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Nice Pelt Zebra, nothing like a twist and a fold to spice things up!

It's a really cool marble, Joep. I am not sure what it is but it doesn't impress me as American made.

I think marbles always look nicer in groups and those are some really beautiful groups!

@akroorka It's a really great marble Art and I agree with slagmarble on the CAC ID.

It looks like a MK Rainbow Red with a big fold in it to me.

Two nice Akro Oxbloods and a Master is what I see.

No problem at all, Chuck. I wasn't trying to put you on the spot or anything, I just don't recall seeing an Alley quite like this one, and you know me, I'm always looking for Alleys I don't have. If this is one of them, I need to start looking for one!

It's a little different but I do think it's probably Vitro. It is not a Buttermilk or an Aquamarine though - just a nice Trilite, IMO.

Cool Chuck, can you show me an Alley example - not sure I've seen that red and yellow motif. You just warded off my next question . . . That dark in the red is part of what made me think Veiligglas . . .

I think it's probably feedstock for fiberglass production too.

I haven't either, but I have seen identical colors in clear, and I don't think it's CAC or Alley so suggested Veiligglas after a process of elimination. What do you think it is?

I completely agree with Josh.

This is great stuff, Art -thanks for posting it! But now i am a little confused. In the text it says there are "18 styles chosen for their uniqueness" but the highest numbered style shown in the accompanying photo is 51. Do you think there are really only 18 different styles? And I always thought the Atmospheres were larger marbles, yet in the pic they are showing three distinct sizes of each. Have you ever seen a 5/8" Atmosphere? So many questions . . .

Dusting is a necessary evil in my mind - I never look forward to it. The only good thing about it is that you get to fondle your marbles in the process. At least you're working with a bunch of nice ones!

I think it's a Bogard Cat's Eye . . . and a nice one at that!

I think maybe Veiligglas on the left and the right one looks Alley to me.

I agree with a transitional, likely from Japan.

@Chad G. Nice fine lines on a couple of those, Chad - great marbles! @Carowill Bunch of nice swirls there, Bill. @akroorka Nice marbles and photos, Art. I appreciate the close-up. Do you know how many different types/colors of these were made? All I know is I wish I would have filled the shopping cart when I saw them on sale at Toys R' Us several years back for $2.98/net - I didn't even buy one!

I think they are Vacor.

Nice color, they look like Ravenswoods to me.

What do you think of the board? Have you seen one like it? I'm not exactly sure why, but it doesn't impress me as 19th century - what do you think?

Nice box, Art, the #10s are pretty elusive so congratulations on finding one! The contents look right to me too. The graphic rules on the back remind me of that single-fold insert that Master published and included in some other packaging, like the Century of Progress mesh bag. Have you seen that little pamphlet - do you have one? And the box itself, even the rules graphic on the back, are pretty much the same as the large Heaton boxes - sorta like the #5, and I'd bet dollars to donuts they were produced by the same manufacturer.

MK was my first thought for an American marble but it gives me a bit of a foreign vibe too.

Here are a couple of pics and a description from a 2005 Block auction . . . Gutta Percha. Set of thirty two marbles with an antique solitaire game board. The board is hexagonal and mahogany. Standard thirty-three hole board. Board is 12". Mint (9.8). Thirty-two 25/32" to 27/32" gutta percha marbles. This type has been previously identified as paper mache. However, they are actually gutta percha. Gutta percha is an early type of rubber and is rare. These marbles were almost certainly intended as a set. Each is has swirly loops and whorls on the surface, in a variety of colors. Sixteen are Mint (9.6-9.9), five are Mint(-) and the remainder have significant surface damage. This is an excpetionally rare set that originally came from an English estate, I have never seen another like it. Gutta Percha marbles sell for upwards of $300 each.

Pretty neat - that's some frit!