Steph Posted April 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Interesting graphics on this colorful box from ebay auction of calvinandhobbsplace The Soldiers of the Queen, Infantry of the Line. England expects that every man will do his duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 ebay seller: 123iesa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 ebay seller: ourfavoritehill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 On 05/07/2007 at 5:50 AM, Steph said: From the sublime to the ... cat's eyes. (click to enlarge) The auction description: When I saw the gallery photo for those, I guessed they were from Japan. When I read otherwise I did a search for some sort of confirmation. Here's a page which says this type of marble is from the 1950's and is the last kind manufactured industrially in Germany, Murmeln unsrer Kindheit, die originalen Murmeln der 50er Jahre. The site says it has some of the last marbles made in Ilmenau, and it offers them for sale. Here's a sample lot showing more of the old cat's eyes: (click to enlarge) The Camel box is definitely Japanese and not original to those marbles. I've picked up a bag of them (will try and remember to upload photos) that appears to be from the 1980's so either they were made later than the 50's or they were stockpiled and packaged later. The 'beach-ball' style ones are fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 20, 2016 Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 Veb werk fur technisches glas Ilmenau I'm guessing 80's for the packaging... Shooter size around 3/4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2016 on the bag Not sure about the Camel boxes ... trying to remember if I've ever seen them say anything other than Japan. Some distributors changed their source countries over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 7 hours ago, Steph said: on the bag Not sure about the Camel boxes ... trying to remember if I've ever seen them say anything other than Japan. Some distributors changed their source countries over the years. It's a possibility with the box - I'd assumed Camel were a manufacturer rather than distributor. The graphics are identical to the Japanese marked (and Japanese sold) ones. It's suppose it's also possible that the East German's bought empty boxes from Japan. I shouldn't have been be so definite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Here's a little bit earlier Ilmenau bag . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 29 minutes ago, ann said: Here's a little bit earlier Ilmenau bag . . . I wonder what other styles they produced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted June 21, 2016 Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 These are the only two bag types I'm aware of for Ilmenau. Found one lone marble in my rummaging around for weird cat's-eyes, no clue what it was -- then found the bag full. Later got one of the bags like you posted. There now. You now know as much as I do about them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Snapped this pic today from a collector who collects boxes. He said the bags contain the colored clay foils. Maybe a refill kit for game boards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted June 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Neat. Could be. Or sample to give out as a premium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now