disco005 Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 All these Jabo marbles are gorgeous, one thing I really love about Jabos is that they can be narrowed down to a run, to specific people/makers, to a specific date even, so cool. I have two Jabos, one is a Toucan Sam marble that I got to name in 2018 for the Equinox Run! I thought that was really cool. There was a contest, they shared photos of the marble and the contest was to come up with the best name for it, the winner of the contest won the marble, I won!! I chose Toucan Sam because the colors made me think of Fruit Loops. The second two photos were from another contest, and for winning, MrsMopar (Felicia) sent me this Jabo donut necklace and a handmade bag, the chain for the necklace is also handmade and came with the Jabo donut/lifesaver pendant. I can't remember exactly what the contest was, I think it was one of those guess the number games? It was in 2009, and my memory isn't what it used to be. -Jess 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 Gotta love those Aces🔥 RAR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Jabo Joker Cranberries 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 (edited) This is a nice JABO Classic. Edited Saturday at 11:57 PM by Ric Removed erroneous information 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted April 4 Author Report Share Posted April 4 DAS Test #5 Lizard King 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 2 hours ago, Melissa said: DAS Test #5 Lizard King Just Killer marbles--no doubt about it. Great find! Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted April 24 Author Report Share Posted April 24 More tins by Jerad Trout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 2001 JABO Classic "Rebel" (3/4") 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 2003 JABO Classic "Superman" (3/4") . . . a little weak on the blue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 One of my son Jake's (RIP) favorite JABO Classics (13/16") It was a gift from Ron Shepherd (RIP). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted Thursday at 12:43 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 12:43 AM On 3/22/2025 at 1:32 PM, Ric said: These are from Dave's first two experimental runs at JABO (pre-Classics) - 1991 (two outer) & 1992 (middle). The one in the middle is from 1998 and the outer 2 are from 2011. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted Thursday at 02:08 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 02:08 AM (edited) Here is what I think is the 1991 example. Thanks again, Dink! Edited Sunday at 12:18 AM by Ric Removed erroneous information 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted Friday at 12:14 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 12:14 AM JABO 2004 Fall Classics* - pretty ones, IMO. *To the best of my knowledge. Please correct me if I am wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted Friday at 01:47 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:47 AM On 2/15/2025 at 5:10 PM, disco005 said: All these Jabo marbles are gorgeous, one thing I really love about Jabos is that they can be narrowed down to a run, to specific people/makers, to a specific date even, so cool. I have two Jabos, one is a Toucan Sam marble that I got to name in 2018 for the Equinox Run! I thought that was really cool. There was a contest, they shared photos of the marble and the contest was to come up with the best name for it, the winner of the contest won the marble, I won!! I chose Toucan Sam because the colors made me think of Fruit Loops. The second two photos were from another contest, and for winning, MrsMopar (Felicia) sent me this Jabo donut necklace and a handmade bag, the chain for the necklace is also handmade and came with the Jabo donut/lifesaver pendant. I can't remember exactly what the contest was, I think it was one of those guess the number games? It was in 2009, and my memory isn't what it used to be. -Jess The polar opposite of the “Football” or “Dumbbell” is the “Loop”. This example is a rarer variant. I never saw a “Loop” until Craig Snider made one on my “Genesis” machine. I was amazed!! Keep that specimen close! Just lovely. -John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted Friday at 01:49 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:49 AM On 6/19/2025 at 12:58 PM, Ric said: 2001 JABO Classic "Rebel" (3/4") I’m just a sucker for blue. Super marbles!! -John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted Friday at 01:53 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:53 AM 2 minutes ago, Shamrock Marbles said: I never saw a “Loop” until Craig Snider made one on my “Genesis” machine. I've got all kinds of neat smooth cullet shapes from Alley but the closest thing I've ever seen to a "Loop" is a closed ring made by a molten glass stream just happening to land right. Did Craig make that Loop intentionally or was it just luck? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted Friday at 02:06 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 02:06 AM 13 minutes ago, Ric said: I've got all kinds of neat smooth cullet shapes from Alley but the closest thing I've ever seen to a "Loop" is a closed ring made by a molten glass stream just happening to land right. Did Craig make that Loop intentionally or was it just luck? Let me set the stage… I’ve demonstrated the marble machines since 2003/2006. I’ve let people make marbles at those events. Craig stepped up on the smaller machine (“Genesis”). It is a completely different mindset versus using a graphite marble mold that he was familiar with. I told Craig he had to get the glass molten so he could cut it off the punty. He got it so hot that it extruded off the punty. By the time he cut it, it was about 1.5” long. It landed on the rollers and formed a “Loop”! We were all flabbergasted!! That loop danced on the rollers. I knocked it off and put it in the kiln for annealing. I used to sell the “screw ups” for 50-cents, then later 1-dollar. Those anomalies made people very happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted Friday at 02:09 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 02:09 AM 2 minutes ago, Shamrock Marbles said: Those anomalies made people very happy. I do love my little "baubles", as I call them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted Friday at 02:19 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 02:19 AM 10 minutes ago, Ric said: I do love my little "baubles", as I call them. In the Fall of 2003, I publicly demonstrated the “Genesis” machine at Moon Marble in Bonner Springs, KS. Most people wanted to buy the marble that they saw me make during the demonstration. It wasn’t until the Spring of 2004 that Les Jones looked at my marbles and the “Junk” that people started buying my 50-cent creations. Les saw similar features in my rudimentary marbles that caused him to question me. (That is a whole different story!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco005 Posted Friday at 01:30 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:30 PM 11 hours ago, Shamrock Marbles said: The polar opposite of the “Football” or “Dumbbell” is the “Loop”. This example is a rarer variant. I never saw a “Loop” until Craig Snider made one on my “Genesis” machine. I was amazed!! Keep that specimen close! Just lovely. -John Wow, that's such great information John, thank you for sharing, I can almost see it dropping from the punty and forming on the rollers. So in the short time it took to cut it and landing on the rollers it had cooled enough maintain the loop structure that it formed on the rollers? Am I understanding that correctly? That's amazing! I will definitely keep it close, when Felicia sent it to me, she also said that the donuts or Loops were pretty rare -Jess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted Friday at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 04:33 PM JABO 2004 Spring Classics* *To the best of my knowledge. Please correct me if I am wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nantucketdink Posted Saturday at 11:22 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 11:22 PM On 6/25/2025 at 10:08 PM, Ric said: Wow, thanks for that! I must have photographed the wrong marbles for 1991 - I'm glad you caught it! This is the marble that Bocce shows on his old site as the the 1992 marble. Am I missing something or is he wrong too? I think the 1998 examples have a red tracer, and isn't the green more opaque? Do you know what run those 2011s are from? Here is the 1991 example . . . it's much nicer than those 2011s. Thanks again, Dink! He is wrong too on the 98 (92) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted Saturday at 11:31 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 11:31 PM 2 minutes ago, Nantucketdink said: He is wrong too on the 98 (92) Thanks Dink, Is Bocce's first photo correct (below)? I think these look more like the 1998s. Could you post an example, or even describe, the 1992s? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted Saturday at 11:36 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 11:36 PM @Nantucketdink Does the 1991 look correct to you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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