Steph Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 What promotional opportunity were the stores missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peltier Mibber Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Perhaps custom packaging in the way of self promotion ? And sponsorship of tournaments would be good promotion too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 I see now ... the editor was suggesting the stores hold marble games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plummerme Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Boxes recent find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 23, 2019 Report Share Posted February 23, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 On one of my old sets of backup disks, I have tons of articles from Beckley, West Virginia, spanning many years. They had a sports reporter on the marble beat. I imagined writing a book about tournaments using Beckley's history as the backdrop. Most of us have probably thought one time or another that we had a book in us. I now realize I probably don't. But I sure liked the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Nice box of Kleenex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy Posted June 7, 2019 Report Share Posted June 7, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 On 6/6/2019 at 10:18 PM, wvrons said: Nice box of Kleenex. I had to look twice but there it is. I've been looking for one since I saw a coworker with that same box, but I didn't know the proper way to say "hey, when you're done with that kleenex box I want it'. lol did lots of google searches as well. If I recall it was a bunch of nice Akro Popeye marbles on it, so somebody must know a bit more history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 8, 2019 Report Share Posted June 8, 2019 Oh! Now I see the Kleenex box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 Here are a couple pics of the box that I have. Made in Canada - Royale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 10, 2019 Report Share Posted June 10, 2019 wow ... beautiful ... kudos to whoever knew their marbles well enough to pick those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Awesome! My memory was off a bit but surely some nice Akro marbles there (which probably didn't just get swept off the floor for a photo-op). You guys are great, glad I wasn't completely imagining things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 You are not going to see one of those Orange - Crush box sets in many collections. Also nice rubber stamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted June 12, 2019 Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 Yeah, that Orange Crush set is new to me. I've got a few of the Crush pop bottles from that era but hadn't seen/heard of a marble set with the logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theinfamousdragonsbain Posted Sunday at 08:16 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 08:16 PM 1934 Clifton Seaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago 15 hours ago, Theinfamousdragonsbain said: 1934 Clifton Seaver Wow. Marble royalty! How did you come by such a treasure? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 16 hours ago, Theinfamousdragonsbain said: 1934 Clifton Seaver That is really cool - stored away for all these years, it's remarkable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theinfamousdragonsbain Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago A very good friend of mine just died and he had no family so everything was left to me and as I was going through it I found the stuff and I remembered him telling me the story of his dad. I want to try to get it in a Museum or somebody's hands who really care about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theinfamousdragonsbain Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 5 hours ago, Ric said: That is really cool - stored away for all these years, it's remarkable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theinfamousdragonsbain Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago I actually have multiple scrapbooks of all the newspaper clippings from it as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago 17 minutes ago, Theinfamousdragonsbain said: I want to try to get it in a Museum or somebody's hands who really care about it I imagine there are at least a few collectors who would love to own those things, myself included. But it would probably be best if they were in a permanent collection on public display where more people could see and appreciate them. I would start by contacting the Smithsonian Museum of American History. If they are not interested, perhaps the Wildwood Historical Museum, in Wildwood, NJ (where the National Marble Tournament is held) might be interested. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theinfamousdragonsbain Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago Thanks. There is not a single other crown on the internet for sale so I wouldn't even know how to price them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted 8 hours ago Report Share Posted 8 hours ago If you really want to sell the items, I would contact Block's Marble Auctions or Morphy Auctions. Both are widely followed by the marble collecting community. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted 6 hours ago Report Share Posted 6 hours ago Lets call in @hdesousa for an opinion here. I just love this stuff. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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