Marble Ponti L

The glass was a little too cool when it sheared off into the machine.

Marble ponti l.

Rare peltier 7 8 saturn bloodie w milky clear base rainbo opalescent. 1 3 4 jenny lind bust rare german marble mint condition faceted pontil. Once done the stick is broken on its end. Feel the pontil mark and determine how rough it is.

Identifying rare marbles requires playing with the big boys by reading their books attending marble shows and shopping where you can engage in. After the marble was made the creator ground the pontil mark down to create the slightly rough yet flat mark on the bottom. Collecting marbles is a game and the person with the greatest skill is the winner. I have only seen one with a transparent colored base and that one was blue.

3 4 black and blue marble br estimated 20 40 br sold for 40. The single pontil will not be as evident as on most other types of transitional slags and will be evident as an irregularly smooth area on one pole. Round pontil marks with a slightly rough texture that are still fairly smooth indicate what is known as a ground pontil mark according to akron marbles. Melted pontil transitional slags like those with a ground pontil may represent an upward progression in the care taken to put a final touch on a single gather marble.

1 5 8 cobalt and white swirl marble br estimated 300 600 br sold for 130. Fold pontil transitionals are also rarer than melted pontils. Marbles are part of a wide variety 865 lots of toys trains die cast vehicles and figures that was auctioned live on ebay october 26 2003. The colored flecks are usually white pink yellow or green.

Round pontil marks with a slightly rough texture that are still fairly smooth indicate what is known as a ground pontil mark according to akron marbles 1. Pontil marks are rounder and do not follow a pattern. Feel the pontil mark and determine how rough it is. The marbles are rare.

A confetti marble is a transparent glass base with small flecks or chips of colored glass forming a layer near the pontil of the marble. The pontil is characterized by a tiny finger of glass that is folded over at the cut off point and partially melted into the marble surface. Look for the pontil. This leaves a tiny rough patch on the marble which is known as the pontil.

This pontil is formed by a similar process to the pinpoint pontil. After the marble was made the creator ground the pontil mark down to create the. Winning at marble collecting requires practice and knowledge and is not child s play. Almost all have a transparent clear base.