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Single pontil slag???


B-rett66

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When I first seen this marble I thought it might be a flame. It was almost in the middle of a jar and all I could see was one side. The lady at the antique shop allowed me to dig it out to get a closer look if I would tell her what I knew about marbles. LOL!! That didn’t take long. I did give her some great web sites to browse and we had a great conversation. Long story short, she is a little wiser and I got the marble. Is that a pontil ?? If so, is this a hand made. I’m excited about this one. 

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I'm fairly sure this is an early hand gathered American slag with a regular melted pontil, likely from one of Leighton's Ohio companies.

People may refer to them as "transitional" but the are fully hand made.

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2 hours ago, Ric said:

I'm fairly sure this is an early hand gathered American slag with a regular melted pontil, likely from one of Leighton's Ohio companies.

People may refer to them as "transitional" but the are fully hand made.

Seems right to me as well, the base glass and strong gather both look appropriate. 

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