Ric

I consider commies to be low fired unglazed earthenware (clay) marbles. Some were dyed and other were not . . . Their color can vary greatly depending on the type of clay used.

And it's a killer - I like them with lots of clear.

The eyes are where the marbles touched one another when they were bulk loaded into the kiln. As I understand it, the reason the eyes sometimes have spacing that resembles a stand is just because of the way the marbles would stack. Imagine a four marble pyramid, the top marble would wind up with three eyes where it contacted the marbles below it, and this would be a common arrangement in bulk-loaded marbles. But the number and position of the eyes (touch marks) is dependent on where in the batch the marble was, on the top, bottom, middle or outer edge of the batch. (Look at marbles "stacked" in a jar - the eyes on one marble would be found where it was contacted by those surrounding it. There were also different types of stands. The type like you showed and another later type that were more pointed and left smaller marks - like the OP marble IMO.

I think JABO.

Yes, Amber swirls.

I believe the right one would be a Neon Conqueror.

AFAIK, Bennington's have eyes because they did not use kiln stands. That's why I suggested it was not a Bennington.

It says No. 0 on the 100 ct. box lid so 5/8" for those, I guess.

At that size, I am thinking Peltier.

Odd Vitro patch IMO.

I'd say Alley.

AFAIK, not unless there is some other defining attribute.

I've been rereading parts of Carskadden and Gartley's "Chinas" book - for about the 50th time. lol

It definitely happens - most often I think it is just some discoloration and not intentional.

I get a little confused with terminology sometimes but this doesn't look like your typical clay "Commie" type marble to me - more like glazed earthenware maybe.

Without more prominent eyes, I am hesitant to call it a Bennington. There are other types of crockery marbles that are not Benningtons that look similar to this one.

White Pelt slags a tough ID but this one looks like at least a contender to me.

I think Alley and Pelt on the OP. And I don't think there are two different colors of blue on the Alley - I think it looks that way because the depth of the blue over the white base varies (the lighter color is shallower).

I am not sure who made your marble but it doesn't impress me as Ravenswood, even though it might be. Every WV swirl maker produced simple transparent swirls, and many used UV reactive glass. Many times, an ID simply cannot be determined with any confidence. This isn't usually an issue because the collectible or monetary value of the marble won't really be affected regardless of who made it. On another note, the article you cited from the archives was not written by Alan Basinet (Marble Alan).

Nice marbles, Joep. I wouldn't question Veiligglas on the last one.

Wouldn't surprise me if the lower left was a JABO Classic.

I'd guess Alley, and probably dug - Akro didn't make traditional WV swirl style marbles.

I am thinking Akro.

That's a great group. The one below left of center is my favorite by far.

I prefer to call the small ones Baby Parrots, since Parakeets have only three colors.