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I'm thinking Akro.

I think your bag might be a little earlier.

The cat logo on these Penny King's bags looks very similar to the one on your bag, and they are Japanese too.

I'm thinking one of the JABO contract runs.

Nice marble - it gives me mostly Akro vibes.

I could easily see Heaton too.

I think it's a six-vane (maybe "fingered"?) Vitro trying to be a Pelt.

This one is interesting . . .

Some later Transparent Whities.

Odd color wash on this one . . .

Pretty sure this one's German . . .

JABO Joker Odyssey Plus, 09/14/2010.

This one might not be too hard to find . . .

Just a couple of good Ravenswoods . . .

I'll narrow it a bit . . . I dare say any hand-gathered or cane-cut slag is NOT a swirl - swirls suggest more randomness in my mind.

I always thought these might be "DuLites". But I'm not entirely sure I understand exactly what types those were. I just imagine these types as between Conquerors and TriLites, I guess.

@Melissa Of course, I'm just goofing with you. 😃

JABO Joker Odyssey, 06/02/2010.

@Melissa and @akroorka , Thanks for the comments, I am prepared to go on with thanks to my son Jake (Anthony) and Ron Shepherd (both RIP). I recently got into Jake's JABO collection - his treasure chest so to speak. He had started collecting Classics because he had liked them since he was quite young. The fact that I didn't collect them was an added attraction, no doubt. Then he got onto the contract runs at JABO too. As for more vintage marbles, he liked Vitro a lot, just like me, and he tolerated my addiction to WV Swirls. He and Ron were also good friends. Many of the marbles I am showing Jake purchased at shows from other collectors, but many others were purchased from or gifted by Ron. Lots of the packages are written on or include labels or notes that Ron wrote - I plan to include some of those where I can (for example). I should also note that since these marbles were in bags originally labeled and maintained by others I can't vouch for 100% accuracy in the groupings. Although, I do think the accuracy is excellent and hope that these posts will serve as a worthy reference here. 🙂

They're nice marbles, Melissa. I think your definition of "all" is a little suspect. but maybe now you should work on your "Q's". 🤣

Be happy, Art - they're all slags. The real question is "are all slags, swirls"? The answer for me is . . . maybe. 😄

I think any marble with white in clear or colored transparent glass can rightfully be called a slag, regardless of who made it. In other words, I do believe most WV marble companies made slags (aka, "transparent swirls" that are opaque white in clear or colored transparent base glass). Depending on structure and pattern, you can usually distinguish those made by one company from those of another company. The only difference between a CAC peach slag and a similar marble from Alley would be the structure and pattern. Why should one be a "slag" and the other not?

This Alley would sort as a #5 . . .

That marble with companions . . .

Tater Bugs aren't the only Alleys that you might find a "grain" of glass on . . .