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No kidding, Galen . . . that's just mean! lol.

Al, As I understand it, Champion made the largest numbers of Corals. I would attribute the middle and right marbles in Les's pic to Champ. I do not know of any corals currently attributed to Ravenswood. And I agree that many CAC people attribute the left marble to that company. As for Alley, I am under the impression that they did not produce corals on a transparent base, but I could certainly be wrong about that.

Here's the link. I've only seen one other, they're really nice.

Nice marble. I see what you see. It sure looks like it might be ox. Kinda hard to tell from here though. But if it is, I'm thinking there might be a wider stripe hiding in/under the red too.

That's probably one of the nicest 1" St. Marys I've ever seen - very cool!

Nice Alley, Al. I'm not sure I'd call it a coral though. I refer to those as Bacon Strip Swirls. lol.

Sorry Steph, I should have said . . . probably not the best pic - it's pretty typical for Alley.

Here you go, Steph. Probably not the best example - but handy.

Too funny, Lou. What's it take for a Basset Hound to bottom out - a few inches? lol. When I was a kid one of my responsibilities at my first paying job (65 cents / hour) was to care for Claudia - the original Hush Puppy dog - no kiddin' - I love Basset Hounds. Alan, those are some beautiful pics. I haven't seen that much snow for a long while - thankfully. It looks like even the Great Danes are bottoming out in you neighborhood! And frosticles . . . ouch - poor pupper.

I agree for the most part, David. But as for, "Just another person who doesn't know what he has . . .", I'm sure you realize, good or bad, it's marketing - you can earn a Ph.D. in it. Many of these folks see the difference between "may have" and "has" as the difference between the truth and a lie - especially if they know the most honest statement is "most likely does not have". Marketing abounds in our society. Consumer education is the only answer. It's a hot button for me . . .sorry to have drifted so far from the posted topic.

55. Colts 31, Saints 24.

Dang, Pop . . . you mean like a Cray XT5? Kinda overkill don't you think? Sorry man - I just couldn't help myself.

Happy Birthday Griff - I hope you have a great one!

Hey Steve . . . missed your birthday . . . HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope ya had a great one! :happy-857:

It was my understanding that Champion purposefully filled the Bicentennial Bags with marbles from several WV companies, and I think Heaton and MK cats are not uncommon in those bags. I also thought that Champion never manufactured cat's eyes. Are the ones you dug there distinctly different from other manufacturer's cat's eyes or could they just be remnants of those Champion obtained from other companies?

Nice, Griff. Those grotesque drizzly ones are awesome!

Nice marble, Dani. The colors I see look pretty close to me. Although, I would expect to see a lighter brown color swirled into the base too. Is there any on the other side?

Nice flame Doc!

I think Jan 7-9.

Sweet marbles, Greg - I'm lovin' the Chrissie's in that first pic! And I got THE ORIGINAL Griff Triangle Case. Maybe not quite as purdy as some of his newer ones but it's mighty special to me . . . a keeper for sure! THANKS GRIFF!

Thanks Paula, That's my take too . . . so maybe I'm not completely crazy.

Wow . . . kinda cool Gregg - real-time reporting from MNN . . . The Marble News Network. I guess that sorta makes you the Anchor Man. LOL. Thanks - I'm looking forward to seeing y'all Friday afternoon.

Thanks again, Rick, it's not really brown, looks a bit more like a blackish contaminant, and there's a fine streak of yellow slightly separated from the main patch there too, where the base glass shows through a bit, which adds to that appearance . . . I think. And thanks to you too, Jim. I agree that the Victory base should be bubble-free. And I had always thought Pelt made this type - I don't think I've ever seen similar attributed to Kokomo, but it wouldn't surprise me too much, and I am in Indiana so . . .?

Frankly, I find the level of sexist rhetoric in this thread reprehensible . . . I mean, hey . . . Cub Scouts did arts and crafts too! LOL.