tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post112847286757995856..comments2023-10-08T10:58:58.019-05:00Comments on Casa Highland: marble-borough!bandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075311839729792901noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-1129030882726012622005-10-11T06:41:00.000-05:002005-10-11T06:41:00.000-05:00post some marble pics?post some marble pics?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-1128757751536311632005-10-08T02:49:00.000-05:002005-10-08T02:49:00.000-05:00serious. My brother is married to a howdyshell, an...serious. My brother is married to a howdyshell, and they own marble king. I wondered why I got marbles for christmas for a few years. <BR/><BR/>as for the cat's eyes:<BR/>"The mid-1950s witnessed the introduction of catseye marbles from Japan to the American market, an event that crippled the U.S. marble manufacturers and even sent some out of business. In an effort to battle this blow, Pinky, Howdyshell, and Duncan Peltier (son of Sellers) traveled to Japan in order to purchase the machinery necessary for producing catseye marbles. Negotiations failed, but not before they managed to learn how to copy Japanese techniques. In 1955 Marble King introduced its own line of catseye marbles, which enabled the company to survive.<BR/><BR/>Earlier methods to reduce costs and keep the company profitable included a technique called "veneering," which was reportedly developed by Howdyshell. By this method, white-based glass was covered with colored glass, which was much less expensive than using colored glass for the base."<BR/><BR/>source:<BR/>http://www.marblealan.com/marbleking/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-1128640031519676782005-10-06T18:07:00.000-05:002005-10-06T18:07:00.000-05:00uh, serious? do you happen to know which company?...uh, serious? do you happen to know which company? from what i understand (warning -- geek marble talk coming up!!) the first cats eyes were made in japan, and then the technology was brought over here sometime during WWII. that sound about right? i thought marble king was first with u. s. cats eyes, but i could be wrong...<BR/><BR/>let me know, it would give me some major street cred with the punk rock marble collector... all those early machine mades are his total passion!bandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075311839729792901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-1128623237887142392005-10-06T13:27:00.000-05:002005-10-06T13:27:00.000-05:00interesting. marbles. my sister in law's dad has a...interesting. marbles. my sister in law's dad has a marble factory that manufactured the first American made Cat's Eye marbles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12576347.post-1128545433058396362005-10-05T15:50:00.000-05:002005-10-05T15:50:00.000-05:00Who else thinks bandit should'a been a writer? Rea...Who else thinks bandit should'a been a writer? Really, you have quite a talent for the prose!sarinchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00620334097101136368noreply@blogger.com