Bumblebee slag glass

[MEinWV]

This is a 1 pound hunk of Marble King "Bumblebee" slag glass from my last dig. I'm holding some Bumblebee marbles for comparison.

I'm thinking paperweight! Neat conversation piece though!

HH

 

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[duffytrash]

thats neat....those 2 at one oclock and five oclock are known in the circles as west virginians..although still technically bees...can you see the flyin wvu logo on em?

 

[MEinWV]

Right you are duffy!

The MK "West Virginian" is a "blended" Bumblebee and was named by the diggers as more and more of them were found in the dumps.

Here is a closer look at them, along side a normal Bumblebee patch and ribbon.

A most beautiful reject indeed!

There are those that claim the MK blended Spiderman as the best looking marble going, but the West Virginian is right up there with it.

 

[treasurefiend]

Cool, nice find!!!

 

[crazyjarhead]

That is a big chunk of glass, bumble bee glass

 

[allen]

that is a really unique piece !!

 

[silvercop]

looking at all these marbles sure brings back alot of childhood memories. i used to play marbles everyday in elementary school. i had those big steel (ball barrings) it would knock everything out of the circle