Ric

To me, pocket wear is what takes the shine off a marble. This seems more substantial to me - light surface abrasion, perhaps.

I would too. From what I have enjoyed seeing of your collection, this board doesn't even come close to making the grade. It'd sure be awesome to see a 17th century scrimshaw or slate board that is similar though. I have to imagine it would be in a museum somewhere. Have you ever seen such a thing? What is the oldest or most ornate board you know of?

I agree, a very messy Peltier Superman - folds, rolls, tongues, etc. Maybe dug?

A corkscrew that didn't corkscrew is called a "patch" in my book - like a "Popeye Patch". I'd probably call this one a "Special Patch".

Some faux ivory scrimshaw (resin) boards from the 1970s have identical decorations and are variously described as "John Adams E. Pluribus Unum" boards. They are apparently based on a 17th century original. Kind of witty, since the point of the game is "E. Pluribus Unum". lol

Many of you know that I am fond of marble-themed engravings. Here is another that is yet to be framed . . . The Marble Mills on the Untersberg. Captured from Nature by R. (Richard) Püttner ca. 1875 (colored wood engraving)

It makes sense to me, and it looks nice too! It really is an intriguing board. Is it wood? The designs are very interesting - I'm not quite sure what to think of them. It looks like a bit of a nautical theme. I like the cherubic character. Can you read what it says on the "globe" upper left? Are there any other markings on the board?

So, 7/8" - the 5/8" ones are even harder to find. 🙂

You definitely have yourself a Vitro Tomato and the green one sure looks Vitro to me too. How big are they?

Another beautiful group of marbles. Since the lutz does look a little out of place and yet you think it might be original to the set, I was wondering if there is any chance that it may have been a center marble originally, and that one of the other "players" went missing. I understand that boards were often sold with a ceramic center marbles, but do you know if any boards were originally packaged with center marbles that were "fancier" than the players? It seems like it would have set them apart from most of the other boards available.

The buyer and seller may be equally ignorant but they are sure not equally lucky! I just don't like to see ignorance rewarded, I guess.

I could see it . . .

These Heaton boxes are great, Art. They are few and far between and they are especially desirable to a WV Swirl head like me. Not so long ago, an incredibly generous collector sent me one of these that has never been opened. It is without doubt, one of the best boxes in my collection, and is especially treasured because it just arrived one day out of the clear blue - without doubt, the finest marble gift I have ever received. Of course, I am dying to get a closer look at the marbles inside but so far have only peeked through the viewing slots - I just can't bring myself to open the flaps. One thing I have noticed though is that these boxes and the No 5 Master box appear to be identical, other than the graphics, of course. Do you have any idea who actually produced and printed these boxes?

Welcome to the Marble Connection! If you want to begin to understand what different types of marbles look like, I highly recommend perusing the "Mostly Pics" threads in "Steph's Study Hall" forum. There are also threads like "Peltier Tuesday", "Show us your Vitros", Show us your Master Marbles", etc., in the "General Marble & Glass Chat" forum that you can look at. As for help with identification, you have come to the right place - the "Marble IDs" forum! Based on what I can see of your marbles, it appears most were not made in the USA. There are some Vacor/Mega types from Mexico as well as what appear to be Asian Cat's Eye types. If you want more concise IDs, I recommend posting up a few different views of some small groups, with each different group in a in separate thread. That way we can give you a better idea of what you have and point out any that might warrant a closer look. 🙂

First, the marble on the left middle in your first pic and the marble on the left middle in the next two pics hardly look like the same marbles to me. If they are, it would be helpful to see how the bright yellow in the first pic gets together with the colors in the other two pics. Second, when photographing WV swirls for ID, in general, the more views the merrier and it's very helpful to see the ends of any ribbons (notice that there are only two views of the bottom marble in the group of five and the very bottom marble). I think the very bottom marble and perhaps the top right ones are Ravenswood and the rest are Alleys. Although, I am not as sure about that center left one - I can't wrap my head around what it actually looks like.

I just came across this info at Moon Marble. Seems about right to me but I have no idea about any real consensus. According to this info, yours would be "Super Jumbo" 🙂

If Clyde posted that marble as a Motor Oil, I have no doubt that when he posted it, it was known as a Motor Oil (talk about a seasoned Pelt collector!). What has happened since, I do not know. Although, I do know that the names of many Pelts have changed over time and there is no reason to believe this isn't an example of one of them. If I had to guess, the definition of a "Motor Oil" has expanded - it just seems to me the way things generally go. Having said that, I have no idea who decides these things or why.

@Carowill Nice Alleys! @Dave 13 Gotta love Ravenswoods - nice! Apparently great minds think alike, sundry Ravenswoods for the longest day of the year . . .

I always forget the commonly accepted size cut-off between "boulders" and "toe-breakers" - do you know what it is?

Yes, seams, but remember, they can get pretty wild on big ones. Tomatoes tend to be translucent too.

Sorta looks to have orange peel texture on the surface - does it?

Weird . . .

@Dave 13 It's a nice marble and it definitely has less common colors.

Yup, big game marbles. The one on the left looks like it might be a Vitro Tomato - any Vitro traits showing?

JABO Classics IMO.