sprchik Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 So, I bought the one on the left as Alley. The one on the right was just called a WV swirl. But I grabbed the one on the right up because I thought it matched the one on the left... am I right that they're both the same company? (One on left has more of a wet glossy look, right one is worn & chipped a bit) And is the ID of Alley correct? I really love these colors together. Was told VHTF? Can anyone tell me anything about these? Thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Could well be Alley - I've got a green swirl with a very similar structure that came with a few other St Mary's, but I don't know whether it's distinctive enough to rule out others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Oregon Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'm leaning Jabo on these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Al Oregon said: I'm leaning Jabo on these. The butt-cracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 I can't say not Alley. The alternative which came to my mind though was Cairo Novelty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 The ribbon tips look more typically Alley than Cairo to me (not familiar enough with Jabos to comment), but that fold could be Cairo (or Heaton). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprchik Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 In that Cairo pic -- second row down, all the way over to the right: that one looks very much like these (as much as I can tell from one view, anyway), except on a different base color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprchik Posted January 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 If sizes might help, they're both about 5/8" (the one on the right is actually a hair smaller, reading 39/64" on that one). Thanks for all your thoughts so far everyone At this point, looks like these will go to whatever next show I end up at with me, get eyes on them in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprchik Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Ding ding ding!!! I think we have a winner??? Friend of mine was able to find a photo he had -- (pic used with permission!) Whaddy'all think? Looks like a bit of a second color sneaking into that swirl there, but besides that... looks dead on to me! Now trying to find out more about them, interested in learning whatever info there is -- what year? Some kind of special run? Is there a name? Any Jabo experts floating around the forum here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 I didn't think Jabo because of how the marble was worn. But other than the old-looking wear, I have no objections to the ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprchik Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Any possibility that the one on the right is actually a different maker than the one on the left? 🤔 (maybe older? explaining the wear?) I think the left one looks most like the Jabo pic, and the more I look at these pictures of them, the more different they start to look! 🤣 Or is my brain really trying too hard?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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