Ric

Not entirely sure, but I think the smaller ones are actually the less common ones.

Nor do I . . . with just a little bling

My contribution to the not oxblood and "not transparent and not opaque—just different" bricks - Cornelians Some people might call the one on the right a "Mulberry Brick".

I'd guess CAC on the first and Akro on the second - nice slags!

That does look like a real possibility doesn't it. It'd be a nice one - sort of a hybrid.

I think boxes 3-4 are Marble King overruns or seconds that some Jobber purchased and filled the boxes with. Box 5 is undoubtedly JABO Classics - the marbles appear to be from the 1996-97 time frame.

Charlie Stutsman was the source of many a back-filled Bicentennial bag and "Star Box". It would not surprise me if he had a hand in these too. He was very prolific! You can check out some of his paperwork here.

I am not good with MK names, but IMO that first one you posted should have a name too - it'd be nice to know what it is.

That's what I expected, but I didn't think it would be a surprise to you! Pretty cool, huh?

This would be so much easier if we were next to one another holding that marble, but I'll give you a couple of tips. First, I have seen that "thick multi-filamentous wispy striping" (for lack of better terminology) on quite a few Alleys. And second, if you look at the cut-off (seam sorta) on the top of the marble as you posted it, it sorta looks like someone dragged a butter knife through the hot glass and the "striping" is kinda drawn out to fine points. I hope this helps - it's tough to put it in words.

Some of this is so close to oxblood that only purists would probably argue about it. 🙂

The newer version of MKs four color Cat's Eye.

The first one is cool, Joep. Is the base opaque?

Too funny! Could be a double ingot.

I can sure see why you might think Ravenswood but I think it's an Alley.

I kind of think the first one has a name but I am not sure what. Nice marble! . . . is it Blue Boy or something like that?

I'm not sure, Joep. The pattern doesn't really strike me as Vacor but I could certainly be wrong.

You have to be careful with the Bicentennial bags. I dare say the majority of them were filled by jobbers long after 1976 and they do not contain the same array of marbles as originally packaged by Champion. I think the originals have Peltier marbles in them but the back-fills do not. Any Champion Old Fashioned marbles also indicate the bag is back-filled.

The only Sammy I own is attached to a cane. Can you name the 14 WV marble companies who are represented by their marbles, in alphabetical order from the top down?

I don't know, Tommy, do they corkscrew?

Sticking with Marble King . . . I've always liked this Tricolor combination.

Does the white react to UV?

If you're thinking it's a marble, I think you're right! 😁