akroorka Posted December 23, 2023 Report Share Posted December 23, 2023 My heart goes out to all of you that are sitting alone over this great Holliday weekend. I am sharing a rare find with you all because all of you here are rare finds. You share and give with no expectations of any reward, just sharing. These marbles are as matter of fact—almost all pee wee marbles. I thought that I over bid until I opened the shipment. The box bottom is with them—no top. You are all a rare thing to find! I wish you all well. Marble—On!! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted December 23, 2023 Report Share Posted December 23, 2023 Incredible 😲, that is a great score . You deserve big scores especially when boxes are concerned....imho.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 Very nice, Art - that's a great group! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 WOW ! AGB will be blown away by this group 🔥 RAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peltier Mibber Posted December 25, 2023 Report Share Posted December 25, 2023 Wonderful find and very kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted December 26, 2023 Report Share Posted December 26, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 1:26 PM, akroorka said: My heart goes out to all of you that are sitting alone over this great Holliday weekend. I am sharing a rare find with you all because all of you here are rare finds. You share and give with no expectations of any reward, just sharing. These marbles are as matter of fact—almost all pee wee marbles. I thought that I over bid until I opened the shipment. The box bottom is with them—no top. You are all a rare thing to find! I wish you all well. Marble—On!! Does the box have anything stamped on it ?? i.e. Country name ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted December 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2023 11 hours ago, Chad G. said: Does the box have anything stamped on it ?? i.e. Country name ?? Nothing Chad, let me show you an image of the corner staples, very cool! The cardboard is very old as well as the staples--just no top----Nice marble bruise marks inside. One piece at a time in my world, a top may be in the future, who knows? The box measures aprox 2-5/8" X 3-5/8". As you can see the cardboard has some ruff edges. This is earlier stuff. Some folks make it yet today, mostley paper but it is too time comsuming to fake imho. Thanks for asking, I do not mind sharing a bit. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted December 27, 2023 Report Share Posted December 27, 2023 4 hours ago, akroorka said: Nothing Chad, let me show you an image of the corner staples, very cool! The cardboard is very old as well as the staples--just no top----Nice marble bruise marks inside. One piece at a time in my world, a top may be in the future, who knows? The box measures aprox 2-5/8" X 3-5/8". As you can see the cardboard has some ruff edges. This is earlier stuff. Some folks make it yet today, mostley paper but it is too time comsuming to fake imho. Thanks for asking, I do not mind sharing a bit. Marble--On!! A lot of the old German boxes looked just like that w/ the steel staple construction along w/ a stamp, "Germany" of course. Probably a few other countries did the same ?? Thanx for the extra pix Art 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supramisfit Posted December 31, 2023 Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 Thanks for sharing these. I recently scored a few boxes of similar peewee clays from a local auction. The boxes are smaller than yours measuring closer to 2x3 inches and no staples in mine. Most of mine are marked China marbles Made in Germany 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted December 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, supramisfit said: Most of mine are marked China marbles Made in Germany Thanks back--for sharing yours--nice box! Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbleyou Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 On 12/31/2023 at 11:43 AM, akroorka said: Thanks back--for sharing yours--nice box! Marble--On!! I'm surprised that you are unsure of the origin of these porcelain pieces. Painted porcelain from China. The more complete rings the more rare. Overseas shipping boxes are made to order and not meant to be returned. Pull the staples and the sides fall down .. These Chinese marbles are every bit as old as the Germans first attempts. 1860s if I remember right. The really collectable ones have hand painted flowers or birds on them . I have spent 10 years doing research on marbles and stopped buying during COVID. Then had my collection s stolen from me. In my bitterness I stayed away until now. My how things have changed. A once communal and caring society of folks who lived the marble life, has become infested with scam artists. forgers , con men. Polishers , remelters, and mountains of bad information. Does anyone refer to Robert Block, joe marbles, marblealan, anymore. Their websites are gone and the names are for sale . Websites that chronicles entire lifetimes of knowledge and detail. And tons of reference photos. Now a favorite game is called find the glow bug! Lots of advice on how to find those uranium glass marbles! It's easy! You don't have to try that hard. Your reward? Uranium glass. Uranium. Put them on the shelf next to your lead civil war soldiers . I love you all. Lets share and grow and learn. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 35 minutes ago, dubbleyou said: I'm surprised that you are unsure of the origin of these porcelain pieces . . . The marbles shown in this thread are hand painted porcelain "chinas" made in Germany. As for the reference sites you mention . . . Robert Block's site: https://www.marblecollecting.com/ Joe Marbles site is here, literally: https://marbleconnection.com/joemarbles/ Alan's site is now curated: https://buymarbles.com/marblealanhome.html And you are currently on a site that, no doubt, "chronicles entire lifetimes of knowledge and detail. And tons of reference photos". Welcome back to marbles! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted January 3 Author Report Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, dubbleyou said: I love you all. Lets share and grow and learn. Thanks and welcome back for sure. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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