasn't that good before and now im a bit out of practice Few ive not found before and condition is real good for a changeGerman wire pull i thinkWhat about the the as made`s on this character This one here is a crack up the whole marble is twisted hope crissy is going well no looking for Mibs tomorrow taking the daughter fishing with her new fishing rod Cheers Craig C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 Nice finds! I think European for sure on the wire pull. Might be Dutch. That blue/yellow/red on white at the top of your first picture is quite interesting to me. Looks like Figure 8. Not sure I've seen those colors on one before though. Nifty. And the red with the nine and tail is sweet. About any as-mades, I'm afraid the reflections might be getting in the way of the features I'm supposed to see. I'll stop talking now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yes the Reflections Due to popular demand have decided to bring my photo operation back inside Thanks for the reply Steph I reckon you might be onto something in regards to the wire pull Winnie has posted some beautiful similar mibs Hear is a pick of the " Fig 8 " ? the couple like this ive found before have only had the 3 colours The as made`s The Crease and cold rolls The crease on the red Craig C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Is that the same red as the one with three views in the first post? With creases like those, I tend to think Japanese. As to the Figure 8, usually they're two color marbles ... like white ribbons on a blue base, for example. Figure 8 refers to how the ribbons angle in toward each other at the seams instead of being as nearly parallel as Peltier Rainbo ribbons might be. They'd be non-US marbles. But I'm not sure where they're believed to have been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yes Steph its the same Red Transitional im pretty sure its a " line pontil ", same with the blue one http://members.kingston.net/browse/transpics/trans2.html I do have an example of a Japanese pinch pontil Had a look and think this is the proper Fig 8 you described Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 The yellow/blue/red one,i'm not sure off if it's a fig8. The construction looks like the fig8,but i've not seen them before with that colors. I was told they have been made in Japan. The last one from post 3,i believe is a German transitional handgathered,a nice one,it looks like it has a straight short line,isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Thank you for your comments Winnie 4 pictures of the same marble Yes it is a short straight line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yes,it's called a German handgathered transitional. Here are some fig8,with different colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Lovely Fig 8 Thanks for showing, There all nice but the red & yellow is outstanding Craig C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Was have a look in my damaged marbles tub and seems i have another of these odd 4 colour Marbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I really wouldn't know,why they're not fig 8 marbles,they sure look like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I have seen a few folks at shows arguing that these were Peltier marbles. I believe they are Foreign and have nothing to do with Peltier. Very similar to the figure 8s but I believe they are from a different (more recent?) manufacturer. I may be mistaken but I believe Chuck may have been at one show in So Cal. that these type marbles were at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 May not have anything (or much) to do with Peltier but the pattern can arguably be compared as similar to some Pelts. Mind you that doesn't make it a Pelt, especially when the color variations and cutlines are accounted for. The red in post #7 is nice too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Thanks for the comments guys Ive tried to get a better pic of the first one ive shown in post #3 to give an idea of the poles the other 2 i have are 3 colour Presumably all the same Co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Managed to dig a few more from the site today thought id show them, there all marbles ive not found before so few new ones for the collection so pretty stoked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duffy Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 outstanding!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Good self control to put down the shovel long enough to take those pics what magical cleaning solution are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted December 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Thanks Duffy Hi ive just given them a rinse under the tap and dried em with an old t shirt were pretty lucky with the soils here in Town very sandy and well drained not many are frosty some bottles are but i think its more to do with the type glass used by the different manufacturers and whats chemicals are in the tip with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Marbles Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 If I may ask, Where are you digging?? an old place set for demolition Are you digging in old trash pits? In the USA bottle diggers often dig in old outhouse locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hey Craig! Really like that first one in post 3 and the others you show with it 'in hand' in a later shot. (In hand! I made a marble funny! Well, maybe.) They make me think of actual beach-balls, although I don't mean to be confusing. Think I've heard of other marbles with that name, but don't remember them. I just like the simple patterns with 'happy' bright colors. Would also like to ask Mark if 'trash pits' refers to what I'd loosely call a 'dump-site', or if it's something more specific. Was informed recently that there've been several dump- sites in the woods around my location within the past 80 years or so, and wondering if I should be exploring. Friendly with the owners, so it would probably be okay. Paul (idigjars) turned me on to the idea of 'privy-digging' recently, and it's pretty clear I'm a total newbie with this stuff, but the whole idea of 'buried treasure' makes me feel like a young kid again. Here's a link for anyone who thinks this might be interesting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privy_digging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Marbles Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Yes I was refering to dump sites. Check out "youtube" for some great vidioes of privy digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thanks! I'm too 'old and set' to normally think of videos. But the surprising to me amount of good stuff that came up with a general search makes that sound like a great idea. ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted January 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godown Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Managed to find a few more yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Nice! Man I hope I get to dig something up one of these days! Really like the 'rootbeer' coloring of some of those. And the extreme contrast of what I'll call the 'half-and-half' is great. ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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