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Well it's a pretty mystery, that's for sure.

Bill, You had at least a couple of opportunities to trade a good Alley for that one. Alley's Superman: Two front left are Super Ghosts, perhaps.

Well, there you have it. Nice collection, Craig.

Well, while I was sitting here wishing I was at the Buckeye Show, I remembered where I got this marble . . . Mr. Dickey.

Welcome! I have never seen one. It looks like a stenciled advertising (or slogan) marble. I do not know what "The Cat" is a reference to though. Maybe the French soap?

I couldn't say for sure, Bob. From the looks of it, maybe a No. 288? The Kugelmühle, by Aravind Natarajan. He has other really great photos in his travelogue of a trek through the German Alps: http://www.aravindnatarajanphotography.com/blog/2015/1/a-9-day-photo-hike-through-the-german-alps-berchtesgaden-and-garmisch-partenkirchen

Alley Green Giant.

Big 'nanas

Maybe more Aquamarine?

Peltier Metallic Bruiser No longer mine.

. . . or a joke.

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MK Pixie Dust.

Alley. Sistersville.

Peach Rose, yup, I just made that up.

Steph, I am confident this is natural stone - no color added. And I am pretty sure it was not made on a modern sphere machine. Hopefully, someone with knowledge of minerals and old stone marbles will chime in. Can you think of anyone who might be able to help?

The glass would probably pop out of those chips if you grind it, so if they are deep enough such that rounding the marble to the deepest point would get into the core, it may not be possible to restore it by polishing. In that case, perhaps someone good with a torch would try?

Here it is with some stoneware.

That's an odd one, Darla - pretty.

The resemblance to some clay and crockery marbles is remarkable, which is why I laid hands on it in the first place. I pulled it from a large case of stoneware marbles. I remember it was filthy. Unfortunately, I don't recall where I was - might have been Amana. Could it be an archetypal marble marble? I do not recall this many colors on the few I have had in hand. Here is some detail. It even has a little sparkle in it.

That is a beautiful shot - remarkable clarity!

I found this quite a few years ago. When I first picked it up I was thinking crockery - but no, it's stone (~ 1 1/4"). The colors are great. Some of them are similar to those found in variegated clay Jaspers (white, blue, green, pink), but there are also black, gray, brown and yellow tones (the dark brown in the upper right shot looks like a stain). Overall, it's pretty round, but there are quite a few "flat" spots on it (a wobbly roller). Does anyone have experience with these types or similar to show? It's quite a bit more colorful than the Blood Allies and other marble marbles I have seen. Any info or thoughts will be appreciated. Cheers!

That might be a Honey Bee. At least, I think that's the name - amber base with yellow ribbons.