Description
These single "Patriot" 35mm (1.4 inch), giant marbles are crafted in rich, shiny Red, White, & Blue glass reminiscent of the colors in our Country's beautiful Flag. They come from unopened bags made by Vacor for Mega Marbles between 1998 & 2004 & are now retired & are extremely rare. Having been manufactured pre-2010, they are the original version & are generally the best quality & colors available. The glass used to make them was of a higher quality than subsequent years. These marbles are highly sought after as collectibles, very hard to find & will surely create a conversation whenever used or displayed! Our quantities are very limited. While each batch of marbles can be slightly different depending on the glass used to make them, there are other variables such as the temperature of the glass when put in the machine, the temperature of the machine, & the ambient air temperature that will affect the final product. Although these marbles have never been out of the bag until we took them out to photograph them, some of them do have some imperfections such as pinpricks, pits, & slight abrasions. Pinpricks are what they sound like: pin-point sized pieces of missing glass. They usually cannot be easily seen or felt, but are evident under magnification. (Also referred to as Flea Bites, Chiggers, etc. by collectors) Pits are generally small, round areas on the surface of a marble. Often caused during manufacture, they are usually the result of trapped pockets of air just under the surface being exposed by glass breaking away. Abrasions & rub-spots are minor types of damage that aren't really severe enough to consider scratches. These usually occur during manufacturing when thousands of marbles are grouped into single containers. All of these imperfections are small & do not seem to detract from the beauty of the marbles. Please see photos for pictures of imperfections. This size marble may also sometimes have creases or cold rolled marks. They are usually not as smooth as the smaller size marbles. Machine made marbles are made by rolling molten glass with various colors. in larger sizes roll marks from this process may sometimes be seen as part of the normal making process. If it is a cold roll mark (smooth not sharp edges), most consider that as-made & it would fall in the mint category. Images are representative of selection. Each marble is a unique glass orb. No two marbles are exactly alike. Please be aware that marbles are very difficult to photograph & due to differences in personal settings on computers & hand held devices the colors you see may vary slightly from the color you receive. Lighting such as flash photography can greatly effect the look of a marble as can holding the marble under different types of lighting can make the color look slightly different. We do our absolute best to represent our marbles accurately & true to color, but even the best photography will not display as 100% perfect. The white spots on these marbles are light
