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Sorry to hear it, Chad. I hope everything "comes out" well!

Pretty cool, I wonder who made them?

I think it's a slightly odd All Red with some clear in it, which might make the white look a little more "cake-ish" where it has less clear.

Nice group, Gladys!

Whoa . . . I I agree that is really cool looking! Good looking group too!

The red/yellow color combination is pretty common in Rainbow Reds but is far less common in the standard Patch & Ribbon type (Ruby Bee). I think "blended" red/yellows are a bit more common. Here is a photo of Ruby Bees that Ron Shepherd posted some time ago . . .

The Greniers were one of the first glass marble making families in Thuringen Germany back in the mid 1800s. If I remember correctly, they patented marble shears and are famous for producing hand-gathered faceted (ground) pontil marbles like yours. That is an exceptional marble you have there, Art - treasure it.

I'm pretty sure the "Pink Champagne" name's been around for at least 20 years. But it wouldn't surprise me to be a variant of "root beer", like you say.

I got into the archives . . . Sometimes these types can wind up with a little buttery yellow in the base glass . . . Some have a nice transparent yellow like the one Bill posted . . . . . . one of my favorites are the trans yellows with blue on white batch glass. And then there is the opaque, more 'electric', yellow you see on the Solar Flares . . . . . . don't think I've shown these before.

Thanks for the reminder - I'm good for this year too!

I agree, Art, a new Taiwanese bag for me too. I think the lack of an age warning makes it older than most I've seen. Although, I'm assuming the graphics are the same on both sides of the header.

I thought that reddish/purple/grape color made it a "pink champagne base". In fact, I thought yellow corks on that base were called "Eggyolk Pink Champagne Corkscrews". Does that ring a bell with you, Jeff?

That pink one's a dandy, Art!

Another very nice board - one I had not seen before. Thanks for showing it. I've enjoyed seeing your collection!

There is a similar one that's a bit more purple than pink - I'll have to see if I can find one.

Nice marbles, I assume they are 3/4"? It seems there were a few shorter runs on March 15, 2014, and the Shamrock Run was one of them.

More Solar Flares . . .

One of my favorite Alleys . . . one of many, no doubt.

Nice big one, Art - a less common color combination, for sure.

Nice marbles, Dave. The first is my favorite. I'd like to see a pic of that Alox bag too!

It sure looks like a nice one, Jeff. I get the feeling the image isn't doing it justice.

It's a beauty, Bill - congratulations!

I don't think it was made with pink glass but that is the color the clear glass turned after many years of exposure to sunlight.

Yes, Jim Davis. One of a few contemporary marble makers from the Davis family in WV.

Female busts like this are rare but I think there are two different versions of Jenny Lind. I'm not sure if there even are any other female subjects.