Steph Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Jan. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Apparently these marbles have driven me out of my mind. Because here are my immediate questions. Given the shape of the 'canvas', are the straight lines actually curved and the curved lines actually straight? Are the marbles sitting in snow? And is that a miniature security tag on the one on the left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Bob, Coming up with questions does not mean you're losing your mind. Quite the opposite. Here are some answers: "Given the shape of the 'canvas', are the straight lines actually curved and the curved lines actually straight?" All the lines are straight. A good question, since that's actually hard to figure out without the marble in hand. Even Greg Pessman (pig farmer turned master china painter) got it wrong, until he got to see the marble on the left in person. "Are the marbles sitting in snow?" No, that's just the cotton-like batting that comes in those glass top cardboard display cases. "And is that a miniature security tag on the one on the left?" You'd go out of your mind if I told you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I'm sure you're right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 JAN. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 That's a Chrissie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Yes, originally purchased it from marble Alan in the fall of 2011. It now belongs to Randy Conway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Apparently these marbles have driven me out of my mind. Because here are my immediate questions. Given the shape of the 'canvas', are the straight lines actually curved and the curved lines actually straight? Are the marbles sitting in snow? And is that a miniature security tag on the one on the left? Those are straight Lines. They are paralel at one point, at another point they are crossing each other in a 90° angle... that's called non-euclidean geometry ... they really great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Think I'll stay crazy for at least one more day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Love it. I see two of the connections. Are there more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 You're giving me too much credit. I just put pieces together visually the same way a child would. Granted, an extremely brilliant child... no no no, just kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 How about a little Saturday morning Vitro. purple Confetti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Mornin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Totally new to me. Really neat! ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Bob, these Vtro were made in Anacortes and quite rare. They were an experimental thing and There were only about 120 made if memory serves. There were a few different colors. It is said that there were visitors at the plant in Anacortes around the time of these experiments whom were shown the proscess and those visitors were from Vacor. This is very well were Vacor came up with the marbles they ran that are similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Interesting! These fit in with something I was thinking somewhere recently about liking simple 'minimalist' designs. More isn't always better. And thanks for mentioning Vacor. I haven't looked to see what they're doing for a long time. 120! You'd have to call that run 'limited'! ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Yes Bob, Very limited. A good portion of those marbles were donated to the Marble Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Jan. 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Jan. 20 Some Acme Realers ... Al's pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 20.jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 so . . . much . . . color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Another one made more interesting by lack of symmetry! (Among other things, note 6 stripes on top, 7 on bottom.) Can we assume that the Vitro Cats and Whities were made such that one could find pretty much identical marbles in the three sizes listed? I've always enjoyed finding marbles that match one I already have, but in a different size. (One of the things I really liked about the salesman case!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steph Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Cool. I like how the part which looks black is really clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 And only one of those fluoresces. Weird. Sometimes trying different lighting approaches really gets me going. What does this thing actually 'look like'? Is sunlight more 'real' than black light, or just what we're used to? If a tree falls... I'm going to shut up now and hopefully keep you all as friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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