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Doogle
Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 200 Location: Bishop, California
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:47 am Post subject: |
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marblemover wrote: | i had to drop down before finishing reading about Imperials to say that i agree with Dan--that marble lower left is a so-called transitional/handmade. it could be an Akro American Agate...more pics! |
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1DanS
Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 89
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, that marble is called a transitional type. I don't believe the origin of these has yet to be determined. It is a machine made marble. The "pontil" on this one is not a true pontil, but rather a cut or shear mark. It was most likely cause by the cutting blade(s) being too dull or the marble cooling a little too quickly after being cut.
The names of these "pontils" have changed somewhat through the years. I believe yours is a pinch style (could be wrong though), in that it appears the end of the glass was pinched together.
I hope some of that made sense(?)
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roany poany
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 872 Location: where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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1DanS wrote: | Yes, that marble is called a transitional type...... It is a machine made marble. |
I beg to differ Dan, transitionals are hand gathered, machine rounded marbles. _________________ Buddy ™ |
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marblemover
Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 114 Location: Vancouver USA
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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ooph! i just realized i said the American Agates were made by Akro! well that was WRONG...they were made by Christensen Agate. [i edited my previous post]
i do believe Doogle's could be a CAC (hand-gathered and machine-rounded) American Agate. _________________ aventurine happens,
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roany poany
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 872 Location: where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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"aventurine happens"
Love your sig...lol _________________ Buddy ™ |
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lstmmrbls Site Admin
Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 696
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Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, What buddy says. Although a lot that are called transitionals actually are handmades. Ground pontils, regular pontils, and maybe even Leighton types(melted pontil) unless you want to call a handheld rounding tool a machine. Actually all the handgathered slags made at MFC CAC Pelt and Akro are true transitionals(hand-gathered,machine rounded) as are the crease and pinch pontil types(as shown)and maybe even most of the so called single seam CACs(the last 10 words are just conjecture). _________________ Peace,Galen |
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Doogle
Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Posts: 200 Location: Bishop, California
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:28 am Post subject: |
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well, this could be exciting. As a new guy, I would have and did have it in the Akro Cork box. I looked at the pole with the pinch marks, and thought it was in-making, not a gather or pinch mark. What really had me wondering about this one was the colors....they looked really different from any of the other Akro's, except for the Imperial-type one. That thin orange stripe also didn't keep up with the larger reddish band, which I thought for a marble spinning in a cup, both stripes should have been in sync,instead of different orbits so to speak. Thank you all for this thread--it has been a good learning experience! _________________ Don't Tread On Me |
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1DanS
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I do have my own crazy, whacked-out theory, about these types of "nine and tail" marbles. I highly doubt I could get many, or in fact anyone, to agree with me though.
So for the time being, I will go along with the majority and call them hand-gathered marbles also.
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David Chamberlain
Joined: 18 May 2009 Posts: 214
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Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:45 am Post subject: |
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Except, of course, for the clearly defined 'pontil' and movement in this marble that extra lighter orange swirl make it a bit different than your usual American Agate, David |
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