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kbobam Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Paul, in an indirect way these photos reminded me of a shot I posted here years ago that involved some Pelts, an anvil, and a hammer. It was met with a combination of fascination and downright horror. I think you may get a similar response from these! The third shot, in particular, is beautiful. Humble opinion. I'd put a poster of that on my wall anytime! ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted April 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Thank you. You might be right, I posted this on a FB group and was met with some horror, thinking I purposely did this to the marble. It in fact came to me this way years ago. I have kept it as I do all the wounded. I found myself intrigued about the make up of the figure and also how small the figure actually is vs the size in which the curved glass makes it appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 I adore marble innards. More than a marble collector should! "Innards" is such a cool word. I know I'll have something to add to the thread. And I know others do too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 innards and outside: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdesousa Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 7 hours ago, Steph said: I adore marble innards. More than a marble collector should! "Innards" is such a cool word. I know I'll have something to add to the thread. And I know others do too. Count me in. Great topic. I've had dyed agates bisected - antique German (red-brown ones) as well as modern. The dye only penetrates a millimeter or two into the snot colored stone. Also destroyed an (already damaged) "gutta percha" marble - color is on the surface of a black, dense thermosoftening resin. And of course, cracked ceramic marbles will reveal the difference between porcelain type and yelloware benningtons or mochaware (decoration on the surface) vs. agateware (colored clays throughout the body of the marble). Will try to come up with some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 The title of this brought a giggle to me. My mom was an RN (registered nurse). She was always talking to us about our "innards". Thanks for the laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Not mine . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JerryG Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 My innard isn't as cool as all the above, but you get a story. 10+ years ago I purchased this box. Why I bought it, what the seller was trying to accomplish, I don't know. Colors don't match. Bases don't match. But I was young and had lots of money. When I took it out of storage last November I discovered one of the marbles was broken. Half of the marble had broken into small pieces. What was interesting was the the remaining marble looked like it had been cut in half. No jagged edges. Perfectly flat and clean surface. Don't know what caused it, but *I* think it's pretty cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted April 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Great innards everyone! I am glad everyone is having fun with the thread and I am enjoying seeing all the examples, the brick being my favorite! However give Steph some love it was her that gave me the idea.=} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 ~2" tri-layer solid core 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 It's alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted April 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 That's as painful looking as the sulphide. Perfectly nice surface and cracked in half. Shakes head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 This photo by Jeff Hale shows what Marble King's veneering looked like from the inside: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 So MK's are white inside, good to know. some innards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 This really is a fun subject! They're all great to see, and I thought the idea of sulphides (and presumably other similar marbles) having optical properties where 'what you see isn't what you get' was very interesting. I probably should have considered the possibility of this phenomenon, since I so frequently get the 'reverse effect' when I take photos where there's reflected 'stuff' on the surface of the marble which was so far out of the picture that it couldn't possibly be there! And it's kind of ironic that most people would consider cut or otherwise broken mibs to be 'worthless', when they're not only interesting and informative, but for several reasons they're pretty rare by definition. How many mint Golden Rebels are out there? And how many of them have been perfectly 'sliced in two'? It wouldn't be entirely unreasonable to say that the '1' marble is kind of 'common' next to the '2/2' one! ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdNargel Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Ouch!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Eeeuw. That's interesting in a grotesque way. That's not the pretty white brick debris we're used to. Weerd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 5, 2016 Report Share Posted May 5, 2016 Here's a polished one Mike posted which showed innards from a different perspective ... http://marbleconnection.com/topic/7520-under-the-onions-skin/?do=findComment&comment=138785 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 ... tried to find Galen's cracked open Bennington ... apparently I'm not looking in the right place 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 2 hours ago, Steph said: ... tried to find Galen's cracked open Bennington ... apparently I'm not looking in the right place That's an interesting marble run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 isn't it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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