MK Monday!!

[wvrons]

[Steph]

6 hours ago, akroorka said:

I still have not figured out what this one is---

MK I think--

Marble--On!!

 

A confident Pelt vote from me.  

[Gladys]

20 hours ago, William said:

Looking for something else entirely and stumbled across this little Smuckers jar of MK's....Happy MK Monday 😊

Nice ones to!!!

[Dave 13]

Happy Marble king Monday 

There not bumble bee’s ,so I’m calling them Yellow jacket wasps as my own nick name 

[William]

33 minutes ago, Dave 13 said:

Happy Marble king Monday 

There not bumble bee’s ,so I’m calling them Yellow jacket wasps as my own nick name 

Brown/Yellow patch and ribbon?

[Gladys]

2 hours ago, Dave 13 said:

Happy Marble king Monday 

There not bumble bee’s ,so I’m calling them Yellow jacket wasps as my own nick name 

wow! those are neat thank you for sharing!

[Gladys]

Happy MK Monday♥

 

This was ID as a MK I think the colors are amazing♥

[William]

Didn't score any marbles on my outing today but couldn't pass up this authentic ET children's belt! Love it and Have a great Marble King Monday 😊👽

[Dave 13]

On 6/13/2022 at 7:35 AM, William said:

Brown/Yellow patch and ribbon?

Hi William i think they are dark purple that look black and i can see were it thins out it looks lite purple brownish i believe they are late 60 early 70 production , cool ET belt you found 

 

On 6/13/2022 at 9:12 AM, Gladys said:

wow! those are neat thank you for sharing!

Thanks Gladys ,cool colours in your MK  you posted 

[Dave 13]

Bugging out this MK Monday with some Bumble Bee’s ,Grasshoppers Dragonfly’s and Green Hornets 

[Gladys]

Happy MK Monday♥

[William]

MK Monday 🌞

[Gladys]

2 hours ago, William said:

MK Monday 🌞

LOV IT♥ great pictures!

[Dave 13]

Happy Marble King Monday 

Here are some sweet mibs 🍭Candy cane or Candy stripe 

[Greeneyesgreenthumbs]

All measure 1” to 1.09” inches diameter 

[Dave 13]

Two for this Marble King Monday the 1st one has a copper colour look to it in my eyes both are wicket colour combinations in my book 

[Dave 13]

Happy Marble King Monday 🇨🇦

[Mojo]

MK MK MK MK 🤠👍

 

[Dave 13]

1 hour ago, Mojo said:

MK MK MK MK 🤠👍

 

Wow nice killer old school Marble Kings Joep 👍

[akroorka]

MK did make some very pretty blue—and white marbles.
The next image shows "Painted Turtles" under a slight flash—it is pretty cloudy in Wisconsin today.
Marble—On!!
 

[wvrons]

[Chad G.]

                                                                               "Happy MK Monday"               

                                                                       HISTORY OF MARBLE KING

                  (Courtesy & with permission from the MCSA - Marble Collectors Society of America)

  LINK :   https://www.marblecollecting.com/marble-reference/online-marble-id-guide/marble-king-inc/

 

Marble King was started in 1949 by Berry Pink and Sellers Peltier in St. Mary’s, West Virginia. The machinery was purchased from the Alley Glass Company. It was moved to Paden City, West Virginia, in 1958 after a fire destroyed the original plant.

Berry Pink had also been jobbing marbles since the 1920s under the trade name “Berry Pink, Inc.”.

Marble King continues to produce marbles today.

Marble King produced ribboned, patch & ribboned, cat’s-eye, and swirl marbles. Most are collectible today.

Marble King appears to have had different machinery that produced at least three separate seam marks. One type of machine produced a seam on the other side of the equator that was straight and at a perpendicular angle to the poles. A second type of seam has a “U” shape on either side of the equator. However, unlike Master Marbles that have the two “U”s going in the same direction around the marble, Marble King “U”s point towards each other. This seam design appears to be from an earlier machine and only shows up on Marble King marbles. A third seam type produces a seam on either side of the equator. One seam is straight and the other is “U” shaped. This seam type shows up on Marble King and Vitro Agate marbles.

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Patch & ribbon marbles have a patch on one pole, a ribbon of a second color encircling the marble, a ribbon of the same color as the top patch encircling the marble, and finally a patch of the second color on the bottom pole. The marbles have two seams. They are made using a veneering method which puts a thin layer of the colored glass on a base of white glass. These marbles were produced until about 1975 and were marketed under the name “Rainbows”.

 

The most common Rainbow is white alternating with another color. The second color is usually red, blue, brown or green. There are Rainbows that are white with a color ribbon and patch consisting of two or three different colors. These are not quite as common.

 

The most collectible Rainbows are two different alternating colors (not white). Over the past fifteen years, a wide variety of color varieties have been found. These have descriptive names that have been given to them by collectors.

 

A representative sample, in ascending order of rarity: Bumblebee (yellow & black), Wasp (red & black), Cub Scout (blue & yellow), Girl Scout (green & yellow), Tiger (orange & yellow), Spiderman (red & blue), Green Hornet (green & black), Watermelon (red & green), Dragonfly (green and blue).

