Ric Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 marbles, game pieces, little balls, or whatever you'd like to call them - they are 3/4" and 7/8" though, so at least they are marble sized. 😉 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Interesting. They sure look like they belong together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, I'llhavethat1 said: Interesting. They sure look like they belong together I agree, the materials and construction are no doubt the same. I like the busy patterns and that granular bronze metallic-looking stuff that is applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 That's is an interesting marble ....super cool 👍💥💥💥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Tommy said: That's is an interesting marble ....super cool 👍💥💥💥 Thanks Tommy, they are interesting. Apparently they were made in England and New Zealand in the late 19th century. They're pretty light though so probably for games other than shooting marbles. I have seen a very nice solitaire board with Guttas too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Block has one listed in his current auction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted July 14, 2023 Report Share Posted July 14, 2023 Anything Round right? Very cool Ric and some some nice bling as well. I would have been there if I saw them first😃. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 Vey nice, thanks for the detailed shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 23 hours ago, Ric said: Thanks Tommy, they are interesting. Apparently they were made in England and New Zealand in the late 19th century. They're pretty light though so probably for games other than shooting marbles. I have seen a very nice solitaire board with Guttas too. Very interesting - I'd love to see that solitaire board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 15 minutes ago, crashbelt said: Very interesting - I'd love to see that solitaire board. Here are a couple of pics and a description from a 2005 Block auction . . . Gutta Percha. Set of thirty two marbles with an antique solitaire game board. The board is hexagonal and mahogany. Standard thirty-three hole board. Board is 12". Mint (9.8). Thirty-two 25/32" to 27/32" gutta percha marbles. This type has been previously identified as paper mache. However, they are actually gutta percha. Gutta percha is an early type of rubber and is rare. These marbles were almost certainly intended as a set. Each is has swirly loops and whorls on the surface, in a variety of colors. Sixteen are Mint (9.6-9.9), five are Mint(-) and the remainder have significant surface damage. This is an excpetionally rare set that originally came from an English estate, I have never seen another like it. Gutta Percha marbles sell for upwards of $300 each. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted July 15, 2023 Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 4 hours ago, Ric said: Here are a couple of pics and a description from a 2005 Block auction . . . Gutta Percha. Set of thirty two marbles with an antique solitaire game board. The board is hexagonal and mahogany. Standard thirty-three hole board. Board is 12". Mint (9.8). Thirty-two 25/32" to 27/32" gutta percha marbles. This type has been previously identified as paper mache. However, they are actually gutta percha. Gutta percha is an early type of rubber and is rare. These marbles were almost certainly intended as a set. Each is has swirly loops and whorls on the surface, in a variety of colors. Sixteen are Mint (9.6-9.9), five are Mint(-) and the remainder have significant surface damage. This is an excpetionally rare set that originally came from an English estate, I have never seen another like it. Gutta Percha marbles sell for upwards of $300 each. Thanks Ric I've never seen a GP set before - great to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2023 23 minutes ago, crashbelt said: Thanks Ric I've never seen a GP set before - great to see. What do you think of the board? Have you seen one like it? I'm not exactly sure why, but it doesn't impress me as 19th century - what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 18 hours ago, Ric said: What do you think of the board? Have you seen one like it? I'm not exactly sure why, but it doesn't impress me as 19th century - what do you think? I must admit I share your doubts about the age of the board - I've never seen another 19th C example like it. But the GPs really look like a set - real consistency of design and size. I'd put them on an authentic 19th C board if I ever had the good fortune to own such a great set!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted July 16, 2023 Report Share Posted July 16, 2023 Perhaps @hdesousa will chime in and give some input with these? Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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