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Yard sale Marbelite
by SirMarbelot on Sat Aug 10, 2013 3:26 pm
Passed a yard sale in Hightstown, NJ and my daughter said suddenly, "They have a traffic light, and it's GREEN!!" Lo and behold, it was a nice flat-top with 7" visors and a mix of lenses: red Kopp 77, amber Marbelite 6540(!!), and green Corning type E. Asking $30, I said, "sure" and took it home. Pics later...gotta do some other stuff first.
Francis
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Re: Yard sale Marbelite
by jab8356 on Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:11 pm
Damn! Someone should have stopped in there and told them it was worth a lot more!!!
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Re: Yard sale Marbelite
by mcha9797 on Sat Aug 10, 2013 4:24 pm
Very observant little girl you have there!! 
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Re: Yard sale Marbelite
by SirMarbelot on Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:17 pm
Here it is...it's an early generation, with the dimples around the bottom wire entrance and on the back. Reflectors are body-mounted....was hoping for the older kind...oh well...
I like the lens mix, actually...probably will keep this as-is. Hey gang, I have some nice Marb stuff available...need to get rid of a few. Watch the For Sale section soon!
Francis
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Re: Yard sale Marbelite
by steven1981 on Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:23 pm
Looks like your classic N.J. Marbelite.
Nice acquisition. Kudos to your daughter.
Nice acquisition. Kudos to your daughter.
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Re: Yard sale Marbelite
by SirMarbelot on Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:49 pm
steven1981 wrote:Looks like your classic N.J. Marbelite.
I sure miss the days when these were every-freaking-where.
Francis
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Re: Yard sale Marbelite
by steven1981 on Sat Aug 10, 2013 7:55 pm
Do you know where it had originally seen service? Being that it is green, I assumed it came from here.
Though I could be wrong.
Does it have any special N.J. characteristics?
Though I could be wrong.
Does it have any special N.J. characteristics?
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Re: Yard sale Marbelite
by SirMarbelot on Sat Aug 10, 2013 8:06 pm
The guy who obtained it originally wasn't there for my questioning. His mother and daughter or niece were minding the sale. I'm sure it's a New Jersey piece. I mean, it could conceivably have come from New York state or Connecticut, where green Marbelites were also common, but being at a yard sale smack-dab in the middle of Jersey and all...
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