Greetings.

I have a copy of Smoke's marble bibliography on my historical archaeology
website. The url is:
http://www.digitalpresence.com/histarch/marble.html


Megan Springate

At 12:59 PM 6/17/00, you wrote:
>Hello Michael,
>     I don't have his contact at hand but Smoke Pfieffer has an extensive
>bibliography online that would help you with your marble sources. I will
>offer the best of the sources and easiest to obtain. Look for Randall, Mark
>& Webb, Dennis GREENBERG'S GUIDE TO MARBLES. It's a collector's book so you
>may find it at a local antique dealer's library. Then for the most concise
>(chronologies here) information look for anything by Carskadden, Jeff in
>Zanesville, Ohio. His most recent book  COLONIAL PERIOD AND EARLY 19th
>CENTURY CHILDREN'S TOY MARBLES: History and Identifications for the
>Archaeologist and Collector, 1998 is a valuable source.
>  The ISBN: 0-9626931-8-9 and it's published by The Muskingham Valley
>Archaeological Survey, 24 S. 6th St., Zanesville, Ohio  43701. Good luck and
>have fun with your research. Contact me offlist if you want a few more
>ideas. I'm racing around betwen exhibit and CAP grant preparations, but will
>try to get back to you.
>     Sincerely,
>Diane B. Rice, Curator
>North Lincoln County Historical Museum
>4907 SW Highway 101
>Lincoln City, OR   97367
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Striker" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 6:10 AM
>Subject: Marbles
>
>
> > Does anybody know of a good reference for childrens marbles that describes
> > changes in manufacturing techniques, etc. that may be useful for dating?
> >
> > Michael Striker
> > ASC Group, Inc.
> > (513) 772-1812
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