You Have What? There are marbles in our collection made using cullet from well-known glasshouses which are extremely popular and often older and well-established. These companies never produced marbles or have ceased their production. For example, we have a clutch of marbles made from Burmese uranium glass made by The … [Read more...] about Cambridge Glass Company Marbles
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Rats and “Knuckle Down”
We have no idea if rats can knuckle down. In fact, we have no idea whether or not rats even have knuckles; at least not in the traditional use of the noun today. We do know that rats have a collapsible skeleton and can get through seemingly impossibly small holes. We have first-hand experience of rats gnawing through a … [Read more...] about Rats and “Knuckle Down”
And the Beat Goes On
Recognize this marble master? This is Dave McCullough (deceased, 2024). Former owner and operator of D.A.S. Marbles, Dave brought tons of experience and knowledge to the contemporary marble scene. His vision of color connects glass and nature through the marbles which he has run over several decades, and his work has many followers … [Read more...] about And the Beat Goes On
Bagatelle Blues
For years we have collected hand-held or table top plunger, flipper, and flip or free-roll marble games. Some people just call them pinball games. We collect the games with marbles and not the ones which use steel balls. A later game that we bought was so big that it had legs to the floor! We lost that one in a flood after … [Read more...] about Bagatelle Blues
It’s In the Bag
Grab the Marbles & Run! We really like marble bags! It wasn’t so long ago that young ‘uns for whom marbles was a game of keeps needed a bag, pouch, or their granddad’s old hand-me-down shot pouch to put their winnings in. The bag should be able to hold about 25 – 30 marbles, and there was no real requisite to what … [Read more...] about It’s In the Bag
Far-Flung in Wimauma
Wimauma is in Hawaii, right? Sounds like it should be. But, no, it’s in Florida --- about halfway down on the left-hand side. Suntree; Umatilla; Wadi Tawiyyah; Blood Mountain (Tail of the Dragon); Limaville; Buckhannon; Warm Springs; Black Hawk; Eau Gallie; Key West; Hancock; Immokalee; and Africa Town. What in the world could … [Read more...] about Far-Flung in Wimauma
One Cigarette Left: Ramblings in Oakleigh Gardens
About Oakleigh Gardens We have only lived in Mobile, Alabama, for a little over a year, but we have learned that the old city, founded in 1702 as Fort Louis de la Mobile, has dozens of historic districts and enclaves which we can explore. Incidentally, the first Mardi Gras was held in Mobile in 1703. We … [Read more...] about One Cigarette Left: Ramblings in Oakleigh Gardens
How Can Marbles Have Secrets?
Got Marbles? Do marbles have secrets? If you ask older generations about their marbles, most will remember their own childhood collection or recall that they inherited a jar or tin or box of "player" marbles from a family member. They know about their own marbles (past or present) in the context of their lives, family history and … [Read more...] about How Can Marbles Have Secrets?
Marbles From Mother Nature
We have no idea whether or not Ovid (43 BC- about 17 AD), the Roman poet, even wrote the poem Nux, which takes the viewpoint of a walnut tree. We are relatively certain, however, that the poem does mention playing marbles from mother nature such as walnuts; in fact, the boys played several games with the … [Read more...] about Marbles From Mother Nature
A Cro-Magnon Marble
What is Scrimshaw? Ever heard of a Scrimshander? It’s an odd word for sure, and no one is certain either of its origin or the origin of the word scrimshaw. While researchers cannot be certain of the origin of the name scrimshaw, it is certainly not for a lack of speculation. Scrimshaw is a proper name! It is an … [Read more...] about A Cro-Magnon Marble
