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The Cat's Eyes look Asian to me. And I agree with the chip in the amber one - it's amazing how symmetrical they can be, and the little nub in the center of it is not too uncommon either.

I agree the slag looks like it might be hand-gathered but I wouldn't expect to see a pontil.

I doubt Vitro on the left one . . . the other two do look a little Vitro but I wonder about the possibility of newer Jabos. Parts of some runs did have seams and that sort of structure and the colors don't really look Vitro to me. I haven't kept very good track of the newer marble runs maybe someone else will recognize them.

Cool marble, it's an odd one too. About the only thing that makes it look gathered is that weird tail. Given the size, and the way it looks, I wonder if it might be a double ingot? I thought the same about that other one you posted. And I agree about the blue on the one I posted - very odd for Pelt. I do think it's Kokomo. I have seen that sort of blue on some of them.

The Strikes and Cages are great old marbles, for sure. I'd like to have multiples of each. 🙂

Yup - that ^^ fits the "odd" description . . . I've wondered if this might be Kokomo.

The top one is a great marble - looks like an old Sistersville Alley to me - very nice! The second looks like a Peltier.

Those purples are cool. I'll have to look and see if I have anything like those - it seems unlikely, since I don't think I would forget them. And that is a great display! I have always liked those orange/yellow/mossy ones.

Nice marble, I'd have it with my Alleys.

Or these . . .

Or Aquamarines and their variants . . .

I can't resist a nice Cat's Eye either . . .

Hi Bruce, Rainbos usually have four or six ribbons running seam to seam. Vitros can sometimes look a bit like them but are not usually as symmetrical. Having said that, some of the ribbons on Rainbos can get pretty wild - to the point where its sort of hard to tell there really are four or six. Beyond that, colors are usually a very good clue, as are the shape of the seams - there is usually at least one sort of weak "S"-shaped seam on Rainbos - not so common on Vitros. Here are some Peltier Rainbos: And some Vitros, for comparison: I hope this helps. But beyond that, like Rooster said, study and sort, study and sort . . . it'll take some effort, but you'll get there eventually!

These are some of my favorites . . . but I have lots of favorites when it comes to Vitros!

They do look more Akro in the newer pics - like some kind of eggyolk maybe?

It is a cool one - I have seen similar, but not too many, that's for sure.

I am not seeing Akro but I am not sure what I am seeing.

Hey Chad, I was referring to this ad: It seems they are talking about Peppermints - I was wondering about mica "stars" to go with the stripes. At some point I am going to try to identify the earliest reference to American machine made glass marbles in this collection of ads.

I think the top two are Aquamilks. The bottom three are aquamarines. I like 'em.

Nice work, Chuck - pretty steady hand for an OG!

Looks like a machine-made that got twisted in the rollers. Given these views and the 1" size, I won't venture more than that.

Nice Tiger Eyes. Here's a little pink to go with that purple. And what I call a reverse Conqueror, just for fun.

This is a nice bit of work, Chad - a very nice contribution to the forum. I like the reference to "National Colors Marbles". I wonder if they had "stars" in them too - no mention I could find.