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Privy Marble - 8/13/2011 1:39:08 PM    Rockhounder55 Posts: 838 Joined: 7/22/2008 From: Winnemucca, NV. Status: offline Here's a couple of pics of a marble that came out of my recent privy dig. It looks rather old, and I'm guessing it didn't roll very well, as it's not very round. I hope the marble experts out there can tell me more about it. ~Mike Attachment (1) _____________________________ I see dead bottles.............and they're all broken. Post #: 1

RE: Privy Marble - 8/13/2011 1:39:56 PM    Rockhounder55 Posts: 838 Joined: 7/22/2008 From: Winnemucca, NV. Status: offline Another pic. ~Mike Attachment (1) _____________________________ I see dead bottles.............and they're all broken. (in reply to Rockhounder55) Post #: 2

RE: Privy Marble - 8/13/2011 4:48:11 PM    Road Dog Posts: 2791 Joined: 6/9/2005 From: Clayton, North Carolina Status: offline Looks like a Coil China. (in reply to Rockhounder55) Post #: 3

RE: Privy Marble - 8/13/2011 8:21:39 PM    Rockhounder55 Posts: 838 Joined: 7/22/2008 From: Winnemucca, NV. Status: offline Were those made by the Chinese, Road Dog? There was a big Chinese population here when the railroad was built in the late 1860's. ~Mike _____________________________ I see dead bottles.............and they're all broken. (in reply to Road Dog) Post #: 4

RE: Privy Marble - 8/13/2011 8:50:52 PM    Road Dog Posts: 2791 Joined: 6/9/2005 From: Clayton, North Carolina Status: offline Not China. Thuringen, Germany most likely. Made of white kaolin clay (porcelain). The older ones tend to be unglazed. Coils tend to date mostly from 1880-1900. Yours being a later glazed is why the design is mostly wore away. (in reply to Rockhounder55) Post #: 5

RE: Privy Marble - 8/13/2011 9:53:38 PM    Rockhounder55 Posts: 838 Joined: 7/22/2008 From: Winnemucca, NV. Status: offline Thanks RD. The privy dated from the early 1900's. ~Mike _____________________________ I see dead bottles.............and they're all broken. (in reply to Road Dog) Post #: 6

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