It's an interesting one, another long-time collectors might call a "slag", but it is a 11/16" clear transparent based swirl with white striping glass. I could attribute it to several different makers so I won't bother with a guess. I don't really like to guess at marble identifications - I prefer to leave a marble unidentified rather than spread misinformation. Perhaps someone else will be able to offer a more informed perspective.
Here are a couple of different views of the middle marble showing the yellow striping.
1/32" shy of 5/8" so still size No. 0. At this point, I think I've convinced myself it's Alley. lol
I think the structure on the inside of the "9" is a Heaton "ear". It and the way the thin green striping disappears into the base glass rules out both Akro Corkscrew and hand-gathered slag possibilities, IMO. The sort of lazy spiraling structure is also fairly common on Heatons. I have very little doubt it is a WV Swirl.
The two outer ones are Heatons but I am not entirely sure about the middle one - it may be Heaton too. But the base glass on that one is much better quality - maybe batch glass, and it has lone yellow on it that isn't shown in these two views. So I am debating between Alley and Ravenswood - leaning Alley, even though it is a little undersized. And since L.E. Alley was the first to make marbles at Ravenswood, I'll be happy any way it goes - the yellow in this color combination makes it uncommon, regardless.
Maybe we can get @wvrons take on it - I'd sure appreciate it.
That's a very nice marble, Dave, and it sure does look Pelt-ish - kinda hard to see a flip-flop in the pattern though - I wonder about Master or another possibility - great mib, regardless.
A "fish eye" can seal the deal for Akro Flinties or Fire Opal types but it's not an absolute requirement, especially for Moonie types, and some CACs can show a weak eye too, I think.
Not too sure if that's fish eye or something else on the blue one, i.e., I'm not sure it's a Flintie or Moonie - does it show that opalescent glow when weakly backlit?
To me, the first looks like a nice Pelt Rainbo, the second a Heaton Agate - not too sure about the transparent swirl other than it's probably from West Virginia. lol
Slags are just white striping glass in clear or colored transparent base glass - I think both of the right ones qualify. Some old timers might call that upper left Alley a "slag" but the pattern is more swirl and the Alley Companies aren't known for making classic slags so I'd probably call it a slag-style Alley Agate.
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