Chad G. Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 A tad over 2 1/4" faceted at one end and remnants of a pigtail nearly melted to oblivion on the other, not pristine, pocket ware & fleas but no hits or missing glass, chunky mica flakes distributed equally around the surface. I could have a light buff to give it a nice smooth surface but why ruin a great mib. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Chad G. said: A tad over 2 1/4" faceted at one end and remnants of a pigtail nearly melted to oblivion on the other, not pristine, pocket ware & fleas but no hits or missing glass, chunky mica flakes distributed equally around the surface. I could have a light buff to give it a nice smooth surface but why ruin a great mib. Killer Mib 💯% 👌😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 I just keep finding them . . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 A few of my little baby's 0.43 inch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 52 minutes ago, Mojo said: A few of my little baby's 0.43 inch The red one is great man, well on second thought they all are ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Ric said: I just keep finding them . . . Guess I need to look through some of my old drawers Ric, I doubt I'd find any of those but you never know ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Is there anyway to actually sort of tell what region a handmade marble comes from? Don't know if anyone has really done extensive research. I know some Pittsburgh glass factories where I live made "German" handmade marbles, but I would have no idea how to tell the difference between them and those made in central Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 15 minutes ago, PittsburghMarbles said: Is there anyway to actually sort of tell what region a handmade marble comes from? Don't know if anyone has really done extensive research. I know some Pittsburgh glass factories where I live made "German" handmade marbles, but I would have no idea how to tell the difference between them and those made in central Germany. I'll bet there are European diggers who could make educated guesses but, as far as I know, that sort of info has not been organized or published anywhere. And I do understand that there were some cane-cut marbles made in America back in the day but I don't think there is much info available about them either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 An alternating light stand I adapted for some of my larger German handmades. This ones right at 1 & 13/16ths. Almost like Christmas in July when I get 4 or 5 of these going at once, gotta watch it though it can get expensive, AAA batteries go fast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Those are nice light displays. I'd like to have one with about 25 holes in it for 5/8" marbles. I remember back in the day there was a guy (was it John Ives?) that used to sell a lot of Cairo marbles. He would setup some tables he had rigged-up to display hundreds of under-lit marbles, and those Cairos would put on a heck of show too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Guess I could cot the hole any size, the top is just some thick black foam rubber I had lying around, it worked well, probably fit 5 or 6 5/8ths on top ?? Maybe I'll give er a try and see what I come up with ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Some of my Germans. Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, PittsburghMarbles said: Some of my Germans. Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Untitled by Pittsburgh Marbles, on Flickr Nice mibs man !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 ^ Thank you, wish I could afford loads of Germans, maybe one day I’ll win the lottery; guess I better start playing it first… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, PittsburghMarbles said: ^ Thank you, wish I could afford loads of Germans, maybe one day I’ll win the lottery; guess I better start playing it first… You and me both, I had hundreds of Handmades prior to 09 when I sold my 22 year collection due to financial reasons. Not a fun time watching that many years of collecting go down the drain in a matter of months. Making up for lost time now (I guess??) Most I can afford is maybe a $1.00 scratch off, been so long I don't even know what if they still have em that small anymore or not ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 This is one that I proudly display. I really love old marbles that show play. This one no doubt was a favorite of someone’s in the antique past. Beat up but rarely defeated is what I call this one. Mint is great for sure but history rules. There are no bad marbles. Marble—On!!! and collect what you want to as well !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Latts. Oop !! I left a few out !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Chad G. said: Latts. Oop !! I left a few out !! They're beauties, Chad. It's easy to tell you collect these - they're squeaky clean. All of mine have fallen inro my lap and the vast majority of them are pretty rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 3 hours ago, akroorka said: This is one that I proudly display. This one looks like It's had its fair share of fun, and I'll bet it was a stunner in its youth too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 It sure did, and he or she sure did as well. It measures in at 7/8" now, it probably started new at an inch--lol. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 3 hours ago, akroorka said: This is one that I proudly display. I really love old marbles that show play. This one no doubt was a favorite of someone’s in the antique past. Beat up but rarely defeated is what I call this one. Mint is great for sure but history rules. There are no bad marbles. Marble—On!!! and collect what you want to as well !!! I tend to find these Indians are always pretty beat up for some reason. They’re very hard to find in mint shape. I don’t know if it’s because the glass was lower quality or what, but they’re always beat to crap 95% of the time. The only mint one I have is ironically one I dug up at a construction site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marbleized Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Just wanted to share my very first handmade that I got in a baggie with some other marbles when I first began collecting. It's out of round with twisty waves, but I did notice the pontils back then which I've seen on handblown glass vases. So it became a special find for me. I've read that mica marbles were made in Germany so I'm just assuming this one was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Here's an old pic of some old Germans that Leroy "mended", I know some people frown upon polishing but he did a good job saving this group 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PittsburghMarbles Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 ^ Hopefully some of the pontils are still left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Cleanest Indian I have, Maglite w/ ghost core Smore clean ones, yes the glass does seem to be softer but nothing like a clambroth, I think every time I look at mine another flake of glass falls off ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now