YasudaCollector Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 I happened upon this guy at an antique shop near college this week. It was in a junk bin for a couple bucks, so I figured I'd get it out of curiosity. 🙂 The owner of the store even said that he didn't know what the heck it is. As far as size goes, It's over an inch, but not by that much. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Stone Agates were made in California for sure--this would be a big one though. Have you ever seen the images of these poor lads laying on a bench grinding and polishing? You never know do you? Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 At over an inch, it is far too large for children to shoot. Perhaps it had another purpose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 I think they used limestone marbles in industrial roller mill operations back in the day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Used for water filtration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 16 hours ago, Ric said: I think they used limestone marbles in industrial roller mill operations back in the day. If the ball is limestone, then I would lean toward water filtration or some form of filtration. Limestone is soft and porous. A sphere has the largest surface area per unit volume. When layered in a bed or stacked in a tube/tower, you get excellent filtration without impacting media flow. If the ball is a harder stone, then milling isn’t out of the question. Fun find! It seems lonely, you need more. 😉 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 22 hours ago, YasudaCollector said: I happened upon this guy at an antique shop near college this week. It was in a junk bin for a couple bucks, so I figured I'd get it out of curiosity. 🙂 The owner of the store even said that he didn't know what the heck it is. As far as size goes, It's over an inch, but not by that much. By UW? Haven’t hit that area for a few years. Good find!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YasudaCollector Posted Friday at 02:19 AM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 02:19 AM Yeah! There's a little antique shop just north of UW. I've talked a little with the owner, and he seems to be getting his stuff through online auctions for unclaimed storage units. He says he doesn't want to take the plunge into ebay for marble groups quite yet. I think he wants to do some more research first. I did recommend this forum to him as a good resource. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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