J_Ding Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 This one, at 0.64" on a transparent cranberry base, might be a CAC, based on the glass, ram's horns and the straight seams. The other possibility is German. If you have photos of another like it, please post. Would like to see another example. Thanks! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 CAC slag, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleecee Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 I think cac too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 That's what I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I can not rule out German from those pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 My guess is non-CAC, most likely Euro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 One more vote for Euro/German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbles_lover Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 German striped IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Here're some German slags,that I found in Holland and Germany. It shows the variety of this slag type. Sometimes I wonder if I find this kind of marble here in Europe,wether it is self-evident German,and not American LOL. In general,the white stripes of the German slags are slightly tighter,but thats not always the case. I would think your marble is German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 The cut line of the cranberry one is a little questionable, but I've found that a high percentage of CAC slags are "one-sided," like the one in question. Can't say the same about the Germans -- at least in my experience. The white is fairly evenly distributed, like Winnie's examples show. And the side view of the cranberry one looks more CAC than Euro, although now we know that's not necessarily a distinguishing CAC feature. Winnie, I agree about the white in the Germans generally being more in tight bands than is seen in CAC slags -- and that wide swaths of white on the surface (like on the cranberry slag) are less common on Germans than they are on CACs. Stayin' with CAC, for now. But this ain't a hill I want to die on, as they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Not seeing the looping or strong S pattern on one side, and the very thin spread out white on the surface not looking CAC to me are 2 things that make me look over seas for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I'll rummage around in my slags this weekend and see what can find . . . The SlagHag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 This is great discussion, and some excellent examples to fill the mental hard-drive. I rather like a back and forth tennis match over the ID of a mib. The clarity of the glass, while not clear in the pictures above, is quite remarkable. Keep the debate going! So far, it seems a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 I posted another example of an amber two seam slag on another thread on this site, so as to not confuse the discussion. It doesn't have wide swaths of white as mentioned above, but does has a north pole bias to the colorant, and one half does not show it. Swing over to that thread and let me know what you think! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 The large gap between cut line A & B in this photo is what makes me think German. If the pattern on the B side would have continued down the marble, it would be easy to spot the gap between the seams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Hmmmmmm . . . I see what you mean, Dave. I reconsider . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleecee Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Great info guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 I definitely need to pay more attention to slags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Dave,if you look close at my picture,you can see,that about 60% of the slags do have close seams,no caps. I've a question,The CAC slags do they all have closed seams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 99% do but Guineas will often exhibit open seams similar to the Euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Good to know,so a slag with open seam is almost certainly German. I've noticed another thing about the German ones,when thet have open seams,they often have a lesser quality glass,and the stripng is almost all on the surface. It seems to me,there are two different types of German slags,perhaps they are made in different places and/ or a different time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 I've noticed another thing about the German ones,when thet have open seams,they often have a lesser quality glass,and the stripng is almost all on the surface. It seems to me,there are two different types of German slags,perhaps they are made in different places and/ or a different time. I agree, Winnie -- The German slags I have that have the paler colors are usually more damaged (usually tiny chips or pocks), also indicating a lesser quality glass. Maybe a cost-cutting measure, therefore a slightly later time period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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