The Nickel Guy Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 This might be a very boring thread to some but these always fascinated me being so old and sometimes quite fancy. I'll be adding on here but start out with my common colored blue Bennington marbles. The largest in this group is a bit over 1 1/3 inches in diameter. That awful looking crater on the side of it isn't really as bad as it looks. The smallest dark one is probably a dyed clay but in hand it is somewhat dark blue. Here's some Brown Benningtons with a couple more fancy examples. The largest being just about 1 1/4 inches in diameter. The tiny one is my smallest sphere of all being a tiger eye. It is quite small but it is not a bead and is not holed. Maybe about 1/5 inch in diameter? I partial to that one in the bottom left. It isn't a Bennington glazed marble though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickel Guy Posted October 9 Author Report Share Posted October 9 Fancy Benningtons pair in this picture amidst clays that average a half inch or so in diameter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickel Guy Posted October 9 Author Report Share Posted October 9 Four more groups of clays, a couple white lined clays. Somewhat faded lines, maybe they fade over time? Other red dyed clays. All of these are around a half inch in diameter and some a bit larger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickel Guy Posted October 9 Author Report Share Posted October 9 My last two group pictures here, a bit more colorful. Each lot has a banded clay, how they did that I have no clue unless the dye was lost some rolling along the way while still wet when made. I do like these, common or not, I still think they are cool. Please post yours if you like. It has been awhile since I posted anything with pictures. I am getting near the end of my current collection to share here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 Always appreciate a good benny when I can find them... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YasudaCollector Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 Nice ones! 😎 I'll have to have my brother post a white brown and blue one he found last weekend. It's absolutely enormous (probably like an inch an a half). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 9 Report Share Posted October 9 2 hours ago, The Nickel Guy said: My last two group pictures here, a bit more colorful. Each lot has a banded clay, how they did that I have no clue unless the dye was lost some rolling along the way while still wet when made. I do like these, common or not, I still think they are cool. Please post yours if you like. It has been awhile since I posted anything with pictures. I am getting near the end of my current collection to share here. This is what you use for a repost I use it all the time, after a couple thousand posts we all run out of marbles It's all good, don't be afraid to resubmit, the buying more thing is always gonna happen sooner or later, we've all been bitten by the same "marble bug" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickel Guy Posted October 9 Author Report Share Posted October 9 11 hours ago, IowaMarble said: Always appreciate a good benny when I can find them... Nice graduated size collection there! I made the Wow emoticon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 On 10/8/2024 at 9:44 PM, The Nickel Guy said: This might be a very boring thread There is no such thing as a boring marble thread as far as I consider--I love them all! I love "bennies" but my wife loves them more. Here is and old box that I found for her treasures. Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nickel Guy Posted October 11 Author Report Share Posted October 11 Look at the label on the box too! so awesome! Nice collection there. I wow-ed that post Akroorka. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 WOW ! You weren’t kidding when you said she likes Clay 🔥🔥🔥 RAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 I’m all about Bennington's 🔥 RAR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 🔥 RAR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 🔥 RAR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 Never boring 🔥 RAR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire1981 Posted October 11 Report Share Posted October 11 NUTZ! It’s 3/8ths 🔥 RAR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashbelt Posted October 12 Report Share Posted October 12 Just love those Bennies 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted October 12 Report Share Posted October 12 How many Black ones do you see?? This is the only one I've come across, there's gotta be more, if ya got em please take a pic or two it's on the far right side & yes it is quite black 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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