the brown is a clay one found in the soil beneath an excavated basement foundation.
Marbles?
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the brown is a clay one found in the soil beneath an excavated basement foundation.
I was messing around with the camera on my new iPhone when I discovered that the little art glass marble has a logo and date. I don't know which surprised me more, the marble or camera on the phone, 'cause my eyes can barely see it. 
Trying to take pictures of the logo on this much bigger one proved oddly difficult.
That's when I discovered that what I'd always thought was a dark green circle was in fact clear and the camera focus was getting sucked in.
More and more...
Inside the marble. It looks like something from "The Wizard of Oz"....
That's when I discovered that what I'd always thought was a dark green circle was in fact clear and the camera focus was getting sucked in.
More and more...
Inside the marble. It looks like something from "The Wizard of Oz"....
Ever cheered on a marble before?
Marbles? why yes, they fall into the E category, that being E for Everything 
Remember as kid we played Marbles, it was form of gambling on game of skill.
Think at one time I had a bucket full of my winnings.
When I move cross country Marble got left in Miami.
Think at one time I had a bucket full of my winnings.
When I move cross country Marble got left in Miami.
Mike:
Never played marbels as a kid...but did collect some of the 'striking' ones. 
"[Marbles] is game which requires both luck and skill. Luck keeps the game interesting, but skillful play will always be rewarded". Paul Magriel
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I think I picked up a bag of marbles at the Dollar Store a few years ago to use in slingshot until my ball bearings got in. Used to play all the time at recess in grade school, along with mumbley peg. But that was when every kid at school had a pocket knife. Now days a knife would not only get you suspended from school, you would go to juvenile hall. Things have changed.
I'll check my slingshot box to see if they are in there.
I'll check my slingshot box to see if they are in there.
Marbles were one of the things that seemed to come into popularity for a couple of months every year while I was at primary school. Then, just as quickly, everybody would lose interest and go to the next fad.
"Put the marbles away! It's yoyo season!"
"Put the marbles away! It's yoyo season!"
David:
+1...;
Marbles, yo-yos, and spinning tops. We would duel with any of them.
Glass marbles only, cats eyes and milkies. We did not allow steelies. Either the circle game or elaborate golf courses we dug behind the monkey bars.
Personal favorite: Just throwing a rubber ball against the wall and catching it with my fielders mitt. Baby boom, so imagine a couple dozen kids using about 25' x 25' of blank brick wall at the same time. Glorious chaos. (Superballs were banned by the authorities about day 2 after they came to the five and dimes.)
My sole fancy marble:
Glass marbles only, cats eyes and milkies. We did not allow steelies. Either the circle game or elaborate golf courses we dug behind the monkey bars.
Personal favorite: Just throwing a rubber ball against the wall and catching it with my fielders mitt. Baby boom, so imagine a couple dozen kids using about 25' x 25' of blank brick wall at the same time. Glorious chaos. (Superballs were banned by the authorities about day 2 after they came to the five and dimes.)
My sole fancy marble:
A few art glass marbles from the “Legion museum of everything”.
I was digging through some boxes in my basement last night and stumbled upon these. I wouldn't be surprised if I had plenty more at one point.
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