ziggyzora Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 All I can say is they are machine made, probably old and I really like them. Hopefully somebody can tell me more about them. It would be especially interesting to know where and when they were made, but any info or opinion would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Akro Gatherer Posted May 23, 2008 Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 My best guess is Master marbles (Bridgeport, WV). The brushed look I believe is what I have heard called "Tennis court marbles". I hope I am not wrong but if I am at least I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steves mibs Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 hey ziggy i am pretty sure those are european or german type sparklers thats what i would call them theres my 2 cents steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyzora Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Thank you both for your ideas/opinion, I am none the wiser as your thoughts are so different. If it helps the 3 marbles came from separate collections in UK. Until I got the red one recently the other 2 were kept in a jar with what I think of as German sparklers, however I decided to regroup the 3 as maybe something else as they are all distinctly different from the other sparklers having a pattern towards the outer and not in the middle. The red one is quite different again, it has a clear base, hard to see for the blurry red strands then other colour strands nearer the surface. Any further thoughts are most appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleseeker Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 You show one picture with a clay marble. Are all the marbles shooters? If they are that big I would say they are German and a nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Akro Gatherer Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 hey ziggyi am pretty sure those are european or german type sparklers thats what i would call them theres my 2 cents steve i kneel at the altar that is steve's mibs. just had to rain on my parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyzora Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 You show one picture with a clay marble. Are all the marbles shooters? Sorry about my poor pics, each pic is of the same 3 marbles which are all glass base and about 10/16ths. Two are now headed back for the German sparkler jar but I have tried to add better pics of the reddish one just in case. Whilst on the subject I have also added a pic of a blue base marble which I assume is German sparkler but I have never seen another in coloured glass. It would be interesting to see if anybody has any coloured glass sparklers to show. (the blue one is about 11/16ths). Thanks again for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'llhavethat1 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 I think that "clay" marble is really an indent on a marble board. Optical illusion though. I'd guess those are European of some sort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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