Steph Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Here's a mysterious marble. Such a pretty one yet so few are known. Joe McDonough discovered them in about 1989, in an auction for the family of a man who was said to work for Peltier before he moved to New Jersey. A total of 119 of the amber ones came with jars full of other colored bananas and colored clearies. Most of the ambers were mint. Some had a substance like melted rubber on them. There was one peewee in the lot. There seems no doubt that they are Peltier. Many notables including Alan Basinet weighed in when Joe was trying to confirm. I just marvel that there are so few when it's such a wonderful marble. How many might they have made? Where could they be hiding? This one is mine. :) And then here are some more. Joe's friend took this first picture and then the attached pics are earlier photos of the find. On Kodak paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Happy to learn about this one. So lucky to be you. Thanks for the post! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco005 Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 These are beautiful, I've always loved the honey base <3 Thanks for sharing, one more to keep an eye out for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I have one. Got it from Alan, back in the day. Could stand to have more, but I guess people who have them want to keep them. I'm keepin' mine! (So now we know where two of them are!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesmarbles Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hi Ann, If you recall Alan's post when listing these, there is only one source for them, I am the source and no more will ever be sold, you have a treasure , best wishes.....Joe Mcdonough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclsu Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I have a few:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 Sweet. It must be prototype pelt month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 So one big question I have is how much glass would someone at Peltier have had to prepare to make even one banana cat eye. Did they have a small crucible for small batches of test marbles? Or would they have had to melt a whole lot of amber glass to be able to make any bananas at all? How small could a Peltier experimental batch realistically be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxrodney Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Just to clarify...these are from the 1930's or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 I'd guess after the 1950's. Peltier's conventional clear-based banana cat's eyes were introduced in the 1950's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesmarbles Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Ann, the 55 in the photo are going to my grandchildren, so now you know where 57 are.....Joe McDonough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moremarbles4me Posted October 10, 2015 Report Share Posted October 10, 2015 Make it 58, I have one LOL Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Freaky that they would be so clearly Pelt and there would be so relatively few of them, and only one person would possess them (until Joe distributed them). Leaves the door open to the possibility of other Pelt styles having been made and disappearing without anyone ever finding out about them. Made, discarded, paved over, gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migbar Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 I asked my friend, John, the long-time mechanic at Peltier about these, and he didn't have info about how many were made, but he said he has seen "more than a few" of the amber ones in 5/8", 1/2" and one inch. He has also seen light red ones in 5/8" and 1/2", and one in light blue at 5/8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 I have seen a small group of the amber based bananas. I gave a 2 away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 I have seen a small group of the amber based bananas. I gave a 2 away. Not quite following. You had two and gave them away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 I sure did. I got them out of that small group. I believe it was at a Vegas show about 5 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joesmarbles Posted October 12, 2015 Report Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hi Galen, the only small group I donated was 10 Peltier Honey Amber Bananas to be sold to help pay Alan's expenses. could you please provide a photo of the marbles , Thanks.....Joe McDonough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 Sorry, no pics, they were not my type of marble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted October 13, 2015 Report Share Posted October 13, 2015 RIGHT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 3 LEFTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mon Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 they wouldn't leave if u just quit fibbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Please play nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Ann, the 55 in the photo are going to my grandchildren, so now you know where 57 are.....Joe McDonough Thanks, Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Mon, you're getting slow. 3 lefts make a Right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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