chocomibs Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Picked this up a few years back and have treasured them since 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Some appear to be pulls but most appear to be Vitro (horseshoe) cats ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff54 Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Looks like Euro's from 70-80's, maybe even 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 There's an easy way to tell a wire pull from a horseshoe cat's eye - wire pulls have a single continuous ribbon. It looks like you have some really nice ones in this bunch. I agree with Jeff, they are probably European, but they are way nicer looking than Champion's version, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocomibs Posted January 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 Yeah the horseshoe ones are likely vitro and the others are probably Velliglass, I just really love these colors and patterns. I've a few that are single color or not very swirly. That bottom one is my favorite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNG Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 23 hours ago, chocomibs said: Yeah the horseshoe ones are likely vitro and the others are probably Velliglass, I just really love these colors and patterns. I've a few that are single color or not very swirly. That bottom one is my favorite That last black one is pretty cool looking yea. I have some of the Vitro ones bagged; 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 These are a few of the only marbles that I still have from childhood - so they must date from the early 1960s. I presume they are c.7/8" Veiligglas? I also have a bakelite solitaire board by Gibson with the smaller size wirepulls. I'll add a picture to this thread when I get back from a break in Scotland. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 That's an attractive bowlful and they look like Veiligglas to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted January 8, 2023 Report Share Posted January 8, 2023 Agree 100, all look like Veiligglas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 Veiligglas are becoming very collectible. They are bought up fast at most shows. The opaque ones are the most sought after. Nola brought several home from the recent Indy show. She weighed all her marbles from the Indy show, they weighed over 30 lbs. Most were 5/8 inch. If she likes one, she likes 12 of the same even twelve times better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 So here's the bakelite board with 33 5/8" wirepulls. Box says HPGibson London and I'm guessing 1950s. These are easy to find in the UK. I picked this up years ago just to have an example in my board collection. I had no idea who Veiligglas were or that the marbles cane from Holland. The jar in the pic is full of Veiligglas wirepulls that I picked up in job lots when buying German handmade over the years. UK must have been a big market for Veiligglas! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 49 minutes ago, crashbelt said: I had no idea who Veiligglas were or that the marbles cane from Holland. . . Neat bakelite board. And very few, if any, of us knew about Veiligglas production in Holland prior to Winnie @winnie (may she rest in peace) gracing us with her presence here and doing considerable research. You may want to check out her old posts for more info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted January 10, 2023 Report Share Posted January 10, 2023 Thanks Ric and I'll be very happy to check out Winnie's posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 This discussion of Veiligglas wirepulls gave me an attack of the January blues 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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