Steph Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Did Peltier make black ones? Or are we probably looking at Master for a black banana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck G Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Steph, good question, cant wait to see what the members have to say about this. Chuck G-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Some of the black 4 vane Bogards can look like bananas too. I think I might have some foreign ones too, but not so sure without refreshing myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclsu Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 There are some bananas that were purple or brown, so I could see a dark hue of either of those looking black. The closest I could find in my collection is a normal brown color though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 I think I have some foreign ones. So I know not _all_ would be Master. So of course my question is specially about the American-made ones. Which I like to think I can identify by the color of the base glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 I have never seen a Peltier black banana cat eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 Here are the photos which prompted my question. Trying to help someone sort out his banana-types. The black in this case turns out to be purple-tinged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 The only black bananas I have are in very bubbly glass, so I've been keeping them with my Bogards. I haven't seen one with the bubble-free glass typical of Pelt bananas. I have some of the brown ones too, and one odd gray-blue, all in the bubbly glass. And the bananas themselves are not solid opaque like most Pelts. I'm not entirely comfortable calling them translucent. Maybe semi-translucent? Combined with the bubbly base glass, it makes them look a little . . . fuzzy, or something. I seem to remember that something about them was mentioned in the Castle & Peterson cat's-eye book. I'll check tonight. I have no clue about the black banana in your post, Steph! The base glass looks too clear to be like the ones I have. Oh. And if there IS such a thing as a Pelt black banana, I WANT ONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 "Fuzzy" is a good word to describe how the ones I think of as non-Pelt come across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima_ddicted Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 I bought a dozen or so black banana marbles from Ebay seller rothbob years ago. They were all loaded with aventurine - exactly as he described them in the listing. They're awesome marbles in a good clear glass.However, they don't have the same shape as my Peltier bananas - they're a bit fatter and wider.I'll look in my cases and see if I have any other black banana shaped marbles. I doubt I'll find any but it will give me an excuse to put off washing the supper dishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Black bananas are gross! I prefer yellow and ripe, with light brown mottling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 hmmmmm .... for that you owe me banana bread ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Well, surprise on me. Rummaging around in my cat's-eye box for the black ones I came across one that looks like the one in your photo, Steph -- very clear glass, color really a very deep purple when back-lighted. But then when I looked at the poles, I discovered it was really three-vaned, so not a banana at all. The vane glass is so dark you can't distinguish the vanes at all unless you look at the poles. So another mystery black cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 Coolness. Do you know what kind? What flavor of black is it? Black black? Purple black? Brown black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 I have it in with my Peltiers. I can just barely see a purple hue on some of the edges of the banana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Great thread. I have never seen a peltier black banana in an original bag. The closest one i've seen is this one posted at joemarbles.com, and it appears a shade of lavender? Maybe one has been found at the peltier site? Ima_ddicted, i would love to see photos of the cats with aventurine. This one is a clear brown banana that i believe is peltier but not found in an original bag. I believe Chad's cats eye to be a master. Here is a bag i recently opened of master cats eyes (apologies to the bag enthusiasts). These 7 black/purple cats were inside. Of the 7, 4 have peltier like banana veins, some with bubbles and some without. This is a close up of the bubbly one. This group of black/purple cats were also pulled from original master glass bags. Some have champagne glass, some light blue glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 :clap2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 And... out of the Pelt box it goes... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclsu Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 And... out of the Pelt box it goes... lolIs it possible that master bought bananas from peltier? Two styles of the same color in the same bag could make that a possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 It has been noted that the black bananas seem to be a little fuzzy, in a way which sets them apart from typical Peltier bananas. To me that -- and the bag evidence -- are what put the black bananas in the Master's camp. I think Master made the marbles in their cat eye bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 So we've discovered something! That doesn't happen very often. Whee! Going on a hunt for Master cat bags . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 A couple more Master bags with black cat's-eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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