Are these Japanese Figure 8s?

[Parmcat]

These are different then my Red and While ones, as these have clear glass.

[Parmcat]

@shiroaiko  these have a clear glass base, and don't look like any in the picture you posted of the different coloured Figure 8s 

[Fire1981]

They are Figure 8's🔥

RAR

[Parmcat]

Just now, Fire1981 said:

They are Figure 8's🔥

RAR

Awesome.  I love what I have learned today.  So awesome!

[Parmcat]

1 hour ago, Fire1981 said:

They are Figure 8's🔥

RAR

Went through the lot that I found the red and white ones.  This is what I have from that lot!  So cool!

[shiroaiko]

@Parmcat, you've got a lot of Seike marbles! As @Fire1981 mentioned, they are all Figure 8s. 

Speaking of Seike’s glass, his green often contains bits of dark green debris. You might also notice white sand-like particles in the opaque white. Because the white glass has a lower melting point than the transparent base, it tends to stretch and blotch on the surface.

These are transitionals that correspond to your transparent Figure 8s. They were sourced from the UK, which was the biggest customer of Seike’s marbles before the war.

And these are my local finds. Do you see any familiar faces?

[Parmcat]

52 minutes ago, shiroaiko said:

@Parmcat, you've got a lot of Seike marbles! As @Fire1981 mentioned, they are all Figure 8s. 

Speaking of Seike’s glass, his green often contains bits of dark green debris. You might also notice white sand-like particles in the opaque white. Because the white glass has a lower melting point than the transparent base, it tends to stretch and blotch on the surface.

These are transitionals that correspond to your transparent Figure 8s. They were sourced from the UK, which was the biggest customer of Seike’s marbles before the war.

And these are my local finds. Do you see any familiar faces?

This is so awesome.  I wish the marbles could talk.  I'd love to know the path they have taken to end up here in Canada.

Thank you so much for you insight.  I greatly appreciate it