schmoozer Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 I also collect BLENKO glass from Milton, WV. does anyone have any documentation connecting BLENKO to marble makers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal3 Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 I wish I could help you on the Blenko/marble connection - and I have to assume there were some links given their proximity to the marble plants - but I just wanted to say you have a lovely collection of their glass, schmoozer! Nicely displayed too. I used to live not far from Blenko (Barboursville) while I was a traveling salesman as a much younger man and I kick myself I never took an interest in stopping there or learning much about them. Ah, youth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 sooooo nicely displayed beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 I ran the question by Edna. She says it's been a long time but she remembers a former Blenko employee ending up in one of the WV marble maker's shops -- maybe Charles Gibsons' shop -- but though she visited, she didn't see any marbles which interested her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Blenko might have been a source of cullet from time to time. Lacking documentation that is just a guess. Cullet's key quality needed to be cost and COE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted March 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 I got a response from Blenko, from some old guy named Dean Six...🤣🤣🤣 he is now at Blenko!! he stated they have sold cullet to both Marble King and Jabo, but is not sure about sales to the older marble makers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Good stuff, Maynard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 So Dean is back in WV, employed by Blenko now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted March 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 17 hours ago, schmoozer said: I got a response from Blenko, from some old guy named Dean Six...🤣🤣🤣 he is now at Blenko!! he stated they have sold cullet to both Marble King and Jabo, but is not sure about sales to the older marble makers. I reread this post, and realized it was not well-written. I have never met Dean, but I have both his books. My 🤣🤣🤣 is due to the small-world syndrome between glass collectors/makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Dean has done several books maybe 10 or 15. Is Dean working for Blenko now ? Response from Blenko and it was Dean ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 11 minutes ago, wvrons said: Dean has done several books maybe 10 or 15. Is Dean working for Blenko now ? Response from Blenko and it was Dean ? Yes, he has a Blenko.com email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 Ok Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Davis Posted April 26, 2023 Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 I hear there is a jabot Blenko marble run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 26, 2023 Report Share Posted April 26, 2023 48 minutes ago, Jay Davis said: I hear there is a jabot Blenko marble run This is unfamiliar to me. Josh, do you know about such a run? @Nantucketdink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted April 27, 2023 Report Share Posted April 27, 2023 yes-back in November 2015 there was a Blenko Run. Both 5/8" and 3/4" marbles were made according to my notes. Let me see if I have a pic of the marbles... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted April 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2023 In 2008 I bought a sea green dalle from Blenko and gave it to Joe Schlemmer (Madman Marbles) and asked him to make me a marble from it. One of my prized possessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted April 27, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, Nantucketdink said: yes-back in November 2015 there was a Blenko Run. Both 5/8" and 3/4" marbles were made according to my notes. Let me see if I have a pic of the marbles... Would love to see them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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