lostafewofem Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Not sure what these are or if they have any value. Have seen some on eBay which appear to have value, but not sure of manufacturer or history. This picture is one marble. I'm trying to add some more, but the system won't allow. I've reduced each to under the requirements. Any idea why I can't post more? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 This is what we call a contemporary. It is made by hand by a marble artist. It was made relatively recently. (There is a limit on how many kilobytes you can load in a single post.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 I'm not at all sure of value. Wouldn't even want to guess. But if I had to, I'd guess like $10 to $20. If someone could identify the artist, it might be found to be more valuable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostafewofem Posted April 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 Thank you! Since I acquired these from a now deceased collector, I have no clue who the artists are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted April 15, 2016 Report Share Posted April 15, 2016 You can check the "poles" or "ends" and see if you can see initials engraved into the marble. That can help determine which individual contemporary maker made it. Also, what size is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostafewofem Posted April 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 It's 20mm and I did find some initials on it. 80 over 515 WWW Who would that be? Some signatures are # over initials, some are in the round with 2 initials, Not sure whether MMM or WWW Not sure 80 or 08... What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostafewofem Posted April 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 It appears this little bag was set aside, all with signatures. One little one 12mm has a signature of MC and nothing else. Thoughts??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'll move this over to the main forum to maybe get more people thinking on whose those signatures might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 I don't recognize the marble, but I'll think about the initials. It could be 1980 or 2008. the initials are usually on top of the date. How large is the marble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCray Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Could it be Mad Man Marbles? I bought a marble from him long ago and I remember what his listing said: Ebay Quote All marbles come signed with a titanium pen. Signature will read MMM for Mad Man Marbles and 2 digits for the the year it was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostafewofem Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Hmmm...the one is 20mm, but there are a few others varying sizes. Is MMM (Mad Man Marbles) still around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostafewofem Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) I also have one which I found in the batch, signed MC. ???? Any thoughts who that artist would be? Edited April 20, 2016 by lostafewofem typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCray Posted April 20, 2016 Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 54 minutes ago, lostafewofem said: Hmmm...the one is 20mm, but there are a few others varying sizes. Is MMM (Mad Man Marbles) still around? He's still around. If you want to ask him and verify if he made this marble, his Ebay listing says the following: Quote Feel Free to Friend me on Facebook under my real name: Joe Schlemmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostafewofem Posted April 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2016 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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