ann Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I think I get Cerise, and will dig out my candidates...but it seems more straightforward. The Primas are the problem! Yep. The Primas are a problem. Have never seen one in person -- just photos. Unless there's some trick to them (and there might be ), and the few American Agates I've seen (don't have one of those either) are really Primas . . . If you post your Cerise candidates, I might be able to tell if they are or not. They're a very orange red -- not ruby, for example -- and somewhere there should be a seam, or something that looks like one. There are the occasional strays. Once I had my beloved box of them, I realized I'd had one Cerise for a few years but not known it as anything but a mysterious red slag. Same thing happened to at least one other person -- Already had one but didn't know it until he got his box . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Gotta be a slag around here! I haven't imaged most of mine, but here is one. Here's a nice green one -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Great pattern! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Yep. The Primas are a problem. Have never seen one in person -- just photos. Unless there's some trick to them (and there might be ), and the few American Agates I've seen (don't have one of those either) are really Primas . . . If you post your Cerise candidates, I might be able to tell if they are or not. They're a very orange red -- not ruby, for example -- and somewhere there should be a seam, or something that looks like one. There are the occasional strays. Once I had my beloved box of them, I realized I'd had one Cerise for a few years but not known it as anything but a mysterious red slag. Same thing happened to at least one other person -- Already had one but didn't know it until he got his box . . . Thanks, Ann! So, do you mean to say that you think most of the AA you have seen are really Prima Agates? Just want to make sure I understand... It might be a while before I get through some other mib projects before I can do this...but will surely be making a post on all of my maybe Prima or American Agates so the group can discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 So, do you mean to say that you think most of the AA you have seen are really Prima Agates? Just want to make sure I understand... I guess I'm saying that I haven't seen enough of either to make a valid comparison. It's my understanding (which is always imperfect) that Prima Agates in an original box are scarcer than even the Cerise Agates in an original box. For a while we didn't really know what the Primas looked like. Only figured it out recently (salute migbar!). And from some of the Pelt paperwork I've been lucky enough to see, we know that the Prima, along with the colored onyx (slag) and the Cerise, were the first three marbles that Pelt developed, And now that I have a Cerise box, I understand that I probably would need a Prima Agate box in my hands and a little time with the marbles to even begin looking for them elsewhere (free-range Prima Agates, I guess you could call them). Going by photos only -- always risky -- they seem to have some similarities with the AAs, but they seem "cloudy-er," With some translucent white in some places. Maybe everyone should send me their Prima Agate boxes so I can know what the heck I'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Well your nice description correlates to my understanding too. I think it is helpful to know, that there is always more I should know. This process of discovery is what I like most about marbles. The mysteries occupy me more than the certainties, usually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 It's one of the things that I like most about marbles too -- the new and continuing mysteries . . . Just when you think you know something . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Posted examples previously, but another nice example. Why not another!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Another few shots of the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 A recent cub scout added to the ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I have some more box pix to add. Going through and trying not to do duplicates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Bloody Mary Tracer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 The Bloody Mary was one of the first I went out of my way to acquire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 How about a few simple Rainbos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 And a few more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 And a few more. (these were posted by BobandPat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Various Citrus flavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Ding Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Wow! Look at all those! Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 truly scrumptious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast_dave Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 They get cold outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migbar Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 My "like" button broke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 That box is a heartstopper, Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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