winnie Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 100 Japanese transitionals in box. I've looked at all the cut off's and they are all different,spider cut off's--long straight cut off's and short lines. Some of the marbles are almost smooth on the surface. So it seems my suspicion that this kind of marbles are all made in one country,seems to be true. They are exactly the same that i find here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 This are the colors. and this is a straight cut off I can't no longer believe they are made in Germany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Nice! Lovely to see detailed pic of a Japanese box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Fantastic box, and I am just a little jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clydetul62 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Very nice box. When I first started collecting people were always saying to help ID learn the cut lines. Then after talking to some of the original factory workers that were still alive it changed. It changed to learn your colors first as the shear cuts can change as the shears got dull and had to be sharpened. Also, check those light blue (turquoise) ones. They sometimes have oxblood in them. Not intentional. Brian Graham mentioned that it has some way to do chemical. I may be more slightly jealous than Galen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catfish Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 That is a great box Winnie, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 The box looks also more like 1930s than 1950s to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggie Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Great marbles Winnie, nice to know that there are different cut offs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Here's a pic of the whole box. It's something that makes me think.I mean my thinking of transitionals has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 That is a dandy box Winnie - a very nice set of marbles! The bright blue and green colors are sweet. Congratulations on your find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggie Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 Now find one with opaque ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Here's a pic of the whole box. It's something that makes me think.I mean my thinking of transitionals has changed. Winnie, it's good that your thinking of transitionals has changed. For the better, and closer to the truth I'm sure. That "Made in Japan" stamp is particularly informative, as is the mix of cut offs in the box. Several months ago I bought a solitaire set, supposedly "Made in England", and the marbles have the same mix of cutoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Interesting, My research has led me to find that many countries do not have did not have the same or even similar country of origin labeling laws,that we have here in the USA And products assembled in one country can be labeled as made in that country even if the assembled parts were made elsewhere.. think of a Ford full of japanese mexican and chinese parts., Still "Made in America(LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted May 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hansel,I might think that your solitaire game without the marbles are made in England. They look the same as the marbles in my box,except second marble from top looks like a fig8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Good eye Winnie. I think I see 2 figure 8s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Winnie, that box is fantastic! Can you show us more of the cut-offs? The variety? Jealous, yes, I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ann,i will do my best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted May 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 On top:2 spidery cut-offs,the left one has a second color,not oxblood. in the middle:2 short straight line cut-offs. bottom:left one has a long straight line cut-off,right one is almost smooth,because the shears was sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Now I'm going to have to go home and sit around with some of my marble boxes open and my head in my hands. For hours and hours. Shall we all go do that as a group? It may take me awhile . . . Are any of the cut-offs slightly curved at the ends? Kind of propeller-like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted May 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Yes,the long straight cut-off are sometimes curved at the end,but so are the short lines. Actually all the cut-offs look slightly different from each other,no two are quite the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Oh great. Going off into a corner to think about this for a while. What an amazing box . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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