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wanted marble type floating balls - 1/11/2012 12:57:24 PM    willieboy   Posts: 30 Joined: 8/28/2006 Status: offline I have a couple of Roorbach closure bottles that I would like to add the correct type of floating ball for display purposes. I found some material that will work as a gasket and fits in the groove at the top of the bottle. I think the balls are hollow and made from some sort of rubber compound. Does anyone have a couple of these they could sell me? Post #: 1

RE: wanted marble type floating balls - 1/12/2012 11:39:26 AM    epackage Posts: 9796 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: online The stopper was a solid marble that sealed against an imbedded rubber washer in the lip. These bottles also have two indents near the base of the bottle where the marble would lodge when pouring the contents out of the bottle. _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to willieboy) Post #: 2

RE: wanted marble type floating balls - 1/12/2012 1:08:30 PM    stumpknocker   Posts: 325 Joined: 1/6/2010 Status: offline Everyone please check your misc. box for one of these composite marbles use by Stewart and Roorbach. http://www.hutchbook.com/Stewart%2006-16-1885/default.htm http://www.hutchbook.com/Roorbach%2006-23-1885/default.htm Attachment (1) (in reply to epackage) Post #: 3

RE: wanted marble type floating balls - 1/12/2012 1:57:21 PM    epackage Posts: 9796 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: online quote: ORIGINAL: stumpknocker Everyone please check your misc. box for one of these composite marbles use by Stewart and Roorbach. http://www.hutchbook.com/Stewart%2006-16-1885/default.htm http://www.hutchbook.com/Roorbach%2006-23-1885/default.htm Thanx Stump, gotta love Ron's site... _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to stumpknocker) Post #: 4

RE: wanted marble type floating balls - 1/12/2012 2:06:21 PM    willieboy   Posts: 30 Joined: 8/28/2006 Status: offline epackage, you are referring to the original Roorbach closure patented in 1883, The later "improved" Roorbach bottles have 3 patent dates, the original date in 1883 and two dates in 1885. The improved Roorbach closure used a floating ball and the gasket fit in a single groove. The ball closure is a two piece vulcanized India rubber ball that floated. Most, but not all, of the Roorbach improved closure bottles contain the letters FBS on the base. These letters stand for floating ball stopper. There was no need for indentions on the floating ball closure bottles These are the rascals I am looking for, not the solid glass gravitating stopper type marbles. Thanks to all (in reply to willieboy) Post #: 5

RE: wanted marble type floating balls - 1/12/2012 7:12:42 PM    tigue710 Posts: 4136 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: offline dang, I just dug one the other day but do not think I kept it...  There is a hutch type bottle from here that used them... _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to willieboy) Post #: 6

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