IowaMarble Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 1.25" Leighton "Horizontal" 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 1.25"+ Leighton "Navarre" 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 6 minutes ago, IowaMarble said: 1.25"+ Leighton "Navarre" Thanks for showing up once again here @TheMarbleConnection @IowaMarble I look forward to your continued posts, insights and wisdom. You are a respected member of the marble collecting community and are always welcomed here. We have many new members that will take your advice and run with it, as they should. ( I always like a goofier avatar than mine) Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 4 hours ago, IowaMarble said: 1.25"+ Leighton "Navarre" Little sister at 1 inch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 That is uncanny how closely they resemble one another! How would you describe the base glass color on these? I can’t quite put my finger on it. Thanks for sharing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 16 hours ago, IowaMarble said: 1.25"+ Leighton "Navarre" All I got is ... Thanks for posting theses beauties 🤤 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 2 hours ago, Roberto said: Another nice Leighton “Navarre”! Thanks for sharing Roberto! There is some serious early American eye candy in this thread! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 22 minutes ago, IowaMarble said: Un'altra bella Leighton "Navarre"! Grazie per averla condivisa, Roberto! Questa discussione contiene delle vere e proprie chicche per gli occhi americane d'epoca! 👍💪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Had an old pic available 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 Great pattern on that one, Tommy! What size is it? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 This marble of about 0.708 inches (18mm), with obvious fire damage, I got some time ago from a guy who claimed to have found it in a junkyard. Now, it was claimed to be MFC, but nothing for sure, any opinions? Here is the boy's statement: "i dug this from an old land fill . Plymouth NH jul 2017 Approx 3-4 feet depth. Also pulled out a bunch of benningtons and mib shards. Land fill was from a massive fire burned 12 homes. Late 40s." "The soil composition wat predominantly ash/charcoal. Almost all the glass in this horizon was melted. I had to dig through this to get to the pre 1900 dump" I took some photos and videos, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 Video.. 00012_UllnJ7HM.mp4 00013_Wv8UbZ5l.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 100% an American handmade marble from one of Leighton’s many Ohio based business ventures. Note the patented melted pontil. Commonly referred to as a “Navarre” by collectors, although it would be very difficult to prove that it actually came from Leighton’s Navarre factory. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 13 minutes ago, IowaMarble said: 100% an American handmade marble from one of Leighton’s many Ohio based business ventures. Note the patented melted pontil. Commonly referred to as a “Navarre” by collectors, although it would be very difficult to prove that it actually came from Leighton’s Navarre factory. Thank you! I just wanted to point out that you can see a ring-shaped pontil, typical of Navarre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 7 minutes ago, Roberto said: Thank you! I just wanted to point out that you can see a ring-shaped pontil, typical of Navarre. Yes, that is the melted pontil that I was referring to. I have heard some collectors also call it a “belly button” pontil, but I believe melted pontil is the correct terminology here, although admittedly, I am far from being a glass artisan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 11 minutes ago, IowaMarble said: Yes, that is the melted pontil that I was referring to. I have heard some collectors also call it a “belly button” pontil, but I believe melted pontil is the correct terminology here, although admittedly, I am far from being a glass artisan. Ahaha, I had never heard this term "belly button", strong! Thanks again, Chad, for confirming it 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 First one has a really 'clean' look. Most of the ones I've come across are absolutely beat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 24 minutes ago, I'llhavethat1 said: First one has a really 'clean' look. Most of the ones I've come across are absolutely beat. It is by far, one of the cleanest examples in my collection. I agree, I see more examples that have been through the trenches, than those that haven’t. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 7 hours ago, IowaMarble said: Great pattern on that one, Tommy! What size is it? Tbis one is 1in .I got home and took a couple more pics 🤪 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 So just calling them Leighton marbles is a more accurate description 🤔 Navarre is a place Leighton had a factory not a type of marble 👍🏼 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaMarble Posted March 11 Author Report Share Posted March 11 25 minutes ago, Tommy said: So just calling them Leighton marbles is a more accurate description 🤔 Navarre is a place Leighton had a factory not a type of marble 👍🏼 This is how I currently see it, though others may certainly have differing opinions. From my understanding, the ‘Navarre’ style of marble was discovered at multiple Leighton factory sites during excavations, which suggests it was likely produced at more than one location as well. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 @IowaMarble Love this stuff thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍🏼👍🏼 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 On 3/10/2026 at 5:12 AM, IowaMarble said: That is uncanny how closely they resemble one another! How would you describe the base glass color on these? I can’t quite put my finger on it. Thanks for sharing! Olive? Chartreuse? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoozer Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 On 3/9/2026 at 3:39 PM, IowaMarble said: 1.25" Leighton "Horizontal" My version (😥) also 1-1/4” 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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