Djp5690 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Just got into marbles. I don’t know nuch, but it looks like this thing went 9 rounds with Tyson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-rett66 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Wow that’s nice. Boy if that thing could talk. B-rett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Nice, looks like a pretty good sized marble. It doesn't look too bad to me, especially considering its age - bit of surface wear but at least it's not missing any serious amount of glass or anything. Be sure you aren't mistaking the original regular pontils for damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djp5690 Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Good point, Ric! I have no idea how old they are, only know that nice wife wasn’t allowed to play with THEM when she was a kid. Which of course makes me wonder where the others are? 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djp5690 Posted November 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, B-rett66 said: Wow that’s nice. Boy if that thing could talk. B-rett That’s one of the coolest things about this hobby!!!! You never know where these things have been! Most of my stuff is newer. But I can’t ID anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 25 minutes ago, Djp5690 said: Good point, Ric! I have no idea how old they are, only know that nice wife wasn’t allowed to play with THEM when she was a kid. Which of course makes me wonder where the others are? 😂 That is a handmade German Laticcino (named for the lattice core). It was cut from a cane (a handmade rod of glass with the decorations in and on it) and was probably made in the mid-later part of 19th century. The rough marks on each pole where the ribbons come together are called pontils - that is where it was cut from the cane. There were probably other marbles that came off the (same) cane before and after it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 If you have a UV flashing light. If you flash that it might glow. Some Hand Mades glow some don’t. 🔥 RAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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