JerryG Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 I'm spreading the love. I've already posted this on Land of Marbles and All About Marbles, but a few more eyes can't hurt. So... I've been reading Bob Block's ID book and researching online and everyone says that Sunbursts have a clear base with filaments and strands of color running pole to pole. Every one in my Master Marble box seems to meet this definition (shine a flashlight through them), except these three. All three either have an opaque base or the filaments and strands are so packed that it appears opaque. Are these Sunbursts and if not what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Master started out with very clear-cut styles. After a few years, their styles blurred. I'd probably put them all in the "Sunburst" category ... while the purist part of me recognizes that they're very different from the Sunburst marble which was introduced in 1930. Oh ... I just reread your post. I guess you might want to put them in with Comets since they present as opaque. But I still feel awkward about that. The lower left one might be a flat-out Comet. But would the others have come in a Comet box? I don't know. After the early set of names (Sunburst, Comet, Meteor, Cloudy, Clearie), other styles came out ... and what did Master call them in their official company paperwork? For example, what did Master call their brushed patches? I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Thanks Steph. I've come the conclusion that the bottom left is probably a Comet or Meteor. To me it looks like green opaque base and wispy translucent red patch. The other two don't photograph well, but under a bright flashlight they really look like onionskins. The bottom right one in particulary has multi-colored strands running around the 306 degrees of the marble. The top right also has strands around the whole marble, but except for the surface colors are kind of mono-color. I'll play around with lights and see if I can get some better photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Originally the Meteors were Master's version of the Moss Agates. Not sure when/if that changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinron110 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I just bought a box that matches the middle box from the Master Ad in the post # 2 To Bad these are not Sunbursts Box is rough and water stained The box is not punched out to set up as a display Box came with 94 Master Meteors I really like the Blue and Yellow ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockinron110 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Those look good enough to eat. The orange has gotta be tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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