bumblebee Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Just when you thought your Vitro tri-lite was, at best, superior, word magic induces a money-fed frenzy of imagination which creates the Vitro Sparkler Brushed Oxblood Popeye which, according to the description: Quote The hand brushed Oxblood patch, in this case the Vitro signature was added to the finished surface by hand and a final layer of glass covers all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 LOL,what a fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Oh my!! Need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Has anyone sent the seller a gentle note about the name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 The seller also says that it is a "Cobra". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Don't forget the bumper sticker version: MY OTHER TRI-LITE IS A SPARKLER BRUSHED OXBLOOD POPEYE 6-COLOR COBRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 LOL .... I can see me putting around in that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco005 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 On 2/11/2016 at 5:44 PM, Alan said: The seller also says that it is a "Cobra". Hahahahahahahaha! This literally made me spit my drink out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Challenge! What marble do you have which would come closest to "Vitro Sparkler Brushed Oxblood Popeye"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyball Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 This is hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 15 hours ago, Steph said: What marble do you have which would come closest to "Vitro Sparkler Brushed Oxblood Popeye"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 Oooooooooh! That's GORGEOUS! You're so lucky, Bumblebee! Did you find it in the wild? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 2 minutes ago, Steph said: Oooooooooh! That's GORGEOUS! You're so lucky, Bumblebee! Did you find it in the wild? Thanks. This was from an extremely limited run at the Vitro factory as they could only afford the Flemish oxblood brush artist for one day. Also, sticking the live sparkler inside the glass right before it hit the rollers was tricky and dangerous, and rarely worked as intended. Furthermore, there was only one cobra (a juvenile) in the state of WV that year, and they ran out of cobra within a couple dozen marbles. As for popeye, it was said one of the glass workers read the funnies every morning and kept them in his overalls pocket, and during this run the folded funnies--with the Popeye strip on the front--fell into the glass furnace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ann Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 juvenile cobra . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Have to add a 'thumb up' here for the admirably insane Alan and bumblebee! People who can creatively and humorously think 'outside the box' like this are the ones who will ultimately save the world from mutually assured self destruction and other similarly ridiculous things. ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selbram Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 this guy is quite serious.... i sent him the link to this thread.... here's his response New message from: bybytoys (1,124) Made in Vienna some time prior to the 1945 move to Pittsburg. called Tri lites three color. I believe the Peltiers teamed up with the Vitro family and shared secrets until the Peltier brothers moved out and opened there own company in the United States. Although mine all clearly have a least 4 colors and the added patch. None of the Tri lites pictures below have the added patch and last extra clear layer. See if you can expand the picture below. Thanks very much. Bob. Details about item: sirmarble sent a message about Vitro Sparkler Brushed Oxblood Popeye 6 Color Marble #1 of 6 #272129149486http://marbleconnection.com/topic/21806-vitro-sparkler-brushed-oxblood-popeye/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclsu Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 That is a fascinating back story. I would love to know more about the Peltier brothers time at vitro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Well, at least he got the Vitro part right. Gotta give him that. He'll figure it out when people don't buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 As we all know there was never any Vitro family. The company was owned by Art Fisher. Not a family. The Vitro Company was never ever anywhere near Pittsburg PA. I live near the old Vienna and Parkersburg WV Vitro Agate factories and will give him a tour and history lesson. We will have to get through the homeless people. Plus Peltier was making marbles long before the very first ever Vitro marble was made. Someone should donate him a marble book even a simple beginners one. Or a wore out one. If he will contact me and pay the shipping ? I will donate him a book if he promises to never list a marble on ebay or anyplace again this badly. It makes marble collectors look bad. This listing has to be a joke ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted February 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Because of this listing and thread, I propose we adopt a new term in our community for listings of this type: VSBOP VSBOP listing : An eBay listing of marbles outrageously misidentified and overpriced by a seller who mixes marble knowledge with imagination to create a chimera and who, even when gently corrected by experienced collectors, continues to stand firm in his convictions and knowledge and fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 20, 2016 Report Share Posted February 20, 2016 Instant classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 I'm old. I don't know what VSBOP stands for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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