Cairo Novelty Marbles Tour & Dig

[@realtimestrategy227]

Digging a marble factory site would be my dream come true. Excellent presentation and thanks for the video Stephen.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Realtime I appreciate it !

[@IronChief]

Another great video! You are doing a great service to the marble collecting world.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Iron Chief! 🏹

[@batescountry]

Awesome video! It both gives me great pleasure to watch and sadness that I wasn’t there !! Love it Stephen !!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Josh, Im not sure but I think this was all happening a little before you got the marble bug. Otherwise you would have been there. Looking forward- you never know when a site will become dig friendly but anything’s possible ….and your’e local!

[@batescountry]

@@stephenbahrmarbles it was before, and I’m definitely hoping the chance arises !!

[@donaldmiller9648]

Loved the opportunity to visit the town over 20 years ago and see marble sites with Ron Shepherd and my marble friend, Ron Shaw...both deceased now. We had a morning of fun with Ron Shepherd digging a few Cairo Agate marble examples and glass cullet. Had a few pieces of large glass cullet made into large shooter marbles and kept a purple marbles melted cluster.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Awesome old school story Don ! I brought home a bunch of larger chunks that I didn’t film, I hope to get them ground down as well some day.

[@TreeMonsterrrr]

@@stephenbahrmarbleshave you ever tried a rock tumbler with very fine media for polishing the chunks?

[@adrymoctezuma3106]

I was wondering why there is a place called Cairo in the USA, beautiful Marbles!! thanks Stephen for another fantastic video!!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you as always Adry Moctezuma! 🔵

[@Catlily5]

They named lots of places in the USA after foreign countries and cities.

[@sonjagavett8359]

Oooo... can't wait to watch this a bunch of times. Cool !

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Enjoy Sonja !

[@oldscoolcooldiecast1879]

Extremely cool video Stephen would love to find some of those. My favorite marbles are the ones from west virginia and Ohio. Thanks for showing

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks for watching Old School ! I like these and Heatons quite a bit myself!

[@stephenkessel1990]

Another marble masterpiece Stephen thanks so much for making my state shine 🖤🤝☠️

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

My pleasure Stephen, go Mountaineers ! 🟡🔵

[@stauffrt2]

Awesome mouth watering video. Looks like an adventure for a lucky few who get permits and have the spirit. Good job.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Russ, we had a bunch of very special moments filming this !

[@hydrolyzed_liquid_collagen]

Thank you for so much info on Cairo marbles! I really enjoy your videos 😊

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Sarah ! 😊 I hope you have a great day!

[@stevenjohann5435]

another great, informational and entertaining video........thanks, much love, many props

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Scoobavision, I appreciate it !

[@jeff-wisconsin8365]

Hey boys! Thanks for an awesome show!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Jeff! Are you going to the Midwest marble show in Minneapolis in September?

[@jeff-wisconsin8365]

​@@stephenbahrmarblesMy post was removed by KZbin twice. They don't want me to promote the show you were asking about... . Sorry.

[@jeff-wisconsin8365]

I plan to, Stephen! Are you coming?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Hi Jeff. Ok cool ✅ Yes I will be there, I don’t think KZbin removed your comment. I can see it here. Or maybe you posted something specific that they didn’t like. Who knows? I uploaded an earlier version of this video a few hours ago and had to delete it because of audio issues. But I think that is a separate issue. Looking forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!

[@jeff-wisconsin8365]

​@@stephenbahrmarblesBring Dave too, haha!

[@rockkhound943]

I love Cairo mibs.. I've got close to 100 that I'm aware of , I've got 30 lbs or so I need to sort thru when I get time . I just keep buying but never make time to organize.... I guess I'll do that when I'm older . Thank you for sharing your knowledge it's greatly appreciated. Later man

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thank you Rockhound my man!

[@TreeMonsterrrr]

Wow. I got a box of marbles a few years ago from an online estate auction. Several of them have been identified as Cairo, Ravenswood, and early Alley. I wish I had kept the information of exactly whose estate they came from for more history. But at the time I had no idea what I was buying. Just labeled as a box of vintage marbles. ❤

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Awesome stuff It’samofo ! Many of those W.V. swirl companies are difficult to find ! I’m sure you have some treasures there !

[@richardfletcher489]

I loved the video, you do a great job. Would love to see a video on vintage packaging, and fake vintage packaging.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Richard , that’s a good idea and something Rich Stremme suggested we try. Hopefully we can get to filming it this summer at the Pocono Underground.

[@Eden_GT]

Greeting from New Zealand; I am a Chinese art school student and have only been collecting marbles seriously for a week now, after a long period of some repressed thoughts when I was a kid in the early 2010s: Living in Malaysia only cats' eye marbles and "clearies" exist, whereas on the internet there exists all kinds of opaque pastel swirls everywhere with family refusing to buy them! Didn't occur to me to have the power to get some myself until now so I impulsively spent nearly half a grand USD on nothing but vintages... Let's hope I can earn that amount back after satisfying childhood urges, haha.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Awesome stuff Eden ! 🔴 Be careful, the hobby can get expensive!! Have fun

[@fernandoduenas2763]

Fantastico!!

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Gracious!

[@MadisonMainedetecting]

It was available to dig for a long time. All good things come to an end.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

💯

[@mackeymintle66]

@@stephenbahrmarbles does this mean they built over the site? Or does the new land owner keep everyone out?

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Like I said in the video “Please take heed: the lot is now privately owned, there is no trespassing permitted and that no trespassing clause is strictly enforced “ have you ever been escorted off a property while looking down the barrel of a shotgun? It’s happened here, and could happen to you here .

[@cindymurphy457]

😊

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

😀

[@cindymurphy457]

Love this video 😊

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Cindy! Happy 4th of July !

[@StarrysLostandFound]

Sweet

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Thanks Starrylock!

[@mackeymintle66]

I’m only 5 hours away from there. I’m buying breakfast and dinner for anyone who wants to show me a place to dig 😅

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

I’ll pay for gas !

[@mackeymintle66]

@@stephenbahrmarbles 👍 I’m near Toledo. Straight shot South 80 to 77

[@stephenkessel1990]

posted property that dinner may be provided by law enforcement lol and that's NOT good eats

[@TreeMonsterrrr]

🎉🎉🎉 I saw some similar to mine.

[@stephenbahrmarbles]

Very cool UFO , hard to find.