Fairylite ... German? American?

[Steph]

Here's an adorable box which recently sold on ebay. Looks like it was packaged for the British market but all it says about the marbles is that they are foreign. I first guessed the marbles would be German, but then I wondered about Japanese or American. We would all qualify as foreign if the box was to be sold in England. What do you think?

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[Alan]

Here's an adorable box which recently sold on ebay. Looks like it was packaged for the British market but all it says about the marbles are that they are foreign. I first guessed the marbles would be German, but then I wondered about Japanese or American. We would all qualify as foreign if the box was to be sold in England. What do you think?

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IIRC the Fairlylite toy company was owned by the Graham Brothers in the UK. It manufacturerd and imported from Japan. The logo below looks like a match to yours:

[lstmmrbls]

Look like German marbles to me. I have recieved that type from Germany and England. Peace,Galen

[Steph]

I dreamt about this box last night. Dreamt it was mine and I finally got a good look at the fine print and saw it said 100% made in the U.S.A. (LOL ... this was only a dream!)

Wonder what decade it might be from. The seller estimated "about 1940's".