Veiligglas VS Hopf - information about Wirepulls

[LevvyPoole]

7/8

Some striations can be seen on surface, same as the blues. Ever such a slight companion line in green within this one. 

[LevvyPoole]

Pretty standard, but nice clear structureto the lines, 29/32.

[LevvyPoole]

31/32, lovely bright orange.

This one confused me a bit, so I took some pictures with the smaller orange and white ones from the Gibson solitaire board. The shade is very similar, but I think the definition of the lines and glass quality can clearly be seen to differ. 

[LevvyPoole]

A real beauty. I've added some with a couple of the opaques to show some strong similarities in the surface lines.

[LevvyPoole]

And finally...I think we are all agreed these are definitely veiligglas?

[akroorka]

Yep--nice ones here--very nice!

Marble--On!!

[akroorka]

3 hours ago, LevvyPoole said:

7/8

Some striations can be seen on surface, same as the blues. Ever such a slight companion line in green within this one. 

This one makes me wonder??

Marble--On!!

[shiroaiko]

When we talk about wirepull makers, I think Seike should also be part of the discussion. I know this thread is about Hopf vs. Veiligglas, but to my eyes, some of the marbles shown look like Seike’s work.

In the first picture, the box you see is the “16 Bolitas Japonesas” box from Argentina.

The second and third pictures show a Codeg box marked "Foreign"—and in both of these cases, I believe Japan would be the most reasonable answer.

[Ric]

5 hours ago, shiroaiko said:

When we talk about wirepull makers, I think Seike should also be part of the discussion . . .

Some day, I will try to take individual photos of the marbles in that CODEG box, AIko. Your last comparison of the marble I got from Winnie with the one in the box is part of the reason I still think the boxed marbles are Veiligglas. 🙂

[shiroaiko]

@Ric, thanks in advance for your help. It's good news to me—I've always wanted to study marbles that are still in their original boxes.

The general definition of Veiligglas wirepulls was shaped at a time when Seike marbles weren’t yet recognized in the marble community. Now that we’re seeing three possible makers of wirepulls, I think it’s time we study original boxed sets with fresh eyes. 

[LevvyPoole]

5 minutes ago, shiroaiko said:

@Ric, thanks in advance for your help. It's good news to me—I've always wanted to study marbles that are still in their original boxes.

The general definition of Veiligglas wirepulls was shaped at a time when Seike marbles weren’t yet recognized in the marble community. Now that we’re seeing three possible makers of wirepulls, I think it’s time we study original boxed sets with fresh eyes. 

Yes, good point. Seike isn't one that I've spent a lot of time looking into yet (I had forgotten that I intended to at some point, probably getting distracted by another avenue), so will spend some time seeing what I notice.