Ric

At least they're nice ones! 🙂

It has to be Thursday somewhere . . . 🙂 You all know that German handmade marbles aren't really my forte but I don't think I've seen one quite like this before and I have no idea what to call it. It makes me think of like "divided razor core" or something, but I'm pretty sure that's not actually a thing. 😄 I'll appreciate any help I can get! These are underwater photos, just because I found this one too interesting to throw into the landscaping pile years ago.

Old marble, new photos . . .

It's Wednesday! I have had this marble for many years and have had many people try to convince me it was a Christensen, some of those people weren't Ron and Bill - who certainly knew better, they just really wanted this marble. Years later, I dug another at Pennsboro when I was digging there with them - you should have seen their faces and heard them both stammering when I eventually showed it to them - priceless. We jibed one another about it regularly for years - what a hoot! 😄

@William That's a nice 40 ct bag of Five Star Brand Vitro Cat's Eyes there William. One of their earlier ones, I think. Just look at how rich the color in those marbles are compared to the later stuff they produced - they're so nice!

A day late but, seriously, what are you going to do about it? 😁

Crazy cool, it may be tough to get a definitive ID since it's so messy. But usually when I see something this drizzly, I'm thinking WV swirls, maybe Alley. Really nice white on it!

It may be Anacortes Vitro - kinda messed up, but JABO would be my second guess.

I think these boards came with Vitro marbles in that cool black and silver deco style box.

That's a very nice board. If those marbles are 7/8" it's even better!

I was actually sitting at the Amtrak station in Albuquerque when I sent that response. 😄

No, it's not a pontil, just an imperfection on a wholly machine made marble.

The color varies quite a bit with Ghosts. The coolest one I have is what I call a Super Ghost. They are essentially just basic St. Mary's Alleys made using base glass that had more than its fair share of clear.

If the base is very translucent, I'd guess Alley Ghost.

Alley X3.

I think Vitro too.

I'm with Rick - sorta looks like an Onyx or maybe a Cardinal Red gone wild.

Probably Dragonflies then - looks like it from Albuquerque, anyways. 🙂

I know JABO had a peewee machine but not sure where it came from.

That 's what initially threw me - mine is one of the cruddiest looking Pelts I've seen. Thanks for posting yours!

Far less, I'd say.

Just a few more common types on this MK Monday . . .

Yes - the extent that the pattern produced by the striping glass appears on the marble's surface. You did, and I appreciate it too! I imagine that with machine-made marbles a lot of it is just randomness and luck, so to speak. I certainly have seen these types of calligraphy marbles with better "coverage". But as you mention, the majority have a weak "backside". And looking at the CAC photo you provided here adds a lot to your explanation of how the glass flow changes in remelted marbles like the one you discussed in another thread - thanks for that too!

I absolutely love this Champion Agate!

I'm a lucky boy! And I sure would like to see this thread grow!