ManofKent 0 Posted July 26, 2016 Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 I bought some dug Heaton's in an effort to improve my swirl identification skills... I'm not sure it's working, but I'll photograph and post some close-ups of the individual marbles for other's reference Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 7 Posted July 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Thin ribbons on white with pronounced colour 'bleed' - fairly 'sparse' ribbons: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Broad blue ribbon on one side, just a thin tail on the other: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Just a wash of blue rather tan a clearly defined ribbon on one side: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Transparent Swirl. I can't see anything that would help distinguish this from a transparent swirl from other WV makers, but maybe someone else can: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Again with this purple and white swirl I'm not seeing any obvious id features - note it's more 'purple' in life but my camera struggles with purples... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Translucent blue. Reminds me of some Cairo's: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 27, 2016 Report Share Posted July 27, 2016 Hopefully these are useful. Red & Whites to follow. If anyone spots anything that makes these distinctively Heaton do post what! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Broad ribbons seems to be a common feature of Heaton's: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Not sure I'd have guessed Heaton for this one: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Broad ribbon, folded in half: That's my lot for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 7 Posted July 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 Thanks for the detailed shots. Again you show why I so often think "Heaton or Cairo" in an ID and am not able to try to narrow it down. I think probably there were more Heatons in circulation (can anyone confirm?) ... so odds might Heaton a lean in ID's. It's neat to see the trans, and the trans blue is very pretty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted July 28, 2016 Report Share Posted July 28, 2016 4 hours ago, Steph said: Thanks for the detailed shots. Again you show why I so often think "Heaton or Cairo" in an ID and am not able to try to narrow it down. I think probably there were more Heatons in circulation (can anyone confirm?) ... so odds might Heaton a lean in ID's. It's neat to see the trans, and the trans blue is very pretty. I'm trying to get hold of a few dug Cairo (much harder to find) to if not nail the differences, at least have a better idea... I'm pretty sure Heaton were significantly more prolific. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheese 2 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheese 2 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 And this group that was dug at the factory site (except for the 3 down the left side): Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 7 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 thank you as always p.s., I just read this thread title as "Mostly Pix - Heaven" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 7 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 Coppery thread in the blue? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheese 2 Posted January 23, 2017 Report Share Posted January 23, 2017 The transparent one? I think that's just dirt/clay from when it was dug in the cold rolls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 7 Posted August 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 A piece of Heaton cullet. I think the white came from Vitrolite. (Posted in another thread today, so I figured I'd add it here.) Blacklight! ... this picture came out pretty well. Gotta remember which settings I used. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheese 2 Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 So I was digging through some Heatons to find an example that I'm sure I have but who knows where, and pulled some out to take a photo of a prominent feature I call the Heaton Ear. Sharing the photo here... most of these are dug from the factory site with a few exceptions that I added. Other makers can have the same pattern and not all Heatons have this pattern but it's another tool in the bag. If you see this pattern and the glass is right, good chance it's a Heaton. Side note: I fixed the broken photobucket links of mine in previous posts that messed up this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ManofKent 0 Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Useful id tip - they can be sods to separate from Ravenswoods and Champions (not to mention some Cairo) for those of us who really struggle with swirls. 'Folded up' is how I tend to think of SOME examples, but the 'ear' image makes it even clearer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cheese 2 Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 Yeah, especially the Cairos and Heatons. And Cairos have a C shape pretty often and so do Heatons... so our job can be pretty impossible sometimes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steph 7 Posted January 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2018 Oh gosh, I'm behind on my reading. Heaton ear .... new to me .... I really gotta find where I put my swirl sample sets and see what kind of ears I have. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.