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RE: Freaky Bennington with a face - 11/18/2011 11:05:49 AM   
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ORIGINAL: epackage

Bennington marbles are a type of glazed clay marble. They are not very dense. The marbles are fired clay with a salt glaze on them. Benningtons are readily identifiable by both their coloring and the little 'eyes' that they have on them.These are spots where the marbles were touching each other while they were being fired, resulting in those spots being uncolored and unglazed. The term 'bennington' is actually a misnomer. There is no evidence that they were ever made in Bennington, Vermont, or that they have any lineage to the Bennington pottery that they resemble and from which they get their name. It appears that all Bennington marbles were imported from Germany.
Pretty much said exactly thing I was going to say

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RE: Freaky Bennington with a face - 11/18/2011 2:34:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Any idea as to the rarity of these?

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RE: Freaky Bennington with a face - 12/31/2011 3:34:53 PM   
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RE: Freaky Bennington with a face - 12/31/2011 4:58:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Benningtons in this coloration are common. I don't know if a 'face" makes them any rarer, but still they must not be very rare.

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RE: Freaky Bennington with a face - 12/31/2011 5:24:45 PM   
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what are the chances that on TWO marbles, the spots are arranged like that?


it seems to me pretty good odds. Take a plate of marbles and make a single layer covering the bottom. Then stack one marble on that layer of marbles. The stacked marble will sit touching at three points. I havent tried it ..I lost all my marbles long ago. I would guess the contact marks would be similar to yours.

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