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There are also hybrid examples that consist of three or more colors. Spidermen, Green Hornets, Watermelons, and Dragonflies have only been found in the 5/8” size. Girl Scouts and Tigers have only been found up to 3/4”. Larger examples (up to 1”) exist of Bumblebees, Wasps, Cub Scouts, and Bengal Tigers. Most of the more esoteric color combinations have only been found in the 5/8” size, indicating that many of these may have been short run.

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A marble similar to the Rainbow is called the Blended Rainbow, because it is a patch and ribbon type and many of the color combinations are similar to Rainbows. In these marbles, the colors are blended together. These marbles are usually about 5/8” or smaller.

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There are also Rainbow patches, which are an opaque white base with two different colored patches covering the surface.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Another collectible Marble King marble is the Rainbow Red. This is a white base marble with an equatorial ribbon of red and a second equatorial ribbon of a different color, rather than a patch. 

Since about 1975, there have been several types of new marbles produced that are very similar to vintage Rainbows in terms of color and pattern. These include two-patch Rainbows in opaque, translucent and transparent base, patch and ribbon Rainbows in translucent or transparent base, and marbles that are missing the patch but have the equatorial ribbon. Most of these are still in production.

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Marble King has also produced a wide variety of clearies, opaque's, and cat’s eyes. The most collectible are the four-vane multicolor cat’s eyes produced at St. Mary’s.
Cat’s eyes produced at Paden City have little value, due to their abundance.   

[Dave 13]

Happy Marble King Monday 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[William]

3 hours ago, Chad G. said:

                                                                               "Happy MK Monday"               

                                                                       HISTORY OF MARBLE KING

                  (Courtesy & with permission from the MCSA - Marble Collectors Society of America)

  LINK :   https://www.marblecollecting.com/marble-reference/online-marble-id-guide/marble-king-inc/

 

Marble King was started in 1949 by Berry Pink and Sellers Peltier in St. Mary’s, West Virginia. The machinery was purchased from the Alley Glass Company. It was moved to Paden City, West Virginia, in 1958 after a fire destroyed the original plant.

Berry Pink had also been jobbing marbles since the 1920s under the trade name “Berry Pink, Inc.”.

Marble King continues to produce marbles today.

Marble King produced ribboned, patch & ribboned, cat’s-eye, and swirl marbles. Most are collectible today.

Marble King appears to have had different machinery that produced at least three separate seam marks. One type of machine produced a seam on the other side of the equator that was straight and at a perpendicular angle to the poles. A second type of seam has a “U” shape on either side of the equator. However, unlike Master Marbles that have the two “U”s going in the same direction around the marble, Marble King “U”s point towards each other. This seam design appears to be from an earlier machine and only shows up on Marble King marbles. A third seam type produces a seam on either side of the equator. One seam is straight and the other is “U” shaped. This seam type shows up on Marble King and Vitro Agate marbles.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Patch & ribbon marbles have a patch on one pole, a ribbon of a second color encircling the marble, a ribbon of the same color as the top patch encircling the marble, and finally a patch of the second color on the bottom pole. The marbles have two seams. They are made using a veneering method which puts a thin layer of the colored glass on a base of white glass. These marbles were produced until about 1975 and were marketed under the name “Rainbows”.

 

The most common Rainbow is white alternating with another color. The second color is usually red, blue, brown or green. There are Rainbows that are white with a color ribbon and patch consisting of two or three different colors. These are not quite as common.

 

The most collectible Rainbows are two different alternating colors (not white). Over the past fifteen years, a wide variety of color varieties have been found. These have descriptive names that have been given to them by collectors.

 

A representative sample, in ascending order of rarity: Bumblebee (yellow & black), Wasp (red & black), Cub Scout (blue & yellow), Girl Scout (green & yellow), Tiger (orange & yellow), Spiderman (red & blue), Green Hornet (green & black), Watermelon (red & green), Dragonfly (green and blue).

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

There are also hybrid examples that consist of three or more colors. Spidermen, Green Hornets, Watermelons, and Dragonflies have only been found in the 5/8” size. Girl Scouts and Tigers have only been found up to 3/4”. Larger examples (up to 1”) exist of Bumblebees, Wasps, Cub Scouts, and Bengal Tigers. Most of the more esoteric color combinations have only been found in the 5/8” size, indicating that many of these may have been short run.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A marble similar to the Rainbow is called the Blended Rainbow, because it is a patch and ribbon type and many of the color combinations are similar to Rainbows. In these marbles, the colors are blended together. These marbles are usually about 5/8” or smaller.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

There are also Rainbow patches, which are an opaque white base with two different colored patches covering the surface.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Another collectible Marble King marble is the Rainbow Red. This is a white base marble with an equatorial ribbon of red and a second equatorial ribbon of a different color, rather than a patch. 

Since about 1975, there have been several types of new marbles produced that are very similar to vintage Rainbows in terms of color and pattern. These include two-patch Rainbows in opaque, translucent and transparent base, patch and ribbon Rainbows in translucent or transparent base, and marbles that are missing the patch but have the equatorial ribbon. Most of these are still in production.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Marble King has also produced a wide variety of clearies, opaque's, and cat’s eyes. The most collectible are the four-vane multicolor cat’s eyes produced at St. Mary’s.
Cat’s eyes produced at Paden City have little value, due to their abundance.   

It's always fun going back and reading this historical information on occasion. Nice Marble King Monday post Chad 👍

[William]

What a great morning! The sun is shining, birds are singing, and the bumblebees are out in force pollinating! Happy Marble King Monday!