Showing posts with label Indian swirls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian swirls. Show all posts

May 9, 2010

Maglight Indian Swirl.














This rare and beautiful 1 7/16" red glass Indian Swirl is from the collection of Tom Rudolph and was for sale at the 2009 Las Vegas Marble Show.

July 29, 2008

Indian Swirl with Lutz circa Late 1800s

marbles, glass, collector, collectible, type, Indian swirl, lutz, German, 1800s, Marble Forum, marbleforum.org Made in Germany around the late 1800s, here's an amazingly beautiful and very rare 1" Indian swirl with lutz. From the collection of Jeroen Van Valkenburg.

March 7, 2008

End of Day Indian Swirl

marbles, glass, indian swirl, end of day, Marble Forum, marbleforum.orgEnd of day marbles are some of the rarest handmade marbles. They have a single pontil, and typically, a multitude of colors.

The single pontil results from the fact that an End of Day marble is the final marble made from a glass cane. For a swirl marble, the glass cane can look like a large, straight, glass candycane. Five to twenty five marbles would typically be made from one cane, with the final one being the End of day marble. So, because they are the final marbles made from a cane, they have just one pontil, and typically, a multitude of colors; which can sometimes look like an onionskin or splaches of color.

February 12, 2008

Turquoise Indian Swirl circa Late 1800s

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January 12, 2008

Indian Swirls

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Indian swirls are black based swirls with different colored bands. Maglight indians have a dark transparent base.