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I agree the structure would be the same if a Conqueror had an extra patch of color on the bottom pole.

It is a pattern I recognize as Cairo, even though it is not a common Cairo pattern, being more busy than most - the bubbly trans orange striping glass, the way it hooks and loops with the pattern on only one side of the marble, and then there is that hard to describe "loop with a slit" on the back side too. That's all part of it, anyways.

And there really is no such thing as a stupid marble, they're toys, and there are probably a million children in this world for whom a handful would be the best gift they ever received.

IMO, marbles are just a fun excuse to meet new people and make new friends.

I am leaning toward foreign on this one too, although I do agree with Steph, it's a good looking marble.

There's quite a mix here. Vacors, Alleys, Peltier, Akro, etc. The big blue on white Alley is a good one. It looks like a 6-ribbon Peltier Rainbo to the right of the black on blue Vacor in the bottom row of the tray, Looks like a white in transparent blue Akro Corkscrew second from the right in the top row. The white in trans blue swirl third from the left in the top row looks pretty interesting. The flamey blue on white one 5th from the left in the top row is pretty interesting too. One I find intriguing is the white/blue/yellow one toward the left - mainly, because I am not entirely sure what it is. There a some good vintage marbles here. Of course, all of my thoughts are based only on what I think i see given a single view. What is it you're wanting or looking for, Sherry? Are you wanting to sort them?

It looks like a Type III Tiger Eye gone wild to me.

It's an interesting one for sure - you don't often see Akros with seams "pinched" to a fold.

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Basically, they are just Vitro Cat's Eyes with multiple colors. I think they're called "hybrid" because the different colors are usually found in single-color ones also, and sometimes the colors can blend to produce "hybrid" colors too. You can find them in "caged" or "horseshoe" styles too.

I think that is an older Vitro hybrid - nice fat vanes.

I have had a couple of these in hand (not these particular marbles) and was confident that they were authentic. I think the theory is that they were made when "scrapping the bottom of the frit barrel", so to speak, and that seems plausible to me.

I think you might be looking at a big Clown, Dave.

Nice onyx, Dave.

That's a nice one - orange is a little less common, I think.

Nice marbles, Joe. I really like the ones with that buttery base glass.

Sorry for the delay - some more matte ones to consider. It's interesting that I haven't seen similar on other types of Vitros . . .

Here are a few variations on the theme . . .

It's an old Vitro.

That's a borderline rude thing to say, since you are talking to people who are trying to help you. Why would someone not want your marble to be guinea? If you don't want honest responses, I recommend you not ask for ID help.

I know that both blue and green AV was used and, if I recall properly, some had four colors.

Nice one, Dave. I have a couple of similar ones somewhere but they are not easy to find.

The seams are usually obvious too . . . Guinea photos from @MARBLEMISER

They are modern marbles made by hand with a torch.

Torch marble, perhaps Chinese, IMO.