Steph Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Two questions. 1. What shade is 'pistachio' to you? 2. Which marble makers had pistachio in their color palette? Sorry Bob ... not trying to distract from the clear thread! which is progressing magnificently! I have a specific reason for this question. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 p.s. here are two candidates for Pistachio. Do you agree with either or both, as far as the name for a color in marbles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Ravenswood: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Another great Alan shot, and I don't know if the question was meant in a way that would require someone with more marble experience than I have, or if it's open to anyone with a color opinion. To me that looks like a pretty good range; not sure if you could take it much further in either direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Those marbles are really pretty! Edna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sissydear Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 CAC used it in a marble called "pistachio". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carole154 Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 My vote for what shade is Pistachio is the one on the right. carole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1DanS Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 3 different shades: thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Thanks for all the input so far! Did Alley use a pistachio base too? Who might have used it in their patch (non-swirl) type marbles? Master? Akro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Marie Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 To me, the pistachio shown, is a little too minty, a little too blue, pistachio actually has a slightly warm color to it, more earthy. I would go with the first color, more nutty. My pics didn't turn out the best, I tried flash, but it bleached out the color. So I tried without flash, and my unsteady hand, caused a slight blur, and a little dark. Although this marble also makes me want some mint chocolate chip icecream ...... with this lt.green/chocolate brown colors, I would say Ravenswood also...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I agree that the first is closer to what I think of as the actual nut color. And "minty" is also a word which comes to mind when I see the 2nd. I thought the 2nd was called pistachio when folks were describing marble colors though, so I wanted to get confirmation. I think I have. The question now is, is yours also called pistachio ... by marble people, that is?! ?? And another question is who made it? p.s., does yours fluoresce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 If one orders glass (boro etc) these days this is a sample of what is sold as Pistachio glass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marblemover Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 i don't even know if i have this one anymore--pictures are from some time ago, and i had to use a red background to get my camera to capture the pistachio color. here it is under UV fluorescence: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 nice capture on that fluorescence! I have a couple which fluoresce like that. I think my brown may be a little creamier and more opaque. (should be a good coffeehouse word for it, but I don't know it yet) I used to have a couple with a similar base and what I think may have been horsehair oxblood. But that was before I'd seen good pix of horsehair oxblood so I wasn't sure and they're gone now so I can't confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marblemover Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 the brown on the one i show is almost black-looking; like my first cup of coffee in the morning (i use french roast ground for espresso, and grab the first cup when there's almost an inch brewed in the bottom of the pot--strong and black!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Nice marbles! I should have known that the people here wouldn't just use any old marble that related to the color question. As such, I find myself suddenly realizing that I've been staring at a particular marble for five minutes and have no recollection of what the original topic was. Thanks a lot! ( : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Okay, Jill Marie! Tell me about the background! These are nice shots of a nice marble, but I can't help thinking that I'm looking at the latest shots from the Hubble telescope, showing the newly-discovered planet "Orbachio"! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Marie Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 I didn't even notice it till you said it, with the blue marbles beside the main one we're discussing, kinda creates moons.....The background sparkles is none other than the gray foam from the gun cases I carry them in......mmmmmmm........You gotta good eye......my bathroom light put some sparkles in that airy foam......wish I had purposefully thought of it. You know Steph, this marble could actually be an Alley, but I don't know.....You know me and my ID issues :rol: ...lol..........and that being said, I'll leave the rest to you all!!!!!! Okay, Jill Marie!Tell me about the background! These are nice shots of a nice marble, but I can't help thinking that I'm looking at the latest shots from the Hubble telescope, showing the newly-discovered planet "Orbachio"! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Marie Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I'm not sure if it glows or not, I had a black light, but since the move I'm not sure were it is. And another question is who made it? p.s., does yours fluoresce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marboman Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Here's my pistachio or the closest thing I have to it.This doesn't flourese,colors are green and black.I'm not sure of the maker.Horse hair oxblood? Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Horse hair oxblood? Nice. Not horsehair though. Sometimes the term is used for just a strand of obvious oxblood. Often I think for mibs with threads of something brownish which probably isn't traditional ox. ?? The "hair" part is the operative term. :-) Looking for something sorta thready. I know ... pix would be good here. maybe someone can help out! :-) I'll start a new thread to ask about horsehair because I still would like to hear more about who made pistachio .... (swirls and otherwise) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I guess it all depends on what you call pistachio? Most of what i have seen called pistachio,were opaque green with black or very dark purple swirls,some very dark brown swirls. The three main producers were Alley,CA,and Ravenswood. From what i have seen the last 7-8 years the largest producer of these was Alley. Even marblealan list almost all,if not all of the pistachio that he gets,as made by Alley. I have and seen a few Ravenswood that would probably fall into the same group. Most (70%) of the Alley pistachio will glow but not all. Ravenswood made a similair green but the swirls are usually dark brown,instead of black or dark purple. Ravenswood made at least 4-5 or more shades of green with 4-5 shades of brown swirls,and most of these glow. Ravenswod also made several with this green and very dark blue swirls. Years ago they were all believed to be made by CAC. The companies that i know of which made the horsehair oxbloods are,Alley,Champion,Heaton,Ravenswood,Cairo Novelty,and a few others could have some considered horsehair ox,some Akro,some patches. Again it is all what you consider horsehair oxblood. The list above is in the order of numbers produced,by what i have seen. There is a wide range of different oxblood color in several of these,some of the Champion goes more to the red side than oxblood. The most common color base is, green/white,green,and in 4-5 different shades. Next would be blue/white,blue,2-3 different shades. Most of the blue ones or blue/white with horsehair ox will be Champion,but some of the other companies also made blue,but not common. Some are just opaque white and horsehair ox. A few are just clear and horsehair oxblood swirl or stripes. There can be a wide variety of either of the ones above,pistachio or horsehair oxblood,and as many opinions about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvrons Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I would also vote for the one on the right side,as pistachio. To me the darker the green and the darker the swirl,swirls,or stripes the better chance of being labeled as pistachio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 An interesting thing to me about almost anyone's idea of 'pistachio' is that it seems to need a little bit of 'creaminess'. The best analogy I can think of would be if you were trying to mix paint of this color. You just couldn't do it using only the components of green. You'd have to make a darker green than you wanted and then add white. (Possibly some other things as well, but I have no idea.) Cheers, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 Thanks Ron. Sounds like the odds are in favor of my pair being Ravenswood. (glowing with brown swirls) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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