Ric

Thanks Carole. And that is a good question Felicia. Having considered several alternatives and consulted with a few collectors more knowledgeable than myself, Akro has been mentioned as a possibility. But I would certainly like to hear what others think. -Ric

Here's a few. -Ric

Me too, Windy. The color on these looks a bit like an anemic oxblood. And if anyone else has pictures of similar, I sure would like to see them. Thanks, -Ric

Great show report, Windy - came home with some nice marbles too! Thanks for sharing. I don't know how I missed your post the first time around. One of the marbles you posted really caught my eye. I have a couple of its kin, and have been trying to place them for a long while. Any idea on the maker of this one? Thanks, -Ric

Yup . . . good work. -Ric

Wow! That purple, green and yellow is too sweet! -Ric

Hey Smitty, I'm getting a board error when I click the link. -Ric

I got these at auction a couple of weeks ago. I don't find them very often, but I really like the striping. -Ric

Here's another.

Well said Felicia. The more marbles the merrier I say! There's something for anyone and everyone in this hobby. Personally, I am most fond of the old Ravenswood, Alley, Cairo and Heaton marbles (in that order ). Although of course, I like lots of others too. My son has always liked Jabos, and I've always appreciated them as well. And now, the special runs coming out of there are no doubt some of the sweetest machine made marbles produced in America for a very long while. My son goes completely bananas over them. The first Joker run really got him collecting, thanks in large part to the kindness of the people involved, and all the other collectors who warmly welcomed him into the marble community and encouraged him to "collect what you like". Since then, he's never seen a special run he didn't like, and we've had a wonderful time going to shows together and visiting with other collectors and talking about marbles . . . of every kind. And frankly, I'm sort of happy he's not competing with me for those old WV swirls! -Ric P.S. A HUGE THANKS to all of those folks who have helped and encouraged Jake along the way. I am very grateful to each and every one of you!

Nice buy Steve! I'm sure you can guess my favorite. lol -Ric

That is a sweet one, colors and depth are superb. I think this is the first time I've shown it. I'll have to put up some better pics of it when I get a chance. -Ric

Here's my small contribution to the mix. I'm pretty sure they're all Alley . . . -Ric

I'm with Al on the great looking marbles - another very successful run I'd say. And a really nice array of colors and styles too! -Ric

Everybody knows . . . I like 'em swirly. And those are some of the finest swirls I've ever seen - the colors are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for showing them. -Ric

On those patches, I think it's the champagne base that does it - something about that subtle color in contrast with the others. At least that's how I see it. And great pics BTW. -Ric

And I usually associate the translucent fuzzy edges with Master too. -Ric

That is a nice looking Rainbo, I like 'em with a little twist. -Ric

And thanks to all who went over there to help out! -Ric

And you can bet, he'll NEVER forget that experience. Pretty cool Grandparents I'd say. -Ric

No doubt Bill . . . some of the sweetest marbles ever made, and those are some great examples. I especially like that light blue and yellow one in the first pic - the chalky's pretty sweet too. Are those some kind of Tater Bug variation in the 4th pic? And a sweet rarity in the 5th pic too. VERY NICE! -Ric

Hey Janice, Just a word of caution . . . Peltiers normally have a a really clear base with zero bubbles, and some Heatons and Asians can look similar. Truth is, I'm not sure those are all Pelts - glass, color and structure don't look right on some of them, IMHO. The darker blue and white one lower right might be Pelt though. -Ric

Yeah, I like the blue and green based swirls too. The stripes on some remind me of bacon. -Ric P.S. I like your Avatar!

Hi Folks, I hope you'll grant me some leeway here, but Janice (Delmer) posted some really nice looking marbles over in the ID section. They look Navarre/Leighton to me but we could really use some expert help over there. Please help here and here and, finally, here. Thanks, -Ric

Nothing like a well-used marble bag to bring back good memories. I think I had one that was similar too, but I'm pretty sure I'd be in the "big brother" age bracket. -Ric