Ric

I imagine that during the evolution of the marble market and industry, a lot of the same folks who sold clay marbles retail probably started selling glass marbles. Putting clays in with glass might have been Albright's way of transitioning and still moving clay stock.

Dang nice Tiger Eye as far as I can tell.

Several years ago, I bought a couple of double header cellophane bags with "Big Boys" in them. Ron got one and I think I lost the other. No kidding, it's MIA - rare bag too. But who knows, I have stuff everywhere, maybe I'll find it some day.

I'd say that's a good bet. The early producers may not have had the sort of sales experience and team to move enough marbles to grow profits. If Albright and Gropper had the retail contacts, they would be the ones with the better understanding of market conditions and preferences. They probably fed that info back to the producers who likely responded in some way.

The marbles are okay too.

They are all great but I especially like the last one. Thanks for showing them!

The biggest I know of are the Paul Bunyan patches. Altough there may be some debate as to whether they were actually made at Ravenswood, the last I heard there was some eye-witness account suggesting they were. Perhaps they made them on the machine purchased from Akro? The patches do look a bit like Akro. Any idea when the Paul Bunyans were made/packaged? In general, it seems many of the clear based swirls are a bit oversized at about 11/16" and I do have a 3/4" opaque swirl in a 15 count Playtime bag that I am pretty sure is Ravenswood.

Wow . . . look what I've been missing - lots of great stuff in this thread. Thanks for showing it! I can probably sort at least three/four different types of "moonies" but I am not entirely sure who made which.

Wow, Winnie, those are super marbles! Galen????? lol. And I like Eurobursts too.

Kokomo

Well heck, Clyde . . . I'm sorry I missed your birthday. It looks like it was quite a party. But better late than never, I guess . . . Happy Everything!

I think the best ones are more like Phantom Conquerors, with the whispy white filaments running pole to pole.

A few interesting ones in this group . . .

I remember Hess's department stores but I don't recall ever seeing a box like this. It doesn't seem right to me but . . .?

The types with transparent green striping and the weird pink cap are cool.

Another pic:

Here's a top I had to almost beg Andy for. One of precious few (3-4?) made with Alley cullet from Pennsboro. Glass incompatibilities led to fracturing, at least in the stands, and Andy was hesitant to let go of them because of it. I think Ron may have gotten one or more of the others.

Received in trade, from one of my favorite Nederlanders.

It is a cool marble. 3/4" is a nice size too. Here are a couple of Akros for comparison. They are a bit bigger.

Wow Brian . . . super nice - great size too. Please PM me if you selling.

Now that I think about it, I believe I have a similarly colored corkscrew on a similar base. I'll see if I can find it . . .

Super nice Tri-lite, Bumblebee. And I am really liking those two bubbly ones with the red patches too, Winnie.

Not too shabby at all.

A collage . . . I like them with a good amount of clear.

Nice peewee . . .