MarbleDawg86 Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 I purchased this slag a while back, was wanting a second opinion or three as to whether or not this is a Leighton. It is slightly over 3/4" and has a ground pontil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 A clearer picture of the pontil would be needed. All of Harveys' marbles will have a melted pontil unless rounded so well that there is just a extremely small pontil mark where it was snapped off the other glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Looks bulgarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleDawg86 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I've been experimenting with photoshop and my camera trying to get better photos, so here's a better view of this marble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I purchased this slag a while back, was wanting a second opinion or three as to whether or not this is a Leighton. It is slightly over 3/4" and has a ground pontil. Do you mean a marble made by Harvey Leighton, in which case Galen's melted-pontil comment would apply? (Also sometimes classified as Barberton or Navarre) Or the hand-gathered ground-pontil marbles (some with unusual colors) people used to call Leighton, but we now know are German? Dave may be right about the Bulgarian provenance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I have seen that rough ground pontil on a lot of new marbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I haven't seen the new Bulgarian ones in person, so I can't say anything about their pontils. But if it were an old German ground-pontil marble, the pontil would be smooth, usually with facets visible, if you turned it just right in a raking light. Some of the Bulgarian ones are interesting, and have tempted me, but so far I haven't gotten any. The more I look at this one the more I'm seeing Bulgarian. Maybe I should stop looking. WC Dave? Seems like I remember you having gotten some. Or has my grip on reality loosened even more than I thought? (Don't hesitate to be frank.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 You are still firmly rooted in reality Ann. The bulgarians that i have seen in hand all have a single pontil, often sloppy looking and very roughly ground. The glass has a newer less dense feel to it, very bubbly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleDawg86 Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 You are still firmly rooted in reality Ann. The bulgarians that i have seen in hand all have a single pontil, often sloppy looking and very roughly ground. The glass has a newer less dense feel to it, very bubbly. Thanks Dave! Looks like its Bulgarian then.... Just as everyone suspected. Thanks all for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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