Ric

I think they're pretty comfortable here, Bill. Open the Alley box, Bill . . . open the Alley box . . .

Can anyone tell me anything about the artist, "Buddy" or his marbles? This one is 1/2". Thanks.

Very nice, Craig. And I agree with Don.

Looks sorta hand-made to me. Will light shine through it?

Me either, Bert - it's super cool!

Cool Duffy - great find!

Cheryl, You are a true jewel. Alan is very fortunate to have your friendship. May he have a peaceful transition - the most one can hope for after a life well lived.

Sometimes Master and Akro brushed patches are really hard to distinguish (maybe even impossible), especially from pics. So I couldn't lean too hard one way or the other on that machine made, based on what I'm seeing. Although, having said that, I'm more used to seeing Akros with those kind of surface imperfections than Masters. FWIW

Nice, I'm starting to like these types.

Just a few more shots of that 3/4" ceramic I posted. I think there may be a case for AMTC. It really is pretty.

I've not seen a Cairo like the white-based one with orange and blue, top center. The others look okay to me. I also agree with Mon about the dark ones.

Just another ceramic . . .

I think it's an extraordinary example of a Classic marble.

I'm thinking no on both counts.

Beautiful boards!

Beautiful marbles. I especialy like the first. The cap reminds me a little of an acorn's cap.

I want to say Vitro and made for an oversized Chinese Checker game - I think I've seen one somewhere before.

Nice find, Don! I'm really liking that first one. Thanks for sharing.

Nice save, RIch! I can't imagine your customer is anything but elated with the outcome. How big was it when you started and how big is it now?

Excellent! And so well deserved!

Edna, it was getting to me too. And although I thought about it, I just didn't feel right about being the one to post here and move it from the top of the page. Thanks for doing so.

Hey Mon, I agree the marbles in Al's box look Cairo (see post #9) but I got the impression Don was referring to the ones I posted . . .

Thanks again for the thoughts, Don. One of the marble types does look Cairo pattern-wise, but the glass looks much better than the Cairos I'm familiar with, and I've seen quite a few. I've also seen quite a few Alleys, especially early ones, that I'd put straight in the Cairo box if I didn't know where they came from. On top of that, there's always a chance that Norland bought from multiple manufacturers and just packaged what they had so it could be a mixture. Heck man, the problem with boxes is that the marbles in any or all of them may not be original to the package, so who knows for sure. But at the moment, I'm still thinking Alley on these. Have you ever seen that "lavender" on a Cairo?

I concur, Happy New Year!

There were a couple of new ones for me in there too, Dani. Another tidbit: Further research indicates that Norland manufactured a bagatelle called "Beat-'Em-Out", which was selling for $1.49 in 1945.