Steph Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Please expound. (unless you're galen ... ) (if you're galen, please blink once for yes, twice for no. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest browse4antiques Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 I don't see any evidence of anything other than hand-gathering on MFCs. ... Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slagmarble Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 ^^^Ditto. You won't find pontil marks on them either, they were supposedly all handgathered and sheared. -Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted March 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 gracias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonzone Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 may i ask? being sheared, does this leave a mark? if so or not, can anyone show a good closeup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Dog Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 This shear mark can't be felt ,but it shows in the glass. I'm sure there are exceptions.The rollers smooth the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 Blink. But many do not have 9s Peace,Galen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 and not all "9's" are from the hand-gathering. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 That was really informative, thanks all! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 2/28/2007 at 7:57 PM, Steph said: Please expound. (unless you're galen ... ) (if you're galen, please blink once for yes, twice for no. ) ............................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 20 hours ago, Chad G. said: ............................................. You dug deep for this one....lol Mfc first machine mades in America? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Hand-gathered, machine rounded, so MFC should really be considered a transitional, although I don`t think many people think of them that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 35 minutes ago, ann said: Hand-gathered, machine rounded, so MFC should really be considered a transitional, although I don`t think many people think of them that way. So a true transitional would be like it sounds ..no pontil marks but more than likely a 9 and tail pattern from the hand gathering then rounded and smothed over with the rollers.. So MFC,Barberton, CACs and akro ..hand gathered and machine rounded in the early 1900's. Any others ? Mabye Peltier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Barberton wasn`t machine rounded (melted pontil) so technically they wouldn`t be transitional, although I think many people think of them that way. Peltier, yes, because at least the Cerises were hand-gathered and machine-rounded. Again I don`f think people in general think of the Cerises as transitional, but they are. They were making another marble at the same time - the onyx I think it was (although maybe not, I'll have to check) - so they should have been the same, but I`ve never seen an original box of them in person, so I don`t know for sure about them. Maybe someone else is more familiar with those than I am . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted August 15, 2022 Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 Prima Agates! That was the other kind. I know I`ve seen a picture of a box somewhere - probably Hansel`s. Maybe Steph can find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 National Primas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 6 hours ago, lstmmrbls said: National Primas Not too Shabby my marble collecting friend!! Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carowill Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 7 hours ago, lstmmrbls said: National Primas Nice Galen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 22, 2023 Report Share Posted June 22, 2023 8 hours ago, lstmmrbls said: National Primas Very nice, Galen - thanks for posting. I have seen a variety of different marbles in these Gropper Prima boxes - these look like Peltier's answer to CAC American Agates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 10:55 AM, lstmmrbls said: National Primas Nice box! Funny, but I noticed by just that little corner in the top left that you have a Kayson's box up there LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 18 hours ago, cheese said: Kayson's box Good eye cheese! Marble--On!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 Thanks, I *think*?... almost disturbing that I recognized that. Like maybe I need to back away from the marbles lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted October 24, 2023 Report Share Posted October 24, 2023 14 hours ago, cheese said: almost disturbing that I recognized that Watch a few episodes of "Antiques Roadshow". The experts there drive me wild with the assessments that they make Everyone has their passion--ours here is quite obvious, never step back. Marble--On!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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