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A couple of my all time favorites!
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Looks like an Asian imperial type to me.
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Well, there is everything from soup to nuts in this lot, which spans many, many, years of marble production. All I can say is that I hope you find some good ones!
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@Fire1981 I've been pondering these for a while, narrowing things down in my mind. Does the white on any of them glow?
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You're on track, left and lower are Buttermilk variants and the upper is a Superior. The best Buttermilks have less white showing but these are really great marbles, regardless.
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Huh, I didn't even notice the blue until I enlarged the photo - i was thinking it was base showing through white or something - you know how it can look sometimes. It still looks foreign to me, I don't recognize it as anything American.
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I was thinking it might be a Sunset.
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Not really, those are Rick's initials. lol But now you know!
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I think that might be one of @Steph's favorite Vacors.
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@Fire1981 I'm on board with Ravenswood for the blue one but I think the red/brown is a killer Sistersville Alley. Check out marble #60 below . . .
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I think that is a Heaton Robins Egg.
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I don't think it's an NLR. Looks more like a "burnt" Holly Berry to me.
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For some reason, I can't get Steve Martin out of my head . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIGO8wub74E
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Sometimes, that's the best anyone can do. Not all marbles can be identified beyond doubt. Fortunately, that doesn't change the marble in any way. 🙂
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That's a good looking bunch of Pelts.
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It's an old type setter's case - from the days of movable type.
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Oh yeah, many of them look foreign/newer to me too.
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The second is Akro and the first might be too but something about the base glass makes me think about Vitro possibilities.
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Thanks for flipping that pic, Art. For a minute there I thought they might be some of those super rare gravity defying marbles. 😉
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I do think that green is most common in that matte finish but I am pretty sure I have others too. I'll dip into the archives and try to post a pic later.
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So it is still a No. 00 size, which is greater than 1/2" but less than or equal to 9/16". They are still pretty uncommon and l keep most that I find. I like the 9/16" size Vitros for some reason.
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Well, they are certainly uncommon compared to the shiny ones but I don't think they would fit my definition of HTF.
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Are you sure that marble is 1/2" and not a hair over? Because 1/2 Vitros that are not not clearies or solid opaques are as rare as hen's teeth.
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I have quite a few of those, I think some of them just came off the rollers that way since I have some in a Tom Sawyer bag. Not sure why they would have that matte finish though.
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I'm pretty sure that marble should look more like this . . .
