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"40 Year Murrini #1" Size: 2.95" Price: SOLD

If you asked Ro how long it took him to make this marble....he might tell you FORTY years! As mentioned in the bio above, Ro first made marbles back in 1973, the world's first, and 40 years later he is STILL at it. These marbles represent decades of murrini creation, and in fact, they contain murrini chips from some of the earliest cane that is over 30 years old!

These 40 year marbles mark the culmination of Ro's marble life up to this point in time, and they are denoted with a special '40' murrini under Ro's signature cane. These will be VERY limited and VERY special, so you will want to jump at this chance. The Murrini Sphere has always been Ro's premiere signature marble, and no true marble collection can be considered complete without one of these installed in the center - and what better way to do it than with a special 40 Year Murrini!

These marbles have a special hidden treat which you will discover once you get one in hand - they act sort of like a kaleidoscope when you hold it up to back lighting! Through the opening in the bottom, you can peer inside and see a wonderful world of color. I captured one aspect of this feature as best I could in the last picture.
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