MrsMopar Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 That seems to be an uncommon color and I was wondering if anyone made pink ones and why there aren't more. Thanx bunches :-) Felicia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisCamp Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 This has pink in it.... Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 my first thought would be most marbles were being sold to boys so the makers wouldn't expect pink to be a real big seller. Peace,Galen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migbar Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Another reason is that pink, like the better purples, is made with gold, and is one of the more expensive colors to make. mike b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Another reason is that pink, like the better purples, is made with gold, and is one of the more expensive colors to make.mike b. Agree with Mike above - pink glass formulas were expensive (and marbles were cheap). Galen's point is also a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohn691500 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 every color of the rainbo and then some,lol,, bj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisCamp Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 But isn't gold also used in red? Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Taking both Galen's point and Lou's.... Could it be, red was worth the gold value, where pink probably wasn't as popular?? It seems there's a lot more pink in antique handmades, than in machine mades.... Again, a picture of a picture of my most coveted marble..... Contemporaries also have a good amount of pink... I was looking for a picture of an Eddie Seese, only to discover it's purple, not pink... So, I'll add that to the purple thread.... Instead, I found a picture of my son's Bill Murray "Test Marble" of the Monkey Man in Shades.... (Kinda looks purple, but I'm pretty sure it's pink...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 But isn't gold also used in red?Lou Deep red glass was originaly formulated with gold dissolved in an acid. The same was true (IIRC) for pink - just at a lesser amount of gold. Not all reds required the use of gold. I think that the use of gold was discontinued in the 1930s or 40s by using selenium - and later a copper formula... both which were cheaper. U.S. marble manufacturers would have been restricted from using gold during WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisCamp Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I'm leaning more to Galen's reasoning. It fits. Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMopar Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thanx Lou, BigJohn and Sue for the pictures, at least I know there are some out there. What kind are those BigJohn? Definitely a good point Galen, as I don't recall the boys having much to do with Anything pink back in the day. Gold, wow, I'd have never known Mike, Thank you. And I am now wondering would you be able to differentiate gold vs selenium or copper by color tone/richness? Alan, thank you, do you see differences? :-) Felicia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbobam Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Didn't expect it, but the idea of pink really made for a good thread! Thanks for the thoughts and technical concepts, Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migbar Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 None of Peltier's formulas used gold for their several reds in the 20's and 30's. I've seen a lot of gold pinks in sheet glass form, and I can tell they are made from gold. I don't remember ever seeing a gold red, except for the cranberry shades. mike b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedidoll Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 pinky purply clearie,,,,,full of bubbles,,,,,last 2 pics are indoors backlit,one with flash,one without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaboo Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 ahhh. lots of girls played marbles!! they just wren't allowed much into tournaments back then. (how much does that stink?) Now the only reason I know this, is my 89 year old mother was the third grade champion marble shooter for her elementary school. and as she put it, it was about the only game girls were allowed to play with boys back then, but could only participate in school tournies. at least in her home town. which was small, but I'm thinking that may have been the way it was. and her fav shooter? an akro cork naturally, still had it until she gave it to hubby. (yeah that's right, gave it to him, not me!) she kept it in her jewelery box until a couple years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glangley Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have a jar full of brownish? cleary's that when you light them up with a black light they look neon pink. lol But, I have yet to learn where, or who made them. All in good time. God Bless Gary Langley Michigan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Maybe the marble company's played it safe and used colors that were attractive for boys and girls. For example they both like red mibs,but boys didn't and don't like pink. Fact is i've only 1 baby-pink swirl. I like the pattern but the color is not notable. winnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMopar Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Mike, thank you for your information, always great to learn more. Well darn Dani, woulda been kewl if you had gotten that marble. Sounds really neat Gary. You'll havta show that sometime. Winnie, love the pic. I can see, that although it wasn't a commonly used color, it still made for beautiful marbles. Thanx folks. :-) Felicia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glangley Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 [quote name='MrsMopar' date='Sep 25 2008, 06:21 AM' post='78519'] Sounds really neat Gary. You'll havta show that sometime. :-) Felicia Ok, here is the best I could do. The picture with the black light doesn't do it justice though. It came out looking more orange but to my eyes, it's hot pink! lol Maybe that's just my skewed view of reality! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FeelingMarbleous Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Looks hot pink to me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steves mibs Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 mrs mopar champion made a lot of pink marbles i have a lot of the "brain" looking pink ones and some plain ones as well i will try to post a pic tomorrow of my pink brains...lol anyhow there u go steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMopar Posted September 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Woah! That's kewl Gary! Thanx for showing the difference. Pink brains? This I gotta see! Looking forward to seeing one Steve. :-) Felicia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Marbles Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Here is a Vitroesque machine-rounded marble I made back in 2005. It is Orange, Pink and Green Aventurine. I have found that pink marbles are very good sellers. Sincerely, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSFA86 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 John, Wow! That is super but please don't ask me what it reminds me of, lol. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMopar Posted September 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Wow! That's nifty John and nice to meet ya. It seems I am seeing more pink with handmades, old and new. I find that interesting. Thanx for sharing John. Bill, cute new nickname. :-) Felicia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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