Fire1981 Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 So….here we go. Any ideas ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibcapper Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 couple .... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 The hardest for me is the original St Marys MK. I have yet to see one in hand. Marble--On and search on as well!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 I have a couple Peltier cats in a red transparent base. I didn't even know who made then until Elizabeth Kempski mentioned them in her new book as being a HTF cat, I'll see what page and post a pic after I get back from Church (Promise) I have some blue based 1" also; Oh wait I have an old pic of one of the Pelt red cats and both blue bases. The pelt cats are all 19/32nds I believe ?? I was lead to think the red one was German but learned differnt after reading Elizabeths book. May be a while I have to find it in her book & on what page !! I found it, pg. 54 of Elisabeth's book. Peltier red based cats were confirmed as being found by Gino Biffany at the 2007 Amana marble show. Peltier & MK both made a red base version, Peltier being the rarer of the two, 9/16ths for a size which is exactly what mine are. At least I hope mines the pelt version, either way I'm happy to have found so rare a cat all the way over here !! In fact I found 3 of them, now to find my little "marble helpers" stash to get more pix of the older ones as shown in the pic. I just looked it has the exact same banana shape if not more so than Bills pink examples. An old pic for now, the blue may be common I'm not sure but believe them to be some manner of foreign cat ?? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, mibcapper said: couple .... I knew you'd have at least 1 pink Pelt Bill .... .... those pink ones are Pelt correct ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 I think I have 1 pink, a Vitro. Nice mibs there, Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Just now, William said: I think I have 1 pink, a Vitro. Nice mibs there, Bill! Oh yeah, and 1 triple cross through, red, white and blue, if those two qualify as tough to find... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Pix of the Red Pelt cat tomorrow, to tired to set up the tripod nd stuff to get some decent macro to look at. See ya !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 I read in a book I have that the 9-vane cats were HTF. I found a jar of them, sold them in lots on feebay a few years back. Can’t remember what they were selling for… also can’t remember where the darn book is…🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibcapper Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Chad G. said: I knew you'd have at least 1 pink Pelt Bill .... .... those pink ones are Pelt correct ?? oops ... that nanner is lavender ... no pinkie ... sorry ... bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Sorry for the delay !! Here are a few pix of what I believe to be a red base Pelt cat. Size is 9/16ths as described in Elizabeth Kempski's book "The World of Cat's Eye Marbles" It may be MK but the construction says to me Pelt, resembling a banana cat. If anyone has a different I.D. for this cat other than Pelt "please" post, I've had 1 of these many years, & acquired the other last week, I had no idea of the manufacture till I read Elizabeth's book, it only gives 2 possible manufactures, Pelt or MK, there are some unknown foreign made but they are all larger. I believe these to be Pelt. At least the basic construction says Pelt to me ?? 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berryb Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 I have this one; Dark amber with a red banana. The pix could be better and the amber actually looks darker in hand. Thanks Bruce 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Berryb said: I have this one; Dark amber with a red banana. The pix could be better and the amber actually looks darker in hand. Thanks Bruce Nice Bruce, I'll read a bit more of Elizabeth's book & see what it says about the other colors !! I'll look for Amber in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Lots of cool Cat's in this thread 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peltier Mibber Posted October 22, 2021 Report Share Posted October 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Chad G. said: Sorry for the delay !! Here are a few pix of what I believe to be a red base Pelt cat. Size is 9/16ths as described in Elizabeth Kempski's book "The World of Cat's Eye Marbles" It may be MK but the construction says to me Pelt, resembling a banana cat. If anyone has a different I.D. for this cat other than Pelt "please" post, I've had 1 of these many years, & acquired the other last week, I had no idea of the manufacture till I read Elizabeth's book, it only gives 2 possible manufactures, Pelt or MK, there are some unknown foreign made but they are all larger. I believe these to be Pelt. At least the basic construction says Pelt to me ?? Super 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 23, 2021 Report Share Posted October 23, 2021 I found this yesterday in my “Jones” bag… appears to be a MK ST Mary’s blue/yellow catseye? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 I still can't find any Tinka cats here in the USA. I consider those htf. The pelt red base cats really are htf. Its usually just one or two people in the marble world hoarding most of the known examples when it comes to htf marbles.😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted October 26, 2021 Report Share Posted October 26, 2021 These pelts can vary quite a bit. I broke open three of them to prove that they were opaque red inside of transparent red a couple years ago. The base color sort of shifted during the run of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 How about the 5/8” purple 4-vane cats? I have at least one, need to dig it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 2 hours ago, schmoozer said: How about the 5/8” purple 4-vane cats? I have at least one, need to dig it out. Yesir !! ..... ..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 17 hours ago, Nantucketdink said: I still can't find any Tinka cats here in the USA. I consider those htf. The pelt red base cats really are htf. Its usually just one or two people in the marble world hoarding most of the known examples when it comes to htf marbles.😁 No wonder I'm only finding one at a time Josh, you've cornered the market Although being here on the West coast may also play a role in it. Nobody here even knows what they are but a few I gander ?? I do have to admit I did run into a bunch of them some years ago and paid then no nevermind, "just some more cats" I thought, so, live & learn !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 26 minutes ago, Chad G. said: Yesir !! ..... ..... now I need to find it/them…🤯 went thru one bin with no luck, but found a ton of “new treasures” I either forgot or didn’t realize what I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 17 hours ago, Nantucketdink said: I still can't find any Tinka cats here in the USA. I consider those htf. The pelt red base cats really are htf. Its usually just one or two people in the marble world hoarding most of the known examples when it comes to htf marbles.😁 Hoarding should be illegal🤣🤣🤣 and yes, we are all very jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 Yeah , this could be one HTF ✌ Catseye ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 27, 2021 Report Share Posted October 27, 2021 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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