MarbleDawg86 Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 So I've been wondering, how does one differentiate between a CAC slag and a German striped transparent?? Or even a CAC striped transparent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaboo Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 it's in the glass and the cut lines. there's always an odd space at the cut lines of a German, for one thing...if this helps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleDawg86 Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 So, like a gap where the stripes meet up at the seams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Dog Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Also, in general the "sides" of the Germans exhibit straight lines running from seam to seam, as opposed to the shallow horizontal "S" shape formed on the CACs. I wish I had a comparative photo. Maybe Galen has one? And as zaboo says, it's also in the glass. The Germans are made with lesser-quality glass than the CACs, which is usually apparent when you put them side by side for comparison. Not necessarily an ID point, but something to keep in mind is -- because of this poorer (and "softer") glass, the Germans are much more likely to exhibit damage (hits, chips, scratching, etc.) than CACs. And it's much easier to find large Germans than large CAC slags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Sorry,I don't want to argue with all of you,and i do not feel the need to defend German marbles,but what i read in previous posts,i can not agree with. Germany has made many different 2.seam slag type's,you can hardly imagine,regularly i come across new type's 2.seam slags. Good quality glass and less quality. Straight lines from seam to seam and swirling lines from seam to seam. Gaps between the seams and closed seams. 2 seam slags and 1 seam slags. Hopefully these pic- will give an idea of the different 2.seam slags made in Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 some close ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Winnie, those are fantastic! I guess I should say that what I said up there ^^^ applies only / mainly with the ones usually found here. Which are not many, unfortunately. There are some in the first two pictures that you posted that could give me some trouble! So I guess you should send them all to me so I can study them more closely. Just for a little while. Do any of yours light up under black (UV) light? I have a bright green one that does, and it's been moving back and forth between my CAC and Euro examples. I don't know what the heck it is, beyond the fact that it has straight lines from seam to seam. And it's pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleDawg86 Posted August 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Thank you everyone. That helps A LOT! Winnie! Those are FANTASTIC! What great photos for me to use as a reference! Now..... what about the difference in a CAC striped transparent and a CAC slag? They look the same to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 A Striped Transparent has color striping other than white. The name was erroneously used for German slags and it stuck(wrongly IMO) The German slags may show a looping and sometimes even some twisting but the very rarely (if ever) will show the S between seams on one side often found on CACs. And while the transparent glass can be quite nice it usually does not have the pure clean look of colored water that CACs often exhibit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Let's see some striped transparents. Just for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Steph,What do you mean,CAC or German str.tr? Ann,They don't glow under blacklight,does some of the CAC slags glow? I think the difficulty to describe the German 2 seam slags and why they are so different from each other is,there was not a constant factor in the manufacturing process during the time in which they were created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 My favorite German My favorite CACs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Those are beautiful Galen,i like them very much. Here's one of my German fav- it's 15/16.I think it has a S between the seams,what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleus1 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 early american and german machined. still the most under appreciated super marbles. always a buy IMO. Super marbles, winnie. Time will judge them, appreciatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarbleDawg86 Posted August 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 So based on what I've read, this would be a CAC slag, right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 That is what I would call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Those are beautiful Galen,i like them very much. Here's one of my German fav- it's 15/16.I think it has a S between the seams,what do you think? I think it has an S between the seams too. Shucks. It's a beauty, Winnie. Wouldn't mind having yours either, Galen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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