Ric

That's how it happens. The majority of Peltiers you see will have two seams with 2-3 ribbons running between them on each half of the marble (4-6 ribbons total).

It appears to be some sort of West Virginia Swirl, which is a sort of "catch-all" category for machine-made random swirls produced by a number of companies located in WV. This one might be a Heaton, or maybe an Alley.

My first inclination is that it is not Peltier but that might change with other views. When you post a marble for ID, try to show the ends of any ribbons or stripes you can see. On many marbles, the ends will be found at "seams", the look of which, can be very important for identification.

I've been at this for over 25 years and I still learn new things about marbles nearly every day. It's one of my favorite parts of the hobby. If you stick with it, things will eventually start falling in place. Now that you've seen what Vitro Conquerors look like - the top patches can be many different colors, but beyond that they are very similar, having white glass veneered over the rest of the transparent base glass, or sometimes appearing more like internal filaments - you can probably look at the rest of your marbles and find more of them. As I said earlier, they are one of the most common vintage marbles out there.

Remember, a "slag" has only white striping glass in a clear or colored transparent base. The blue patch on this one means it is not a slag.

That is another Vitro Conqueror variant - some might call it a Phantom Conqueror because of the white internal filaments rather than a simple white surface veneer like the last one you showed.

Their simple slag-like construction (white striping glass in a clear or colored transparent base), and the fact that almost every company made similar ones, makes this type one of the most difficult to identify of all the West Virginia Swirls - it could be from any one of a few different companies, IMO.

That is one of Vitro's most common vintage marbles - it's called a Conqueror.

Re-posting one of my favorite marbles of all time here. It's kinda crazy to think that its around 200 years old. Naturally colored yellow limestone, likely from Sonneberg-Coburg area, early 19th century. Described by Gartley and Carskadden in 'Colonial Period and Early 19th Century Children's Toy Marbles: History and Identification for the Archaeologist and Collector', p. 105. (Photo, Figure 53, p. 100)

Nice pics - that must have been fun to open!

Cool, I always enjoy meeting fellow Marble Connectors IRL!

I'm sorry to hear that - it must be painful, beautiful marbles though.

I would guess the marbles were made by Tinka sometime after they opened in 1953 and probably arrived in Toronto on a truck, after being picked up at a Canadian sea port. Here are a few earlier posts for reference:

When I see patches like this I think about Peltier (or maybe Vitro for the right one). But these are not examples that I readily recognize so I am not entirely sure the marbles were made in America.

I think both marbles you have shown are JABO Classics.

Well, Jess, add three or four more companies and you've got yourself an Ebay listing!

If it is large, I would think JABO too.

Welcome to the marble connection Barry. Your marble is not Christensen. My first thought is Champion Agate, but it would help to know how big it is.

Wow, Aiko, this is great - an excellent story! Some of the marbles are very unexpected - such a variety. I will no doubt spend much time studying this post. Thank you very much for sharing it with us! This was the first marble that caught my eye . . .

Wow, Jess - awesome additions to the thread this week! And FWIW, if it that metallic swirl was mine, I'd have it with my Ravenswoods. 🙂

Hmmm . . . My first impression is newer. What size is it?

I'm thinking it's a Peltier Rainbow. There was a bubble just beneath the surface and the glass covering it shattered. That's why the bottom/sides of the hole is smooth and the upper/surface edges are rough. These are often referred to as "blowouts". A "bubble pop" would be smooth all around.

Looks like an Alley Agate to me.

Nice score!

Tommy's posting up some outstanding marbles today!