Mothra Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 I went to an estate sale and bought a jar of what looked like old marbles. I’m new to marble collecting and am trying to learn. Here is one of my finds… I think it’s what’s called a green onion? Not sure of the maker or approximate year made…. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 "Welcome to Marble Connection Kim" Definitely machine made, my guess on manufacture is Imperial as a first, maybe Master. Onionskin is a handmade German marble, not sure what a "green onion' is ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothra Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 @Chad G.I’m new to this sorry I was simple meaning it was a green marble with an onion skin look…. Lol I have lots to learn. Thank you for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 31 minutes ago, Mothra said: @Chad G.I’m new to this sorry I was simple meaning it was a green marble with an onion skin look…. Lol I have lots to learn. Thank you for the info. No need to be sorry, no offense meant, were all still learning here, one of the fun parts and something that just comes with this hobby, again "Welcome" Chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Welcome Mothra, Your marble does kinda look like a "green onion"😁 and I agree with Chad that it is a foreign made example. There have been discussions in the marble world as to whether or not Master Marble and others were trying to make marbles that resembled hand-made onion skins so you are not far off from that same thinking. Keep posting, we all love this stuff! Marble—On!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 I think Imperial. A modern Asian marble. Possibly made in the 2000's. Possibly a little earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothra Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 @Chad G. None taken I just really appreciate the help. Here are some more finds from the same jar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 ^^ some nice vintage marbles there. Yet, I still lean toward the green one being a modern marble. I'd guess that it was included in the mix because that's what most people would do -- put all their pretty marbles together in their one special marble place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 Peltier Rainbo Here's your German handmade, this one's called a Lattacinio due to the "webbing" lattice design in the center Slag marble, not positive on the manufacture, nearly every manufacture made slags @ one time or another 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothra Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 I got the whole Mayonnaise jar which was full for 10 bucks! Lol I picked them up just because they were like you said all so pretty. I’ll keep posting as I sort through them. I truly know nothing about marbles they just reminded me of my youth. So fun! Thank you all for the info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 I think I'm seeing a Japanese transitional on this one. From the early 1900's. It's like an American slag but is distinctive enough that we can tell it is Japanese. I would actually like to see a couple more views to make sure it is handgathered as I expect it is. But the glass texture and color are making me pretty confident about my guess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothra Posted July 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 @StephI’ll post some more pictures later today of the marble in hopes it makes it easier to identify. Would knowing the size help in anyway? I notice alot of people putting the sizes of the marbles in their entry. Thank you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Mothra said: I got the whole Mayonnaise jar which was full for 10 bucks! 1 hour ago, Steph said: put all their pretty marbles together in their one special marble place. I will pay ten bucks for any mayonnaise jar full of marbles Mothra. Just as Steph says here, it is a common thing to find a mix of old and new today. This is what the uninformed seller as well as the informed seller will do to get a sale. They get a few here and a few there mix them together and hope for the best. This is why we continue to try to be informed, to distinguish the uninformed seller from the informed when it comes to a jar/bag/lot/single sale of marbles at least. I was just last week at a junk dealers place that told me he would not show me any marbles because he did not know enough about them and he knew that they could be worth many dollars. He had them “all at the house” waiting for his marble “guy”. The next day he posted a jar of marbles on his face-book page. What’s-up with that? I will go back once again and offer to be his “marble guy”. I have enough marbles really, and offered to give him estimation’s with no sales or offers. (I will take pictures) I feel a trap—LOL. Marble traps are a good thing! I left there feeling that he trusted me more than when I first arrived at least. I just love looking now, really I do. I have plenty of time to estimate value for the less informed. I must not have a trusted face when it comes to being a “marble guy”. I am a Minnie Step---I just love research, on all marbles, old, new and in-between. I love this stuff! We all do! Keep posting and continue to, Marble—On!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Roberto Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Chad G. said: Peltier Rainbo Ecco il tuo fatto a mano tedesco, questo si chiama Lattacinio per via del disegno a traliccio "a fettuccia" al centro Marmo di scorie, non positivo sulla produzione, quasi ogni manifattura produceva scorie una volta o l'altra Slag Christensen Agate ( cac) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Roberto Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 I refer to the latter .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 17, 2022 Report Share Posted July 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Mothra said: @StephI’ll post some more pictures later today of the marble in hopes it makes it easier to identify. Would knowing the size help in anyway? I notice alot of people putting the sizes of the marbles in their entry. Thank you again. Size can help a lot with some marble types. With the very large and very small, the size can quickly narrow down the number of likely manufacturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothra Posted July 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 @Steph Here are more angles of the one you thought might be a Japanese transitional… Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 18, 2022 Report Share Posted July 18, 2022 Gotta go with transitional With a handgathered marble, one can usually identify a "top" and a "bottom" of the marble. A "nine and tail" on one end and "cutline" on the other end. I think the top left image here is your cutline. I still can't say I see the the nine-and-tail part. But can't think of anything else it would be. Sticking with Japanese transitional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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