Marbles from my last river dive.

[riverdiver]

I almost always find marbles when digging bottles while river diving. These are the better ones from my last dive.

 

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[duffytrash]

schweet!! how bout another shot of the one in the center below the blue swirl dead center...it looks like its got a spirial on half...is it porcelin?// that may be highly collectible

 

[riverdiver]

Hi Duffytrash,

I wish I could do that but I am trolling the forum tonight to see what I can post based on photos on my hard drive. I have sooooooo many marbles that I am not sure I could separate that one out from where it is stored. I recover between 10-30 on every dive and I have them sorted by 'color' in several large tackle boxes. I am a bottle collector who loves everything glass so marbles are always recovered. I will post my collection tomorrow and maybe you can tell me what I am sitting on.

 

[riverdiver]

Here is the only other photo I have of this marble at the moment.

 

[duffytrash]

i can feel your pain!!!....lolol...i like that marble....i think its very rare!!!only thing its condition might turn some people off....google akron marbles and paruse that sight....heres an ebay auction that ended with 2 of em but neither not as nice as yours...http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-RARE-AMER...DED-COBALT-BLUE-SALT-GLAZED-7-8-/300604263568

 

[creeper71]

schweet!! how bout another shot of the one in the center below the blue swirl dead center...it looks like its got a spirial on half...is it porcelin?// that may be highly collectible

that is the exact same marble that stuck out to me being possiblly worth a small fortune...lol

 

[riverdiver]

Hi duffy and creeper,

I am finally home and trying to capture the true colors of this little guy. It appears to be a red clay marble that has a pea green salt glaze on one half and 3 purple bands on the other half. Since i am nort a big fan of fleabay, how would you guys suggest I find a buyer for this marble if it is what you think it is?

Here are some close ups of some others from the same spot but different dives.

 

[duffytrash]

if theres any damage its value is diminished......maybe you could try craigs list and maybe you would get a hit...i would try brian graham on the akronmarbles website....he maybe be able to hook you up...at least he could give you a heads up on the price...tell him i sent you!!!

 

[riverdiver]

Hi Duffy,

I just emailed Brian over at Akron...I had emailed Joan of the "Marbleforum" prior to seeing your post, she stated she had never seen a yellow bullseye china before but felt that the marble in question is a china bullseye and very old...So who knows, I will keep searching and the right buyer will come along eventually and get what they want and I will return to the site in the spring and "harvest" the rest of the marbles as there is one area of bottom that is fairly loaded with them. Here is a photo of my box of river/lake recovered marbles from New England.

 

[Havilah_Springs]

Hey Guys,

At the risk of sounding less educated (which I am), how do so many marbles end up in rivers and lakes?

H_S

 

[gravediggermax-vabeachva]

riverdiver

i have never been to this marble side, i post on the beach side and found what i think was a cats eye yesterday, but

one of my hunting budddies who has not puter is our local marble guru and has many many many marbles, many of which are very rare and expensive......i will show him and get back to you.
max

 

[riverdiver]

Thanx Max,

On a side note I really enjoy watching your videos of VA beach. Ask your friend about the little clay looking striped one in the middle please as some think it might be rare but I am having little luck proving that fact. Check out the added photos Max.

HS-I believe that there are so many in the water here in NH because boys will be boys and use them as ammo maybe in a slingshot. Most of my recoveries of u/w marbles are in the immediate vicinity of river bridges and boat harbors/marinas.

 

[duffytrash]

diver..it is a rare htf marble ,but the condition hurts it in a big way.....collectors rarely buy damaged marbles....if it was in good shape it would sell easily...in that condition it could be a filler for a set ..in marble collecting condition is everything.....put it on ebay with good pictures and describing the damages..an interested party might jump on it....you may get $20 or more for it if you start it low enough....in pristine condition i would expect less that $50....

 

[Havilah_Springs]

HS-I believe that there are so many in the water here in NH because boys will be boys and use them as ammo maybe in a slingshot. Most of my recoveries of u/w marbles are in the immediate vicinity of river bridges and boat harbors/marinas.

That makes sense, thanks for the reply.

H_S

 

[riverdiver]

Hi Duffytrash,

Thanks for the info, care to expand on the meaning of "rare htf marble" as in what does htf stand for and as there are others like this one still on the bottom what could you suggest I do to preserve them during the salvage and recovery part to prevent more damage?

Better yet how about I give you a call instead, I am in NH so look for a cp # starting with 603 in your caller id.

 

[duffytrash]

htf=hard to find...lolol...we had a nice phone call!!...call back anytime!!!

 

[Bum Luck]

I've spent some time underwater myself, and never found anywhere near that many.

I do find an occasional one MDing or just plain lookin down.

Marbles were a great pastime in the 50's, but after that, the popularity went down. Maybe then is when they got used for slingshot ammo.

The champion marble player in my town had an entire dresser drawer of them, but I suppose that most got lost by brothers, the scourge of every boy.

Guess most ended up lost.

 

[jibb]

Just curious but are you actually using scuba gear and diving in rivers? Thats awesome if so! I wanna do that!

 

[riverdiver]

Hi Jibb,

Yes, I am using scuba gear in rivers, only we don't swim, we walk around on the bottom with weighted boots. We use less air and stay down much longer.

Matt