•~Emily~• Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Would this be considered a wasp? I really am trying hard on this ID thing but always seem to come up with the wrong ID 😂 I’ll just keep trying. I love marbles that much. I’m invested in this relationship 😂 I’m having a terrible time capturing the AV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carowill Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 I agree with Peltier wasp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Might be just my monitor, but it looks more orange than red - in which case it would be a Bengal Tiger. But if it`s more red in hand, then I think you have it. (AV is very hard to shoot - you`re doing fine!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
•~Emily~• Posted October 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Thanks for the help everyone Seems more red but definitely has some currents of orange in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Looks like a mixture of red and orange base (half & half) in which case you have a Wiger (half Tiger half Wasp) I just looked again & am almost positive that you have a Wiger. Most commonly found w/o av but do come w/ it, a very nice example, "killer" mib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
•~Emily~• Posted October 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, Chad G. said: Looks like a mixture of red and orange base (half & half) in which case you have a Wiger (half Tiger half Wasp) I just looked again & am almost positive that you have a Wiger. Most commonly found w/o av but do come w/ it, a very nice example, "killer" mib A Wiger…love that. Sounds like maybe that one’s a keeper. It has a couple tiny chips but as I’ve read around here, maybe a good “placeholder”,lol. I’m slowly learning thanks to all you great folks. One last question. Is it improper to measure a marble with decimals instead of fractions? I thought I read somewhere it was frowned upon. Just wondering since all I have is one of those slide measures. I guess I could try to harness my grade school math knowledge and attempt to figure out how to convert decimals back to fractions 🤦🏼♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, •~Emily~• said: A Wiger…love that. Sounds like maybe that one’s a keeper. It has a couple tiny chips but as I’ve read around here, maybe a good “placeholder”,lol. I’m slowly learning thanks to all you great folks. One last question. Is it improper to measure a marble with decimals instead of fractions? I thought I read somewhere it was frowned upon. Just wondering since all I have is one of those slide measures. I guess I could try to harness my grade school math knowledge and attempt to figure out how to convert decimals back to fractions 🤦🏼♀️ Decimals are frowned upon by many, I don't mind one way or the other, here's a conversion table I use. After a while you get to learning them and won't need to consult it as often, oh and yeah those Wiger's are gettin VHTF so it may be a while before ya fill that place w/ a better one,. especially w/ the HVY av yours appears to have IMO Here's the conversion table link for ya, I have it posted to ,my favs for quick reference. LINK :: https://www.reade.com/reade-resources/reference-educational/reade-reference-chart-chemical-conversion/40-fractions-to-decimals-to-inches-to-mm-millimeters-conversion-chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
•~Emily~• Posted October 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 3 minutes ago, Chad G. said: Decimals are frowned upon by many, I don't mind one way or the other, here's a conversion table I use. After a while you get to learning them and won't need to consult it as often, oh and yeah those Wiger's are gettin VHTF so it may be a while before ya fill that place w/ a better one,. especially w/ the HVY av yours appears to have IMO Here's the conversion table link for ya, I have it posted to ,my favs for quick reference. LINK :: https://www.reade.com/reade-resources/reference-educational/reade-reference-chart-chemical-conversion/40-fractions-to-decimals-to-inches-to-mm-millimeters-conversion-chart Wow and wow and wow. Thanks Chad for all the great info. I guess I’ll put the Wiger in my “hope to be a real collector someday” cabinet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocyclist Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 You can also purchase a Westcott Circle template. That's extra fun because it's portable, you don't have to do any conversions if you are out and about and it's fun to put the marble on a non-slip surface and try different circles on it till you get the one that you want! My new collector kids have a lot of fun putting it on different size marbles and trying to guess what size they'll be. They don't like calipers at all! 😃 They're about 8 bucks. It gives decimals and fractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peltier Mibber Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Chad G. said: Looks like a mixture of red and orange base (half & half) in which case you have a Wiger (half Tiger half Wasp) I just looked again & am almost positive that you have a Wiger. Most commonly found w/o av but do come w/ it, a very nice example, "killer" mib I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, ann said: Might be just my monitor, but it looks more orange than red - in which case it would be a Bengal Tiger. But if it`s more red in hand, then I think you have it. (AV is very hard to shoot - you`re doing fine!) Bengal Tiger is used naming Vacor or Marble King I believe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
•~Emily~• Posted October 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, chicagocyclist said: You can also purchase a Westcott Circle template. That's extra fun because it's portable, you don't have to do any conversions if you are out and about and it's fun to put the marble on a non-slip surface and try different circles on it till you get the one that you want! My new collector kids have a lot of fun putting it on different size marbles and trying to guess what size they'll be. They don't like calipers at all! 😃 They're about 8 bucks. It gives decimals and fractions. Thanks! I think I have one of those around here for using as a template when making miniature hat boxes. I do those for dollhouses, but just made the connection that a teeny tiny hat box would be the cutest little box for a marble, lol. So maybe I make marble boxes, not hat boxes 😏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Here’s 2 of my Wasps. AV and Red base glass🔥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fire1981 Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Bengals and Tigers ? You tell me 🔥 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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•~Emily~• Posted October 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 25 minutes ago, Fire1981 said: Wow! Thanks for showing all of your beauties. Love seeing the variety. It really helps to see others to get a better idea of a type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Chad G. said: Bengal Tiger is used naming Vacor or Marble King I believe ? I`m sure it probably is - just got out of the hospital (pneumonia) and am still a little zombie-like. Bengal, Siberian, Amur. And don`t know nuttin `bout no Vacor . . . only a tad more about MK . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, ann said: I`m sure it probably is - just got out of the hospital (pneumonia) and am still a little zombie-like. Bengal, Siberian, Amur. And don`t know nuttin `bout no Vacor . . . only a tad more about MK . . . I didn't know anything about Vacor either till earlier this year, I think Oregon Al posted this link here ? I can't remember and haven't had pneumonia ... .... if it wasn't on my favorites bar in front of my face I'd never remember it. LINK :: https://www.billes-en-tete.com/detail.php?id=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Well, this might take a while . . . great ref! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 5 hours ago, Chad G. said: I didn't know anything about Vacor either till earlier this year, I think Oregon Al posted this link here ? I can't remember and haven't had pneumonia ... .... if it wasn't on my favorites bar in front of my face I'd never remember it. LINK :: https://www.billes-en-tete.com/detail.php?id=2 I was turned on too this link last year Lonnie M. (From the Midwest Marble Collectors Club). At least 250 different varieties of Vacor 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagocyclist Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 10 hours ago, •~Emily~• said: Thanks! I think I have one of those around here for using as a template when making miniature hat boxes. I do those for dollhouses, but just made the connection that a teeny tiny hat box would be the cutest little box for a marble, lol. So maybe I make marble boxes, not hat boxes 😏 That is a neat idea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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