Opae ula Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 1.25" clown onionskin 1.66" double capped ribbon core .66" banded lutz mist onionskin .78" banded razor ribbon .88" early onionskin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 Nice marbles, I don't think I have heard of a "double capped ribbon core" or a "banded lutz mist onionskin" - could we get a few more photos of those? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opae ula Posted June 10 Author Report Share Posted June 10 8 hours ago, Ric said: Nice marbles, I don't think I have heard of a "double capped ribbon core" or a "banded lutz mist onionskin" - could we get a few more photos of those? A double capped ribbon core is a ribbon core with threads to close up the gaps and makes it look like one big ribbon. An unusual one And for the banded lutz mist onionskin, I thought the pink were bands. No such thing lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 6 hours ago, Opae ula said: A double capped ribbon core is a ribbon core with threads to close up the gaps and makes it look like one big ribbon. An unusual one Close up which "gaps"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 @Alan Here is a definition I found at Old Rare Marbles: "Double Ribbon Core Swirls are constructed with two inner ribbons opposed to each other, and are more common than a single ribbon core swirl. Sometimes Double ribbon core swirls will be “capped” with small ribbons to close up the gap created by the two ribbons to give the illusion of a fat single ribbon, but is actually a double ribbon core swirl. Capped Double Ribbon Core Swirls are uncommon." I've seen the marbles but never heard the term. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opae ula Posted June 11 Author Report Share Posted June 11 18 hours ago, Alan said: Close up which "gaps"? It's a little hard to see due to pocket wear, but I've traced where the yellow threads are and they covered the ribbon, leaving only a tiny open space 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 15 minutes ago, Opae ula said: It's a little hard to see due to pocket wear . . . Just a thought . . . if you barely submerge the marble in water and then take a pic you'll be able to see it much better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 19 minutes ago, Opae ula said: It's a little hard to see due to pocket wear, but I've traced where the yellow threads are and they covered the ribbon, leaving only a tiny open space That space has always been a routine fact of construction. There isn't anything unusual about it. The naming convention that you mentioned someone is using is quite new (I've been collecting handmades for over 3 decades and have never heard anyone use it) and seemingly an artificial and unnecessary invention. I can only guess that person is using such inventions as a means of influencer branding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 @Alan Can you please check my thinking here . . . What we are talking about are marbles with a divided ribbon core. I have seen such where typical thin ribbons are about equally wide and they come together edge-to-edge in a way that gives the illusion of a solid core (but it's really hollow). I have also seen some where two of the thin opposing ribbons are wide and another set of thin opposing ribbons are narrow, and they come together in a way that gives the illusion of a single wide fat ribbon (which is also hollow). I think the latter is what they are talking about here. Does that sound right to you? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opae ula Posted June 13 Author Report Share Posted June 13 On 6/11/2025 at 4:59 PM, Alan said: That space has always been a routine fact of construction. There isn't anything unusual about it. The naming convention that you mentioned someone is using is quite new (I've been collecting handmades for over 3 decades and have never heard anyone use it) and seemingly an artificial and unnecessary invention. I can only guess that person is using such inventions as a means of influencer branding. On Jeff Baker's website Old Rare Marbles he talked about "capped" ribbon cores and said "Sometimes Double ribbon core swirls will be “capped” with small ribbons to close up the gap created by the two ribbons to give the illusion of a fat single ribbon, but is actually a double ribbon core swirl. Capped Double Ribbon Core Swirls are uncommon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opae ula Posted June 13 Author Report Share Posted June 13 On 6/11/2025 at 4:50 PM, Ric said: Just a thought . . . if you barely submerge the marble in water and then take a pic you'll be able to see it much better. Should've done that... whoops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Posted June 15 Report Share Posted June 15 On 6/9/2025 at 11:18 PM, Opae ula said: 1.25" clown onionskin 1.66" double capped ribbon core .66" banded lutz mist onionskin .78" banded razor ribbon .88" early onionskin Great stuff! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opae ula Posted June 15 Author Report Share Posted June 15 1 hour ago, Wolf said: Great stuff! Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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