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Excellent work, Joe! I poked around the site a while and it really looks great - very nice photos!

Nice Paula, Is that a Pelt Ruby Somethingoranother?

Happy Birthday, Lou. I hope it's a great one!

Another Alley . . . right? LOL.

There's just something about red & gold in a marble.

Hey Edna, Here's the only one that wound up in my Ravenswood box. And in hand (maybe even in pics), you can discern differences from the others I posted. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean they were produced by different companies, but it also doesn't suggest that they were produced by the same one.

Hey Kevin, To the best of my knowledge, it's a Ravenswood. Not mint by any stretch, but a killer nonetheless.

Here are a few similar marbles that I am pretty confident are Alley. They glow too. And the base and striping colors look a bit different than the one you show, IMHO. -Ric

Oh yeah, Bill. Now, there's some for the book!

Brother Bill, You need to be more assertive! lol I just realized that's a perfect example of "the pot calling the kettle black" - sorry!

Since I have them out . . .

Two out of three already weighed-in on mine - Alley. But neither of them will admit to perfection. lol. You're pretty darn good with the Vitros yourself there, Edna . . . How's Vitro feel to you? -Ric

Mike, the more I look at these the more Vitro they look, mine included. Although, I hope someone else will be able to shed some light on these, since I haven't seen too many of them, and they sure are nice marbles.

Yes Winnie, to the best of my knowledge it is. In hand, it's remarkably similar to the marble next to it. And although I initially thought Ravenswood on both, I was pushed to Champion by folks whose judgment I trust better than my own. lol. -Ric

Hey Mike, Thanks for showing those - nice marbles. I would really like to see a couple of more shots of the one in the center and the upper left. The rest look Vitro to me. When I first saw my marble I was almost sure it was Vitro. But it is really swirled up, and you can't detect any cut-lines without a great deal of imagination. And since I have seen Alleys with similar colors, and had gotten input from a couple of other collectors, I went with Alley. But now that I've seen yours, I'm undecided again . . . so thanks a lot for that. lol. -Ric

A few of my favorites . . .

Jumpin' Jimminy, Doc . . . those are some sweet marbles! In my opinion, that Chrissie in the third row, second column, is tough to beat.

It looks like an Alley flame to me, Gary. And honestly David, given that marbles with flame-like patterns were produced by a number of companies, don't you think that "flame" is better used to describe a pattern than serve as a specific name for Christensen marbles displaying such decoration?

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Nice marbles! Here's a few Alleys.

I'd like to see a pic too. . . the only cats I've ever seen that size are Marble Kings.

Yup, It was a nice show . . . well organized and a great venue. My son and I had a super time. There were plenty of nice marbles, and lots of buying and selling going on even though it was a smaller event. I picked up some real dandies . . snagged this Ravenswood from one of the several walk-ins - it's a killer, even if it is a bit rough.

Happy Birthday Weldon! Sorry I'm late but I have a good excuse . . . I was marbling at the Southern Indiana show. lol I hope you had a great one!

Happy Birthday Steve! -Ric