Steph Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Right before corkscrews hit the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Get your regular pure opalinies here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Rain Bo, I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Right before corkscrews hit the scene. Any idea why flinties were so much more than other marbles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 not at this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 not at this time Comparing the No.1 marbles, per 100 Cardinal Reds $2.80 Onyx $1.50 Moonies $3.40 Flinties $6.50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Maybe the cost of the red glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 I thought about that and then saw the price of the Cardinal Reds was relatively low. So then I wondered if the Flinties have "flint glass" and the others not -- in case that would explain it -- but according to the 1926 pamphlet "All About Marbles", Cardinal Reds were made with flint glass. So, I wondered if it was a typo, but no, that price difference is backed up by the 1929 jobber price list: So I wonder if the translucence had something to do with it, and on a related note wonder about the comparison between the price of Cardinal Reds and the translucent Cornelians. At the moment I'm not seeing anything comparing those prices directly. However, in 1926 Cornelians were $20 per 1000 for assorted sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Get your regular pure opalinies here Speaking of Harry F. Unley....."The Marble Man" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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