Ric
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X3 - looks like they cooked it a bit.
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WEST VIRGINIA MARBLE COLLECTORS CLUB 20th Annual Marble Show
Ric posted an event in Marble Show Calendar
untilIn-room trading Thursday and Friday May 4-5 and Marble Show Saturday May 6, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Recommend making reservations early. People are making reservations in February. Probably will be sold out early. PLEASE call the hotel direct for reservations 1-304-489-9600. Mention that you are with the marble show group to get the special discounted room rate. DO NOT make reservations online. May 4-5 and show day Saturday 6th, 2023. Hotel south Parkersburg WV Interstate I-77. Restaurants and Walmart nearby. Show room on Saturday holds 32 tables, last year all were sold out. The WVMCC will furnish FREE Pizza Friday evening. Visit the Stephen Bahr marble show video at the WVMCC show 2022 on You Tube. Hope to see you there. -
It has an Ace base IMO.
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That's an early batch glass Ravenswood - nice marble.
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I wouldn't argue if you called it a blended Girl Scout.
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I remembered. Too funny.
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Go for the blue - I should have recognized it!
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These are his initials, Art. 😀 It does have a ring to it.
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It did get more than it's fair share didn't it - is it a big one? And that must be the box John made you . . . it's really special.
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It may have wanted to be but I think it fell short.
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No particular name that I know of, heckuva nice marble though, great colors - I'd probably call it a 3-4-color cork.
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Carrying an example around is a very good idea. I have a pocket marble too but it's hardly a functional marble and it's not German so I won't post it here. I can understand having a soft spot for a beat up old German handmade though . . . I have had this one for decades and I doubt I'll ever part with it.
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Tiger Eyes usually have at least three colors (including white) and if it's veneered, it should be apparent with back-lighting - might be a Whitie. Ha! I mis-read your opening statement. If it's veneered it probably is a Whitie - the veneered version.
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Nice bit of drizzle Dave. Here's another from Sistersville . . .
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I'd say it's a Pelt, for sure, and if it's one continuous blob/patch/ribbon, or whatever you want to call it, I suppose it would fit the definition of a PPP.
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I really like a good Ravenswood marble, and that's a dandy!
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I can certainly see why you'd think Alley - I would too. It does have a Pelty look to it but the ribbons that start or end in the middle of nowhere makes Pelt seem unlikely to me.
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They are both Alleys as far as I can tell and it looks like the biggest difference between them is the amount of clear glass mixed into the base and how much black striping glass is applied to them. This is also how they differ from the more typical Pistachios IMO; the base and the striping on those is usually opaque. So while I think they may be part of the family, I do not think they are well developed examples of Pistachios. In addition, there are plenty of Alleys that are not Pistachios but do have that UV reactive base glass. I'd be interested to hear what @wvrons might say. And FWIW, quite a few examples like your second one came out of the dirt at Pennsboro.
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Yeah, sometimes the "ribbons" are pretty thick and have a vane-like appearance.
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I'd say Alley too and I think the orange/yellow color is just what you see when the white dips slightly under the surface of the red/orange base glass.
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It's an Alley from Sistersville.
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Oh yeah, it's a special marble - not so easy to come by.
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Welcome to the Marble Connection, Circha! That's a nice example - the glass is so soft on those Alleys they're usually pretty beat up.
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Yes - brick on the left, oxblood right.
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