Marbleneophyte Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 I bought a bag of marbles this weekend and much to my surprise there were several CAC's. I've been reading up and studying photos and I thought I had mostly striped transparents but now I'm not so sure. Before I found these I could count my CAC's on one hand so I haven't seen many live ones before. As always your thoughts and opinions are appreciated! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 I am going to leave the particulars to the CAC aficionados. But I would say you grabbed some great marbles! The two upper right look like Blue Laces to me. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleneophyte Posted March 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 Thanks Ric. It's been a while since I've found anything decent and I've never found so many good marbles in the same lot. Can't wait to get back out there next weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 A striped transparents are a transparent color based marble with stripes of opaque white or another opaque color at or near the surface "only" there are rare examples where the opaque color is found inside the marble making it a submarine. Slags are a single stream of transparent colored glass with opaque white swirled in and in most cases inside as well as on the outside of the marble. Submarine pics courtesy of my friend Terry Christensen striped transparent Christensen slag Christensen Submarines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, Marbleneophyte said: Thanks Ric. It's been a while since I've found anything decent and I've never found so many good marbles in the same lot. Can't wait to get back out there next weekend! Nice bunch of CAC's once you see a submarine you'll never forget it, a very spendy marble $1000.00 to $3000.00 on average for a good wet mint one with a nice electric color scheme. The first one I have posted went for $2400.00 2 years ago. I only wish it was mine, what a killer. Marbles like that are very far & few between. I hope these pics help a little, you may hit a real gold mine ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 I don't see any CAC Blue Lace. They are nice very transparent peach or flesh color base with light blue swirls or ribbons. I have seen more swirls than ribbons for Blue Lace. But some are straight ribbons. Not sure all six are CAC. Some of the spacing at the cut lines are wide or far apart for CAC. More like German striped transparent or German slags. If you notice Chad G. pictures of CAC the ribbons from each half come closer together at the cut line. Most all the German ones have a wider space at the cut line. Where the white ends, more base shows at the cut line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 I agree with Ron on those - the ones with wider spaced "seams" are probably German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleneophyte Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks for the reply Chad. The photos are very helpful. The submarines are absolutely gorgeous! Ron, if they awarded Ph.D's for marble identification we would all have to refer to you as Dr. Shepard! Thanks for sharing. I've learned a lot from your posts. Al, thank you too! I see you out here quite frequently and I've learned a lot from you as well. Here are 2 more from the same lot. The seams on the blue are a bit different than the others and almost all of the white is beneath the surface. I'm hoping that the other one is a peach slag?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck G Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 I agree with what Ron, Al and Chad with what they say, close cut line, CAC, wider, possible German. Chuck G--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleneophyte Posted March 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks Chuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slagmarble Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 German, easy way to tell is that the ends are typically straight seam to seam where CA will be normal-abnormal in an S shape. Base glass is also of a lower quality with less vibrant colors. Also, not a peach, they are pinkish/brown in hand but bright pink when backlit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Here are 3 of the familiar CAC s shapes on the end used as an Identifier, the first 2 are striped opaque's & the third is a submarine, all with the same signature CAC ends running from one seam to the other. Not every one I've seen has it but if it did a 99.9 % chance of it being a CAC. The 3 pics of seams are self explanatory, & yes agree a CAC peach slag is much more pink in appearance CAC ENDS CAC SEAMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleneophyte Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Great information guys. Looks like I have a nice lot of German marbles. Thanks to you all! I've learned a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Roger that, CAC or not some real beauties, I love em !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 None look like CAC to me but the bottom right in first pic is interesting-the rest aren't too shabby either. Nice patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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