akronmarbles Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Here are the images of the marble - the way the center token is produced and the ghosting of the image conveys to me that it was made with little thought - this was the expediency factor I alluded to before - whoever made the token was making multiples of them and not really thinking about it. This is the vibe it gives my archaeologist eyes. Maybe my words are not the best, but the item displays a sort of lackadaisical look to me....any how...here are the pontil pics ...I do not believe an item like this would be difficult to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronmarbles Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 A few more images... Process: Clear glass was gathered - swirling is evident in the previous images. Token is picked up on end of gather Token is gathered over on the end - this trapped quite a bit of air - see pics. Marble rounded off. Marble finished off with a patented JHL pontil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclsu Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Those are great pics. I wish we could find out the real story :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Thanks, Brian - excellent pics, and a great marble too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Way cool! This has been one of my favorite mystery marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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