Ric

For some reason, I can't get Steve Martin out of my head . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIGO8wub74E

Sometimes, that's the best anyone can do. Not all marbles can be identified beyond doubt. Fortunately, that doesn't change the marble in any way. 🙂

That's a good looking bunch of Pelts.

It's an old type setter's case - from the days of movable type.

Oh yeah, many of them look foreign/newer to me too.

The second is Akro and the first might be too but something about the base glass makes me think about Vitro possibilities.

Thanks for flipping that pic, Art. For a minute there I thought they might be some of those super rare gravity defying marbles. 😉

I do think that green is most common in that matte finish but I am pretty sure I have others too. I'll dip into the archives and try to post a pic later.

So it is still a No. 00 size, which is greater than 1/2" but less than or equal to 9/16". They are still pretty uncommon and l keep most that I find. I like the 9/16" size Vitros for some reason.

Well, they are certainly uncommon compared to the shiny ones but I don't think they would fit my definition of HTF.

Are you sure that marble is 1/2" and not a hair over? Because 1/2 Vitros that are not not clearies or solid opaques are as rare as hen's teeth.

I have quite a few of those, I think some of them just came off the rollers that way since I have some in a Tom Sawyer bag. Not sure why they would have that matte finish though.

I'm pretty sure that marble should look more like this . . .

I think it's a very odd Type II Tiger Eye. I doubt it is truly opalescent. Sometimes they can look that way if the light shines through or reflects off some surface color.

@Fire1981 It's an Akro Moonie as far as I can tell.

I think it's a slightly odd Akro.

Happy to see it's not just me!

No doubt, Dave.

I agree with, Steph.

I agree with, Steph. The left looks a little slaggy too but I am not sure about that one.

Here's a good Alley . . .

Nice Alleys, Dave. I think Ron named the Blue Sky, Blue Lady and Tater Bug, and Nola named the Sweet Baby Gray. As far as I recall, Bill and I didn't have anything to do with these particular names.

@Chad G. I think CAC's Moons are way less common than Akro's Moonies and that the earliest Moons were hand-gathered. I also think that no Moonies were hand-gathered and that there was a lot more variation in Moonies than Moons. Of course, this is just based on my own experience examining what I believe to be original boxes, and I think that some of the WBM boxes that are out there were back-filled or partially back-filled with the much easier to find Moonies, which is the cause of much confusion.

@Kimbernugs First, I like to refer to CAC's World's Best Moons as "Moons" and Akro's Moonies as "Moonies", it just helps to keep things straight in my head. Your marble looks more like a Moon to me - especially given the size, the sort of "granular" appearance, and the bluish tint showing best in the third pic.

I don't think all Flinties show the "fish-eye". And I am not sure I entirely agree with the graphic you posted, where did you get it?