Ima_ddicted Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Hello Pedidoll and marble collectors everywhere! (I also posted this in the Buy-Sell-Trade section under Pedidoll's thread but didn't know if it would be seen so posted it here too). I purchased this cool box of catseyes many many years ago on Ebay. They were sold to me as an original jobber box of Vitro six vane caged cats in moonie glass. The seller was a well-known marble collector who fed my catseye marble addiction on a regular basis - he did not collect machine made marbles. I believe they may be the "cloudies" you refer to? They all have cloudy moonie type glass which may be hard to see in my pics.Also, the sunlight played tricks and made the marbles appear to have a new marble oily surface sheen. There is no oily sheen on them in person. I love "cats" and have collected them for almost 30 years. The really awesome ones are getting very hard to find now don't you think?. https://scontent.fde...170&oe=56A75F74 https://scontent.fde...d28&oe=56A5943F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Those do not look like the Cloudies that Ron Shaw and I had discussed/named many years ago. Here is a picture of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima_ddicted Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Hi Al !! My understanding of cloudies/moonies is that they have a foggy area not a solid white patch area. Also, all of mine are opal. when held up to a light or under a mag lite. But I am far from being an expert on these types of marbles. I just like 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I'm not one to talk, since I only have one that falls into this category. It doesn't have a patch or a cloudy area -- it's all "cloudy." It back-lights the cloudy / fiery orange of opalescence . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 As with many marble names, they have encompassed other styles over the years. The ones I pictured were the original ones named "Cloudies" back then. Y'all can have "Cloudiestoo(2)" or "CloudiesJr." - LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima_ddicted Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I have come across very few of these in all my years of collecting. The box I pictured was a very lucky Ebay find. Back in those days, getting any unusual cateyes past collectors such as you Al, Pinx, PatryD, auntbeas, mrshads, cwb300, cherdutch, biblefreak, the rev, etc. was a daunting task! (but Lordy how I miss those good old days). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplarhead Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 me too MrShads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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