rockgardenplants Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 This piece measures 3 &15/32" x 2 & 3/16" and weighs 6.4 ounces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 This cullet reminds me of those common Pelt Rainbos of the same colors. Opal is always hard to determine with red or orange involved in the marble—could be. All opinions are needed and welcomed. Marble—On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockgardenplants Posted March 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Definitely reminds me of Pelt Rainbos. Yes, additional opinions needed and welcomed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 I don't know how/why cullet gets sold/traded without provenance. Once provenance is lost, cullet can be very hard or impossible to tell where it came from. The provenance is more important than the glass when it comes to cullet. Once the provenance is lost, it can't be learned from or used to help identify and the value of the cullet is gone IMO. That piece, if we knew for sure it was from Peltier, might bring $30-50. But unknown cullet, less than $10. It's important to keep the origin of the cullet with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 I agree 100% with Cheese. Without for sure known origin, cullet is just pretty glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockgardenplants Posted March 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Well, I suppose it's just pretty glass then. I found 20 pounds of cullet in a box from my Dad's collection and there were no labels on them. I'm listing quite a bit tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 hours ago, rockgardenplants said: Well, I suppose it's just pretty glass then. I found 20 pounds of cullet in a box from my Dad's collection and there were no labels on them. I'm listing quite a bit tonight. I had better mark my cullet😁! I am getting up there. This is pretty glass no doubt. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 I keep my cullet in boxes or buckets of all the same type. I admit not all is marked, but I have buckets of Alley cullet and Cairo cullet and Heaton cullet, all still unwashed that I keep apart from each other so I know which is which. I guess I should mark them so in case something happens to me, others will know what they are. The washed cullet is in boxes and tubs and marked. You can write the company name on cullet with a sharpie. It will clean off easily if you decide you want it gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 D@mn Cheese! There’s an echo in my basement and garage that sounds some what similar🔥 RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 I generally try to mark it not only with the company and town it came from, but who dug it and when if I know those details. Most of what I have, either I dug, Bill McCaleb dug, Ron Shepherd, or Nola Morgan dug. Except for my Akro cullet, It was dug by several folks at different times. The more information you keep with it, the more solid the back story and stronger the provenance. Rockgardenplants... do you think all the cullet was from one location? If it was all stored together, chances are strong that it all came from the same place. Maybe take pics of the pile and see if it looks like it all came from the same place. If so, that doesn't make it so, but might help a little. Some cullet can be attributed to a company, like when there are marbles clumped together in the cullet or very specific colors that are very well known to be from a particular company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 WOW ! Seriously….buckets of cullet. Sell me a bucket and I’ll post pics in 3-6 months.🔥 RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 Heaton material here. When I dug Heaton, I just shoveled all into different people's buckets. They dumped their buckets out and sorted through it. I didn't, I just took the whole buckets home. So while they went through several buckets to get a few good full ones of sorted material, I just took home lots of buckets and once in a while I'll go out and sort through a few gallons. The dig keeps on going even years afterwards. I have some from Cairo and Alley too. Cullet is such a great teacher. I've gone through a lot of what I have, just haven't cleaned it yet. I do some here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 Nice !!!!🔥 RAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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