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Nice stuff, Bob. The buttons are great, and I haven't seen too many dyed boxes. Thanks for sharing!

I do not own any Kokomo cullet. I was just lucky enough to poke through big bunches at a few Kokomo shows several years ago with a guy who dug it. I know where the bulk of it wound up though, and have seen samples several times since. Do you know of other Peltiers with that grape red color? And how common is that sort of half-and-half structure on Pelts?

I sure don't see Cairo. It looks nothing but Alley to me.

No, but I can't blame you for trying.

I noticed that one in your Pelt group too - it sticks out like a sore thumb. I sorta wanted to say something, but I don't like to rub anyone's fur the wrong way. The one in my pic is a transparent green base with white and red striping - Guy used to call them transparent christmas trees. I am about 95% sure it's Kokomo, based on dug cullet and marbles, and without seeing some dug or bagged examples from Peltier, I would put yours right next to it. Back in the day, before much was known about Kokomo marbles, a lot of the nicer (and rarer) ones were attributed to Peltier, and I can pretty much guarantee that some of them are still in Pelt collections. Having said that, I rarely see Peltiers categorized as Kokomos - most of them are just way too nice and don't fit well in a group of Kokomos. The vast majority of Kokomos can be described as "interesting", "odd" or "cool", but if most people would call it "pretty", the likelihood of it being Kokomo is slim - not that they didn't make any pretty marbles, they just didn't make many of them.

Here's a production model.

Peewee. JABO.

That is a nice one. These are one of my favorite types.

That wispy one is nice! Here are a few St. Mary's.

I have a couple of those too - more air than glass, I think. Why is the second marble in Mon's post not a Peltier Copperhead variant? Have they been reclassified as Kokomo?

Thanks Galen, That is where I was heading.

That one should go in the Alley Mostly Pix thread.

Galen, I have missed you around here. I figured something pressing must have come up, thanks for letting us know. I admire you for doing right by your Pop, although it doesn't surprise me, you have always impressed me as a filial son. Please know that my best wishes are with you and your family, and that I sincerely hope everything works out to your Pop's best advantage.

The color on the thin-striped yellow one looks much more red now - it may be Alley. Not too sure about the flamey brown on yellow yet though.

Just some thoughts, Winnie, I think the two in back might be JABO (left maybe Vacor) and the front center looks Vacor to me. The left front looks like an Alley and the front right . . . ?

Another marble, smaller, similar colors with more clear.

It looks Alley to me, Winnie.

The striped version of a Bruiser? Have you ever seen one with darker base glass?

Poxblood?

More 80s Champions

Heaton Agates

Nice box and marbles, hardly looks played with!

I showed one of these bags above, the other went to Ron.