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I'd guess Alley.

Sorta looks like a messed up crease pontil transitional - maybe Japanese, but it's hard to tell.

Maybe an Akro Ace.

The pattern looks mostly Alley to me. I think your white balance is off quite a bit too, unless the striping is blue. I have the same problem on occasion but not exactly sure why.

It's not often meaningful. If you didn't wash them it could just be a surface stain from who knows what.

Finally, here is the 13/16" from the center of the group.

Here is the 13/16" marble from 12 o'clock in the group.

This one from 10 o'clock in the group is just shy of 13/16".

Here is the 13/16" marble from 8 o'clock in the group.

Here is the 13/16" marble from 6 o'clock in the group.

You're right, Fire - none of the "fish eyes" you'd expect on a Bennington. I have no idea if Tom Thornburgh made this one or not, it just seems like a reasonable possibility since much of his ceramic work was inspired by antique marbles. It also doesn't seem like it was intended to deceive, which would fit with Tom's attitude too. I think he was more about putting his own artistic spin on vintage designs. I am not sure if this one is inspired by Benningtons or old American stoneware types, I'm thinking the latter, but I thought it was pretty neat so I grabbed it when I had the chance, thinking it might be some of Tom's work.

I'm not Chad, but I'm pretty sure he would agree - it's probably newer than a lot of Imperials. The old style MKs are a patch and ribbon construction - the poles of the marble are different colors. The new style of MKs have two patches of the same color.

Based on my 25+ years of experience, it's a common 4-vane, single color, peewee Cat's Eye, which is likely to be a Marble King. That's the best I've got. I offer no guarantees. 🙂

As far as I know, these types of painted brown earthenware marbles were known to be made in Germany and America (and probably other places) ca. 1880s - 1930s.

It does look like a Marble King but it is not a cross-through. Cross-throughs have one color of opposing vanes appearing to cross through differently colored pairs of opposing vanes. The center one here is a 3-color St. Mary's cross-through (red is crossing-through) - you can also find them with only two colors. The other two marbles here are 4-color St. Mary's with no cross-throughs.

The first is a speckled clay, and it's pretty much impossible to determine the maker. The second is referred to as a Bennington - they are made in Germany.

The photo is really cool.

It's really different. I think it might not be an American marble.

Yes, nice Multicolor Swirls - not what most collectors would call Miller Swirls.

@Wolf I think the OP is a Vacor Rooster. What makes you think the second is Peltier?

That thought crossed my mind too, RAR - I think it could be.

This modern ceramic marble is just over 1-1/2". I think Tom Thornburgh made some similar. Unfortunately, I have never actually seen one of his styled like this so I don't know for sure. Any thoughts? Any ideas about who might have a thought? @hdesousa @BobBlock @Penny Kelley Anyone have examples of Tom's ceramic marbles to show? Thanks for any help!

Just poking around in the archives and came across these No. 4 Conquerors on colored transparent glass. I've always liked that teal color . . .

Welcome to the Marble Connection! And I agree with Chad, an Akro Corkscrew - that's a nice marble to stumble on!

The colors look Akro to me and I'm not sure I've seen that combo on a PPP but it's a bit odd so I'm not entirely sure.