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Looks Asian to me too. I have a few black ones that are chock full of AV.

I'd say most likely Alley.

Too bad it's dinged up - it's a nicer one, IMO.

The yellow one looks a bit like a Vitro Whitie.

I have never considered an opaque base (no light passes through) to be "muddy", regardless of it's color. Am I wrong? Next question, does any light pass through the base of a Gray Dragon or a Confederate? Last question, is the base color of this marble gray or tan? It looks more tan than gray to me and I want to know if I am having monitor issues. The base on this one looks way more gray to me: Am I seeing things?

When I think of a muddy, I think as much about the way the base looks as its color, and my muddy does run to gray. Maybe because the first marble I ever associated with muddy was the Pelt with the light gray base and weak green ribbons, like Muddie4 on the Peltier Info Site.

I agree it's more likely Vitro than Kokomo.

Based on that one pic, I would not have thought Vitro.

Does light pass through the base of that one, Tommy?

I was doubting myself, Chad. Here in Indiana, I probably come across a lot more Kokomos than you do. Quite a few of them glow, especially those with an opaque grayish base, and I am convinced that some of them are taken as Peltiers. Having said that, I have not had very many verified examples of Kokomos in hand (but probably more than most collectors) and I am always a bit hesitant with the oddballs, since I am worried I am going to attribute them to the wrong company.

The bases on these marbles are not opaque, at least to me. But they look a lot like the base on the Confederate and Grey Dragon on the Peltier Marbles Info Site, although the center two marbles here are much more gray IMO. They all look like variations of a muddy base to me.

The reason I ask: Not a very dark gray, but the base is entirely opaque.

I'd be interested to know if any of the gray-based Pelts glow green under UV.

Sizes up to about an inch. The base glass is usually about as good as it gets - crystal clear and bright, and the standard colors are vivid. They are usually vane-less but that can vary a bit, and the vanes come in shapes from thin bananas to fat more globular ones (my favs). Here's a few big ones:

That's a nice marble! Rotten Banana?

Thanks for the thoughts, Steph . . . now I have even more ideas, and I told you that was already the problem! lol

I have had this marble for a long time and I have shown it to quite a few people. It's a nice marble, but it's a mystery to me. I wanted to post it here to see if anyone has any thoughts, or perhaps new thoughts, about its origins. I have several ideas, and that's my problem. 🙂 Any thoughts will be appreciated.

I think these are Champion New Ole' Fashions. But it's hard to get a good look at the marbles with all the reflections. In your first pic and last pic, they look like they have the pox or something, and it's cause by the mat you have them sitting on. Something non-reflective like gray t-shirt material makes a much better background for pics.

Postcards are like little tidbits of history. It's interesting to me that the card was postmarked in Otsego and delivered to Allegan, which is about a 15 minute drive away - today. For most folks In 1910, it was probably a 5 hour walk or a good horse ride, because these were small towns, I doubt there was train service, and only rich people had those fancy horseless carriages.

Yup, the patterns on game marbles aren't usually too different from the rest of the marbles a given maker produced - makes sense too.

Now there's a great Vitro! Thanks for sharing them, Ron.

Perfect, thank you very much, Ron! I thought you'd know what I was asking about.

I spotted this one earlier too: How about a better look?

They are a little better. I was trying to get a good look at the seams, and I am still leaning Akro.

There's not a lot to go on with these pics, but from what I can see, I'll guess Akro.