Ric Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 3 hours ago, crashbelt said: The pride of my collection of boards are both complete Jaques Magic Number Squares . . . What a great collection - the first full ones I have seen - very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 Sundry Germans . . . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 4 hours ago, crashbelt said: The pride of my collection of boards are both complete Jaques Magic Number Squares with glazed ceramic numbered marbles on beautiful turned mahogany boards. Both have lozenge shaped marks dating the game copyright to the 1850s although they could have been made in the 1860s too. I am very lucky to have found these many years ago. Talk about VVHTF, both the boards and the marbles !! One or two mibs is good but two full sets is unreal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 6 hours ago, Ric said: Sundry Germans . . . They are all nice Ric, is that one on the lower right a blue cornhusk? Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 Here is a seedy little solid core with cool back-lit pontils. Just playing around today. Marble—On!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, akroorka said: They are all nice Ric, is that one on the lower right a blue cornhusk? Very nice! Oh brother, Art. What I know about hand-mades you could fit under the nail on your pinky finger - better ask @Chad lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Some German "Slags". Thought I posted this pic earlier but couldn't find it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, I'llhavethat1 said: Some German "Slags". Thought I posted this pic earlier but couldn't find it. Whoa, those are great! Do they all have regular pontils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 One more for this Thursday. A 1.5" four panel onionskin w/ a single faceted pontil on one end, melted smooth on the other. So I'm guessing also an earlier made mib. Clean except for an asmade dimple seen at the top of the first pic and a few asmade creases, I wish it had more of what appears to be black. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Ric said: Oh brother, Art. What I know about hand-mades you could fit under the nail on your pinky finger - better ask @Chad lol. I am right there with you Ric. I like them--just do not know them. Help us out here folks😁 Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 10 minutes ago, akroorka said: I am right there with you Ric. I like them--just do not know them. Help us out here folks😁 Marble--On!! I'm thinkin Ric's is a banded coreless ?? I believe the "Cornhusk" has to be the appropriate colors i.e. amber base glass & yellow stranded bands resembling the looks of it's namesake a "Cornhusk" Ric's marble 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 (edited) 19 hours ago, Ric said: Whoa, those are great! Do they all have regular pontils? They are a bit odd, not ground or faceted, kind of rough like a regular pontil but more elongated. Similar to that you see on some Indians. I'll see if I can dig up a pic Edited December 31, 2021 by I'llhavethat1 found old pics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 hour ago, I'llhavethat1 said: They are a bit odd, not ground or faceted, kind of rough like a regular pontil but more elongated. Thanks for the info and pics - those are great marbles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 19 hours ago, Chad G. said: I'm thinkin Ric's is a banded coreless ?? I believe the "Cornhusk" has to be the appropriate colors i.e. amber base glass & yellow stranded bands resembling the looks of it's namesake a "Cornhusk" And there we have it. Thanks for the info Chad, and nice Cornhusk! The differences are now obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 " Happy Thüringen Thursday " A couple more Joseph Coats, first one is a regular coat, second is slightly shrunken. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Here's another of my boards. Beautiful 9" mahogany board with 17mm finely faceted mibs, so from the older period. 14 micas, including a pale yellow, and 2 deeply coloured dark blue/grey, 17 onions including some same cane and a lefty or two, and a single cloud - all wet mint. I'm pretty convinced this is an original set and its an interesting example of the decisions the UK game manufacturers made in choosing which imported German handmade for their best sets. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 9 hours ago, Chad G. said: The mint green is great! 7 hours ago, crashbelt said: Wow, another super board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 From my paltry collection of German marbles . . . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 13 Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Happy Thuringen Thursday Nice HM mibs Chad ,crashbelt and Ric killer board crashbelt you must have one of the best board collections around 👌 here is a pee wee few pics of the same mib only got like 3 more to show then i’ll be out of HM tell i score some more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 7, 2022 Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Dave 13 said: here is a pee wee few pics of the same mib only got like 3 more to show then i’ll be out . . . Nice wee one, Dave. I'll stick with the peewee theme - this one is 7/16". And I'm getting close to the end of my German hand-mades too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 This Thursday here's one of the first boards I collected 30 years ago! Blue/white onions, some in less than perfect condition, but all original to the set except two I had to add to make up the numbers. Its nice to have the instructions so well preserved on the base of the board - so often torn or removed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 20 minutes ago, crashbelt said: This Thursday here's one of the first boards I collected 30 years ago! Blue/white onions . . . That is a beauty. They always look so nice with a fully matched set of marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Another group of sundry Germans . . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Here’s a few of my Pee-Wees. Working will such a small cane has always amazed me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 13, 2022 Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 34 minutes ago, Fire1981 said: Working will such a small cane has always amazed me. Me too, and it wouldn't surprise me if many are the product of child labor. The red one is very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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