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- 34 ASSORTED MACHINE & HANDMADE MARBLES,
34 ASSORTED MACHINE & HANDMADE MARBLES, INCL. PELTIER S...1st - 2nd items: Two (2) Peltier superman marbles, 5/8" and 13/16". Note: Red swirl on smaller marble is subtle. 3rd - 8th items: Six (6) handmade transparent swirl marbles, including 1 latticino, 1 divided core, and 4 solid core with ground/faceted pontils. Ranging from 9/16" to 1 1/16". Likely German, early 20th c. 9th item: One (1) opalescent marble, likely Akro Moonie or Christensen Agate co. Moon. 3/4". 10th item: One (1) Akro Agate co. Silver Oxblood swirl marble, 5/8". 11th - 12th items: Two (2) Alley Agate co. flame swirl marbles having opaque white bases with transparent orange and red swirls, 5/8" and 11/16". 13th - 17th items: Five (5) patch marbles, including 3 Master Marble co. Colors (orange/blue, red/yellow, orange/green) and 2 Peltier Peerless (yellow/blue, black/white). Ranging from 5/8" to 3/4". 18th - 26th items: Nine (9) non-glass marbles, including 8 hand faceted agate marbles or "Aggies" (Carnelian and black-dyed) and 1 tiger's-eye marble. Ranging from 1/2" to 13/16". 27th - 32nd items: Six (6) corkscrew swirls, including blue, red, yellow, green, Akro Oxblood. Ranging from 5/8" to 3/4". 33rd - 34th items: Two (2) marbles, including blue slag and opaque swirl. Ranging from 5/8" to 7/8". Machine made marbles likely American, second quarter or mid 20th century.
The collection of Gary Glesser of Loudon, Tennessee.
Condition:
Most with wear commensurate with use. Subsurface moons or bruising to agate marbles. Surface clouding to some handmade marbles. Moderate chips, dings to early slags.
- THREE FITTED TRAYS AND ONE WOOD HOLDER
THREE FITTED TRAYS AND ONE WOOD HOLDER having a total of approximately one hundred sixty-four hand made marbles: fold pontil transitionals clearies latticinio core swirls stoneware; including twenty 15/16'' size on fitted wood display-Christensen agates etc.
- TWENTY COLLECTIBLE MARBLES hand made
TWENTY COLLECTIBLE MARBLES hand made from carnelian oxblood silver fluorescent-most by Akro Agate Co.; Persian oxblood by Christensen Agate Co.; mica in clear blue; latticinio swirl in light blue; green hornet bulls eye agate etc. Sizes range from 9/16'' to 7/8''.
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