I LOVE MARBLES Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Here's mine! Marblealan lists the hand-cut as circa 1775-1925 that makes these some of the oldest marbles! I just love them, a lot of fond memories! Grandma Shupe always gave me an agate on my birthday, as she also did my two younger brothers. I always traded them out of theirs. This is an awesome bunch of agates! Many are very special to me! In the first 2 pics top row 2nd mib from the left, with the perfect symmetrical rings, Ernie (zaboo) gave me cause he knows I love agates! Third pic small green moss agate at the bottom, same mib in the case top row second from right, that agate was bought at the Crescent store in Ogden Utah, in 1940 by Que Eugene Shupe for his son Ronald Que Shupe who then gave it to his son Scott Que Shupe in 1992! Show me yours please! Scott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieP Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I'm a newbie to this wonderful marble board. Started collecting marbles about 7 years ago when I found some antique agates (mostly carnelian types) in a drawer at an antique store in Covina, CA. I later found a couple of dyed blue agates with nice bullseyes at Kobeys Swap Meet in San Diego. Since the first find, I got stuck on machine mades and other antiques and even contemporaries. If I can get a camera to take pics, I would like to show some of my marbles here. This is my first post to the board after "spying" for a week or so. Really enjoy the pics and helpful (and kind too) comments. DougieP -- retired but young at heart and enjoying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 LOL Scott. Are you sure you don't have them all? Oh wait, Dougie said he has a few. Hi Dougie! Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieP Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Thanks for the welcome. My marbles look tame compared to those delicious agates that Scott has. What are the sizes of your agates? Are all antiques? Green ones that I have purchased weren't antiques that I can tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted February 15, 2008 Report Share Posted February 15, 2008 Nice, you really don't see the agates posted too much. Those are great examples, and good memories to go along with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted March 18, 2022 Report Share Posted March 18, 2022 Bumping this topic because those agates are true killers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 There is so much good stuff in the archives. A lot of it deserves a bump once in a while, so thanks, they are really sweet agates! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 Topics that go bump in the night... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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