Canadian Transitionals?

[PittsburghMarbles]

I took these photos at the Canton marble show last year of someone’s awesome Canadian transitional marbles. I unfortunately didn’t note his name so I’m not sure whose marbles they were. However he was sitting next to Sami Arim, of Peltier notoriety.  

 

What is known of this mysterious marble maker in Canada? I assume it was in either in Hamilton or Montreal; which were two of the largest glass manufacturing areas in Canada historically. 
 

I am not even certain as to when these were made. But from the colors I doubt they are the age of MFC or earlier Leightons/Navarres. The colors rather resemble CAC colors so possibly they dare from the 1920s to 30s. They could be later or earlier, not sure. 

[Ric]

Well, I hope to learn a lot more about these - nice array of colors. Do they have some sort of cut-off mark / pontil?

[I'llhavethat1]

It's been looked into over the years.  I'm not aware of anything definitive, but lots of rumors. 

Generally two opaque colors, hand gathered (the "nine" pattern looking more like a corkscrew than a tight nine), and a cut off point.  Not a rough cut off like Yasuda, or a "pontil" like you'd see on German handmades... although I've had three of these with same color combo and pattern, with 3 very different cut offs.  

If not Canadian (I doubt it), Foreign would be my guess before US made.

[wvrons]

No one has ever proved that any transitional or machine made marbles were produced in Canada.  Nothing at all is known about any glass marble making company in Canada.  

[bumblebee]

@Steph, didn't I find some newspaper ad from Canada that mentioned a more colorful variety than the usual offering from Asia?

My brain betrays me. 😗

 

[Steph]

48 minutes ago, bumblebee said:

@Steph, didn't I find some newspaper ad from Canada that mentioned a more colorful variety than the usual offering from Asia?

My brain betrays me. 😗

 

 

Not as bad as mine does me.   I can't say I remember that.  

 

I wondered if it might be something you sent via Facebook messenger, but searching that for "Canada" or "Canadian" isn't pulling the article up.

[Fire1981]

Where did the Mushrooms come from 🔥

[Joe2]

Chanterelle mushrooms, there's a guy that harvests them up in the hills here on the Central Coast sure would love to get a box of those.

[Chad G.]

43 minutes ago, Joe2 said:

Chanterelle mushrooms, there's a guy that harvests them up in the hills here on the Central Coast sure would love to get a box of those.

Last year !! Just enough for dinner    Me and my family bought for local & export 18 varieties of wild & exotic gourmet mushrooms,Chanterelles were one of our mainstays.

 

[I'llhavethat1]

Rather than country of manufacture, I believe "Canada" comes up because these are found more in Canadian collections/groups.   Possibly because they were exported to Canada in greater numbers than the US...after all the US had their own marble manufacturers.

[PittsburghMarbles]

So the question still stands as to where they came from as they don’t look like any transitional makers I’m aware of or have. 

[lstmmrbls]

Probably Japanese related to the mushrooms but absolutely no proof. Almost all came from Canada, hence the "Canadian type" name. 

[I'llhavethat1]

I hoped that whoever owned that collection would chime in. 

Still, you don't see them that often.  I almost took a chance.. an online auction pic where it looked like one was hiding (local auction out of Canada no less).   Kinda kicking myself now.

[slagmarble]

Supposedly prospecting country in western Canada though we will likely never know because the owner of the collection most of those came from, and mine, has long since passed away without ever finding a definitive answer.

 

Edit:

Should probably also note that while the two color opaques are probably the most famous there is also a slag palette of green, aqua, brown, purple, orange, vaseline and cobalt.  There is also an exceptionally rare type that is opaque yellow on a transparent green base.