orbboy Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Ok what is it? Measures just over 11/16" Guessing some sort of Crockery, but never seen one with the light blue before. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 That was Mr. Carl Fisher's first attempt at the clay marble making....LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 I'm wondering if they could be super old. Like millennia rather than mere centuries. I've sent out an SOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 So, here's the question. Was it found with old marbles? Or is there any other kind of provenance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orbboy Posted August 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 No provenance so to speak but it was found with old 1920'ish marbles. Roman did cross my mind since there are copious amounts of dig finds to be had here. I know next to nothing about them though. Carl Fisher lol. He sure has come a long way since this one hehe. The only other thing that strikes my mind is a Mocha, but the only ones I have seen are much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 It looks like a Crockery to me. I believe blue may be one of the top 5 colors found in Crockeries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 It is comforting that it was found with 1920's marbles. Still unable to zero in on what it might be or when it might be from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg11 Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Christensen Guinea found at local estate sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 Of course! Doh! How did I not see that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted August 8, 2016 Report Share Posted August 8, 2016 1 hour ago, greg11 said: Christensen Guinea found at local estate sale Agreed. CAC Guinea Exotic Sandlayered Sundae, but I am not a marble expert so please see photos for condition and bid accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 On 8/7/2016 at 3:33 AM, orbboy said: The only other thing that strikes my mind is a Mocha, but the only ones I have seen are much larger. I have a small Mocha -- either 5/8 or 3/4, don't remember which. And that's what this one most reminds me of, too. Haven't seen this color combo before, but nothing about the colors strikes me as wrong for the style or time period. FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Unless it's a bifurcated Cobra hybrid, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 And I don't have any Roman marbles, but they probably were more sophisticated than this example -- for example, here's some fragments of Roman glass beads I have . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 Here are some from the Standard Toy Marble Company of Akron. Just for comparison. Not seeing a match? ?? The hunt continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 10, 2016 Report Share Posted August 10, 2016 I gotta look up the Mochas. Seems like I remember them being Dutch . . . and maybe a little earlier than the variegated ones above. But it wouldn't much surprise me if it were from the Standard Toy Marble Co. Hardly anything about marbles surprises me anymore, my uncertainty level having risen . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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