Ric

Not according to my Mom, she always called that Kay-Row syrup. lol

Super cool, Rick - golly man, the ECHL Kelly Cup - sweet! What year was this? When I was young my father and I watched hockey together every opportunity we had, he was a huge fan. But I only ever played in pick-up games with friends, never anything organized. I had my first glass of beer watching hockey with my Dad - I was probably 15 and it was Carling's Black Label, which probably explains why I have never liked beer and haven't had one for at least a few decades. lol

At 3/4" JABO always comes to mind but it's not ringing that bell for me, and the structure is so unusual I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around it. It almost looks like an Akro Corkscrew that was deformed so badly by a roll in the base that it is unrecognizable. The only other possibilities I can think of are Alley or a larger-than-is-common Heaton. I'll bet the answer is on the inside - if we could only unroll that thing!

I think the locals pronounce it more like care-oh.

I'm thinking Dutch Veiligglas and a very nice assortment too.

I know that kids would sometimes file a "notch" into their shooters so they could get a fingernail into it and make adding some "english" easier - this crazy looking fissure looks like a natural!

I really don't know but given the bidding war, I sure hope so.

People have gone hard naming Cairos in the past few years and "Glow Worm" is one of the names they came up with. They are simple white swirls in a green glowing base glass.

Here is a fitting photo of David in the JABO warehouse . . . it was taken by Bill McCaleb in 2007.

Thanks for the post, Jeb. Bill talked to me about your project many times and I know that he was very supportive of your efforts. He viewed his participation as a service to the marble community and the next generation. I am sure he would be very pleased to see your efforts coming to fruition. It's just one more way that his impact on the marble community and his memory will live on. I too applaud you for your efforts.

Here are some swirls that aren't often identified . . . from Mid-Atlantic. These are shown in Plate 217 on page 101 of Everett Grist's Big Book of Marbles (3rd ed.)

An old one but a good one . . .

Bird Cage

I am sure other companies made moonie type marbles with white opalescent glass but AFAIK only CAC and Akro actually marketed them as Moons or Moonies.

I'd say Vitro for the top right and bottom left ones, and I am leaning slightly away from Vitro and toward Akro on the lower right - not sure about the big one upper left - what size is it?

Seems right to me.

Again, I would not expect to see clear transparent glass but some do have colored transparent glass. If you have an example you're wondering about, just post it in the ID section and see what folks think about it.

My favorite day of the week - and there have already been some very nice marbles posted so thanks for that! This one has a nice opalescent base . . .

It's a good example, Jeff. I'd have it with my Alleys.

I wouldn't expect to see clear glass. Although, the patch on some of the peewees is transparent colored glass.

I agree that Veiligglas made some great marbles. My bet is that they simply were not marketed over here so most kids didn't have a chance to own them. But can you imagine the reaction of an American kid who was lucky enough to get a box like this as a gift from a relative living in Europe or maybe a parent returning from an overseas trip? I'll bet they became the talk of the town!

I'm thinking three Champions.

I'll go with JABO on the left and Vitro on the right. The center one is a pretty cool marble, unusual, at least for me, but I'm leaning Marble King.

Yes, a fairly common type of Akro Oxblood Patch.

Definitely a cool one, Art - any idea which run?