LevvyPoole Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 It's got a very different feel to any other marble that I have, hard to explain though... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesnothere Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 Possible I have one dark green it's opposite though white base green swirl. If I remember it's lighter. Interesting marble though,hopefully there's more opinions. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 I'm thinking a strong possibility it's a Japanese transitional... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesnothere Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 @LevvyPooleOops I do have one. yours has better coverage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesnothere Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, William said: I'm thinking a strong possibility it's a Japanese transitional... I refuse to call them yasuda now there's so little proof.. transitionals is how I reference them now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevvyPoole Posted January 23 Author Report Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, davesnothere said: I refuse to call them yasuda now there's so little proof.. transitionals is how I reference them now. That makes sense, transitional it is then. I'm actually surprised by how much I like this one, I think it's the lovely shade of green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 6 hours ago, LevvyPoole said: It's got a very different feel to any other marble that I have, hard to explain though... Did I miss the size? This one does look like a batch glass marble imho. The white is intense and the green--well I have not seen it before. This one is a keeper--I cannot call it ID wise. Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 That's a dandy little Japanese creased "pontil" transitional! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevvyPoole Posted January 26 Author Report Share Posted January 26 On 1/23/2025 at 11:10 PM, akroorka said: Did I miss the size? This one does look like a batch glass marble imho. The white is intense and the green--well I have not seen it before. This one is a keeper--I cannot call it ID wise. Marble--On!! Thanks for your patience with me - I promise the next lot will have sizing on original posts. This is 11/16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevvyPoole Posted March 17 Author Report Share Posted March 17 @shiroaiko, hello, after your very informative advice on my most recent post, I thought you might like to have a look at this one, and share anything you might know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroaiko Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 LevvyPoole, thanks for letting me know! The green is really intense...as akroorka says, this is a batch glass marble which was made from raw ingredients using a factory's own recipe. Seike made his own glass and his transitionals are crease pontils. I searched for mine and found an example using intense blue. Seike was not only engaged in the production of marbles but also conducted research on glass, glass-melting furnaces, and marble making equipment. ”大日本産業録 Dai Nippon Sangyō Roku (Great Japan Industrial Record)”, compiled by the East Asia Industrial Promotion Association, published by Kōshinsha, 1938. Manufacture and Sale of Glass Marbles for Export / 輸出向硝子マーブル製造販売 Research and Manufacture of High-Quality Glass / 高級ガラスの研究並び製造 Design and Construction of Patented Seike-Style Glass Furnaces / 特許清家式硝子窯設計築造 Seike Hard Glass Research Institute, Naoyuki Seike / 清家硬硝研究所 清家直行 779-5 Hanaten-chō, Asahi-ku, Osaka City / 大阪市旭区放出町七七九ノ五 Telephone: 2801 Telegraphic Code: (Se) or (Seike) / 電話二八〇一番 電略（セ）又は（セイケ） Chief of the factory: Shuichi Utsunomiya / 主任 宇都宮 修一 Employees: 45, Place of Origin: Ehime Prefecture / 従業員45名 出身地 愛媛県 Founded in Taishō 13 (1924) / 創業 大正十三年 Bank: Sanwa Namazue Branch / 銀行 三和鯰江支店 Awards: Honored by an Imperial Viewing, Two Patents, Granted an Invention Encouragement Prize/受賞 賜天覧光栄 特許二件 発明奨励金下附 Branch: 4 Isobe-dori, Kobe City / 支店 神戸市磯邉通四 Factory: Same Location (in Hanaten), 5 Horsepower / 工場 同所 動力五馬力 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevvyPoole Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 Thanks for this info, and picture of your example, I'm definitely going to keep my eye out for more like this... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroaiko Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 9 hours ago, LevvyPoole said: Thanks for this info, and picture of your example, I'm definitely going to keep my eye out for more like this... You're welcome. Have you checked my recent post of Duck marble advertisement already? Seike's marbles were of Duck brand, although it is likely he only started to use the band name after the war. One page of the brochures got pictures of 4 awards. The contents of "Awards" might have something to do with them... "Awards: Honored by an Imperial Viewing, Two Patents, Granted an Invention Encouragement Prize/受賞 賜天覧光栄 特許二件 発明奨励金下附" 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroaiko Posted Thursday at 12:21 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 12:21 PM (edited) This is an article from " Glass World " magazine, 1932 Nov. issue. It describes "Naoyuki Seike's glass marbles" (硝子マーブル 清家直行) were viewed by the emperor at Osaka Prefectural Trade Hall on 15 Nov. 1932. "天覧硝子製品" means glass products which were viewed by the emperor. Edited Friday at 10:21 AM by shiroaiko ”天覧” is the right word, not "展覧”. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted Thursday at 06:57 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 06:57 PM 6 hours ago, shiroaiko said: means glass products which were viewed by the emperor. Well that is very cool stuff shiroaiko (does shiroaiko mean akroorka in Japenese?😁). The Op in this post is still a mindblower--love it! Marble--On!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YasudaCollector Posted Thursday at 07:10 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 07:10 PM Man! That's pretty impressive that the glass products were viewed by the emperor himself! Not that any marbles don't have history, but Japanese transitionals seem to have some particularly impressive history. 🙂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroaiko Posted Friday at 10:27 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:27 AM 15 hours ago, akroorka said: Well that is very cool stuff shiroaiko (does shiroaiko mean akroorka in Japenese?😁). The Op in this post is still a mindblower--love it! Marble--On!! Thanks for the kind words! My username doesn’t actually mean anything specific—it’s just a combination of my first cat’s name and my own. Glad you enjoyed the post❤️ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiroaiko Posted Friday at 10:33 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 10:33 AM 15 hours ago, YasudaCollector said: Man! That's pretty impressive that the glass products were viewed by the emperor himself! Not that any marbles don't have history, but Japanese transitionals seem to have some particularly impressive history. 🙂 Thinking of the time and my culture, the viewing was really something. Seike must have been very honored with it! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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