Ric

Sad news indeed. My condolences to all who grieve his passing.

FWIW, they all look like Akros to me. I got hung up on the "Sparkler" part - not too sure about that.

Rich, So original makers did not just fire polish the pontil, but the whole marble? Am I understanding you correctly?

The mib looks like a Tiger Eye variant to me. Is it veneered on transparent base glass?

That is a nice group, Winnie, and an artsy photo too. I really like the golden yellow striped one left of center.

Hmmm . . . The colors are Interesting. The pontil does look like it may have been ground - not faceted though. Early German does seem like a good possibility.

It sure seems like it is a product of a chemical in the glass (maybe one or more colorants) and particular soil conditions, perhaps pH, or some other chemical in the soil. The particular environment of the soil and/or the time the marble has in contact with it might explain the variations.

"pretty exclusive" . . . Do any dug Peltiers without AV show it? I think only a chemical analysis would convince me it's any different than the similar "abalone", "metallic sheen", or "irridesence", or whatever you want to call it, that I've seen on other dug marbles. It's definitely not worth arguing about though, that's for sure. Here's a variety ranging from "sheen" to "metal" Sorry for the crappy pic.

I have seen similar on quite a few dug Alleys, in a variety of colors. On those marbles, it does not seem to be associated with aventurine - more like a chemical reaction with some colorant in the glass. I do not think I have seen it on white or clear.

That is good news, Ron. Thanks for the update.

Since I am feeling lazy, I will simply intuit that "C" is the correct answer and ask others to prove me wrong. lol.

Ron, I am really sorry to hear about George. If you have an opportunity, please be sure to give him my best wishes too. I was really looking forward to seeing you both in Kokomo. In addition, I would like to nominate the above for understatement of the year. -Ric

They are brown based (varying shades) with black ribbons. Vacor made one that is sometimes condused for a Pelt, and they often have thinner stripes and look more like a Miller type. If you google image "peltier chocholate cow" there are a variety of good examples (and a few that are not Cows).

I thought "Ringers" were essentially like a Popeye with white and one color instead of two - no fire like Aces and no "mossy" glass like Moss Agates. Although, "Ringer" was a box name, as far as I recall, and there may have been more than one type of marble put in that type of box?

The colotrs are a litle different than I am used to seeing but I completely agree.

I want to say I have seen similar somewhere but . . . ?

The bubbly ones are great.

That one is killer, Ann. I am leaning CAC away from Alley. I think Ravenswood is unlikely. But It is a great marble, regardless.

Very interesting . . . Thanks, Winnie!

The top 10 marbles from the run must be killers. And I do see that type of indentation (fine cold rolling) on a lot of "spun" marbles, vintage and new. I think "Superman" just references the color combination not a particular marble type. There are Akro, Alley, and Peltier Supermans, right? Don't know that I have ever seen or heard of a Vitro Superman. And although I may have seen Multicolor Swirls with superman colors, I am unlikely to mistake them for these, that's for sure.

A few more.

Some nice marbles there, Galen!

Nice marbles, some of my favorites, for sure. Ann, I think Mibstified's mib (third row, right) is an Alley. And Marboman, I would want to see another view or two of the left one but the right looks like an Alley to me too.

Apparently the seller has multiples - unbelievable.

This is nice to see - thanks. It looks like a good time was had by all!