Ric

It would be nice to have a straight-on shot of the other seam but it is giving me a Peltier vibe too.

It appears to be a swirl with a very nice white, and at 15 mm or a shade over 9/16", I think CAC or Alley would be a possibility, if it's American. There is not a whole lot going on pattern-wise with the marble though, so it will probably be impossible to pin down a definitive ID.

. . . following Rick's marble . . .

I have always thought that many of the moons we see on agates were intentionally made, and not just a result of two marbles colliding while playing typical marble games. Take two agates and bang them together, to make a moon seems to take considerably more force than one could generate by simply shooting one agate at another as is done in a typical game. This makes more sense to me . . . To quote, "Breaks" was not exactly a game, but a performance. A boy would sink his realer into the ground with the top just exposed, and his opponent would strive to break it by "pegging" his "boss realer" at it. The marble that remained intact at the end of the bout won the contest. This act of breaking put "half moons" in a realer, and a realer full of half moons, but not broken, was called a "champion." To possess a champion was the mib player's highest ambition.

Maybe from a ball valve gone bad?

Interesting, I've never seen the French food company's name on a marble either. Not sure about the Cat's Eyes - they don't scream American to me though. The "All Reds" look a little off to me also but . . . ?

Cool marble, Joep. It reminds me of a Maglite Indian, but it's different, for sure.

Nice marble, Chad - that orange/yellow has got to be in here somewhere . . .

Cool, it's always fun to find marbles in unexpected places! It looks like you have a half dozen or so Peltier Rainbos, a couple of Vitros, Ravenswoods and perhaps an Akro Corkscrew. It often takes more than one view to positively ID a marble though. If you are looking for ID help, post the marbles up in the Marble I.D.'s section - three or four in each thread, with a few different views of each marble makes it easiest for everyone, and . . . Welcome to the Marble Connection!

Nice find, Joep - there are some really attractive marbles in the group!

I think they are most likely Alley too.

Pretty sure it's an Acorn vending machine made by the Oak Manufacturing Co., although I'm not sure of its age.

I would guess that beautiful hand-gathered slag in the OP was made by MF Christensen, although Christensen Agate and Akro Agate also produced similar types. Slags are fairly simple marbles that have white striping glass swirled in transparent base glass. Sometimes the base glass is clear, but most often it is colored. The "flats" or "gems" you show were made for decorative purposes and are much newer.

Air bubbles are not a good indicator of age - lot's of marbles have them, from old to new. Age is usually determined based on the type of marble and/or the company that produced it. A considerable amount is known about the history of marbles and the companies that produced them, and many companies advertised their marbles in magazines and such, so age can sometimes be narrowed down that way.

Biscuits and Red Eye Gravy with a side of extra color . . . . . . members of the "Pea Family"

Yes, a Vitro Opal with some extra color - nice one!

Welcome to the Marble Connection, Pete! Most of the marbles you show are Asian Cat's Eyes. Although, the the big blue one and the blue/red one appear to be newer Vacors from Mexico.

Outing (1901) Vol. 38, Issue 2, pp. 203-208.

From this single view, it looks like a good possibility of German striped opaque to me, Chris.