Master Transparent Bee?

[SequoiaBET]

In hand the black looks opaque, but when back lit it is transparent, as seen in the last 2 photos.

It's 39/64 (.60) inches.

[akroorka]

Marble King, my marble collecting friend.

A nice one for sure.

@Melissa may have some thoughts here.

Marble--On!!

[Chad G.]

X2, MK but no names from me, as said  @ @Melissa  would be your best bet here IMO

[SequoiaBET]

Thanks folks. I totally meant Marble King, but typed Master by mistake. (I had just been searching for Master Sunbursts prior to this post.)

P.S. I grew up calling these "Bumble Bees", so to me, that is what they are. Not trying to offend anyone else's naming preferences, but we all have our own experiences, so please forgive me if I continue to call them by that name.

[Melissa]

Mk transparent cub scout

[SequoiaBET]

Thanks @Melissa! But I thought cub scouts were blue and yellow. To me, this one is black and yellow, although I do see that when back lit, the black looking glass shows blue. Is that what makes it a transparent cub scout? Thanks for clarifying.

(This is actually one of the very few marbles in my collection that I've had since childhood many decades ago. Please don't tell me my childhood bumble bee is not to be a bee!🫣)

[Roberto]

My opinion is  MK blue boy,...here's mine

[Melissa]

9 hours ago, SequoiaBET said:

Thanks @Melissa! But I thought cub scouts were blue and yellow. To me, this one is black and yellow, although I do see that when back lit, the black looking glass shows blue. Is that what makes it a transparent cub scout? Thanks for clarifying.

(This is actually one of the very few marbles in my collection that I've had since childhood many decades ago. Please don't tell me my childhood bumble bee is not to be a bee!🫣)

The base glass is blue so it would be considered a cub scout. 

[Melissa]

2 hours ago, Roberto said:

My opinion is  MK blue boy,...here's mine

 

 

 

I stand corrected.  My bad.  This is a blue boy.  I get confused with all these names sometimes.  

[Roberto]

2 hours ago, Melissa said:

I stand corrected.  My bad.  This is a blue boy.  I get confused with all these names sometimes.  

 

Great!👍You are absolutely right, with so many names it’s easy to get confused

[SequoiaBET]

Thanks folks! I'll go with calling this a blue boy. I had never noticed that it actually has a transparent base until a few days ago when I back lit it. All these years I thought it was an opaque black!

[Roberto]

16 hours ago, SequoiaBET said:

I had never noticed that it actually has a transparent base until a few days ago when I back lit it. All these years I thought it was an opaque black!

 

Yes, to this black aspect due to the strong yellow coverage, but when exposed to light it shows a beautiful blue with greenish tones, precisely because of this yellow coverage.  A kind of refraction

[SequoiaBET]

The mix of science and art in glass making. Love it!

[akroorka]

On 2/5/2026 at 10:01 PM, SequoiaBET said:

I do see that when back lit,

My favorite saying is-"Backlight them all"--good job by all here.

Excellant ID!

Marble--On!!