NZMatt Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Hi,  Just wondering if anyone has any idea with these....I found them in a box full of 80s toys, but (with the exception of the black speckled ones) seem to have pontils..  The last pic is a 1" Marble, the others are 14mm to 16mm  Any info or opinions appreciated 🙂  Cheers Matt Auckland/New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Hi there! The first six look vintage, meaning before 1970.  The rest look like they could be from the 1980's or later. They are all machine-made which means they do not have pontils. They may have "seams" or "cutlines" from the beginning or end of the glass stream in the automated process. Or they may have "cold rolls" were creases formed because the molten glass was just a little too cool to be completely rounded on the mechanized rollers.  More views might suggest a 1930's or so Japanese origin on the blue ones. Not sure what kind of yellow and green swirls you might end up with in New Zealand.  The speckled ones and the one-incher at the end would be Asian or Mexican.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 The first three are definitely unusual. NZ and Au ended up with some unusual marbles (from the collections I've seen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Third row look Vacor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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