BuckEye Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 I recently acquired a nice marble collection and this gem was tucked away in a pile of ephemera. It is a revised price list for Gropper to a buyer. It names Christensen as the provider for the marbles and is from 1930. It also gives a description of the marbles boxed and prices. See favorite, professional (2 color) and champion (3 color). In a previous thread on Gropper, Hansel kindly shared his Gropper box that had professional stamped on it. Now we know why. (Someone find the link please). I figured we should all share info and then we all can learn. Hopefully this sheds some light. Read carefully. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Here is a bill of sale from the same lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Here is Hansel’s professional box, I know It’s Albright, but maybe the two are linked..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 I just Noticed how much the box of Guineas was! They were expensive, but not as much as flints..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Mondo cool. Had to look really hard to see the guinea line. What a find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronmarbles Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Ephemera items are the best! Better than marbles IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Can we assume this is one of the favorite boxes from the ad? On the paper under display boxes, some have an (A) next to the number. Like 10A. Wonder if those are Albright? Although I thought Albright was a jobber like Gropper. Perhaps the box shown is “15”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Craig, Super awesome! Thank you for sharing such wonderful information. Guinea / Size 0 / $9.00 per M. Flint / Size 0 / $22.00 per M. What would be considered a "Flint"? Why would it be 2.4x more expensive? Sincerely, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Perhaps Flints were American agates? I think I figured out the code. This is a cac slag box with a Gropper tag and stamped favorite. This is 100ct. It corresponds to 100A on the list. Maybe the A stands for Agate and are really Onyx (slag) marbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Here is a favorite display box 50ct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Another one 15 count. This is a rare box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Here's an Albright from a Morphy auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 More Albright ... with the Professional name. This box used to be Ron Schleser's. Well, it said Albright on top. Said Christensen on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Thanks Steph, that top one might be the 25A for Albright?????? 25 count... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronmarbles Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Albright was a manufacturer and a distributor. I found a few CA pieces in Ravenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Brian do you think Albright and Gropper could be linked? Any idea on the years Albright was in business? It’s odd how some Favorite Gropper boxes have clays like the example above. I’m betting the clays came from Albright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Albright box with champion stamped on it....... dots are starting to connect. You can see the Gropper address under the ripped Albright label Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Albright mesh bag with clays, opened for viewing. Look to be an exact match to the Favorite Gropper box clays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronmarbles Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 I believe that Albright was the original sole distributor - I have newspaper articles talking about such...memory is a little rusty. I bet Albright was already in bed with Groper prior to CA existing. Albright existed from early 1900's up till recent days - still made industrial marbles in Ravenna up till the 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BuckEye Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Great stuff Brian. Here is a pic from American machine made marbles. Says it was an ad for Christensen marbles. You can see Gropper boxes throughout the ad and the bag of Albright clays in the top left corner. The ad was attributed to Hansel. Maybe there is a better photo of it that he posted so we can read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted June 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Found this in the archives. Maybe be the A is for assortment? Clays and glass....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckEye Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Bump, anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 I have no confident answer. Just helping with the bump by highlighting those A's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Is the answer at the bottom right of the photo? On 6/2/2018 at 12:13 PM, BuckEye said: Found this in the archives. Maybe be the A is for assortment? Clays and glass....? The No. 25, 50 and 100 come in an "Attractive" Box and leatherette Bag. So, does "A" mean "Attractive". 5 = $2.25 / gross 5A = $2.70 / gross (+$0.45 / gross) 10 = $5.00 / gross 10A = $6.10 / gross (+$1.10 / gross) You either have "Plain" Boxes for Bulk or attractive, bright "Printed" boxes for retail. Printed boxes cost more to make. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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