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It looks closer to a Bullseye than a Tiger Eye to me - the colors on a Type II TE would be veneered on clear.

It looks like a big wild All Red to me.

It is a less common color combination but it looks more like a Vitro than anything else to me too.

Dang, Art, that's some metal! Can you pick it up with a magnet? lol

I am really liking that blue one - nice marble!

I can tell a little story about this type. When Ron, Bill and I were naming these. Ron and Bill first suggested that we call it a Tater Lady. I said, "that name sounds a little dowdy, let's switch it up, 'Lady Tater' sounds much more refined", and that is the name we went with.

That's a great Sistersville Alley, Dave!

Nola Morgan asked me to post the following here for her . . . Heartfelt thanks - I have read and reread and reread your posts after Ron's passing. I just wish Ron could read them. As is often the case, we don't realize what we have until we lose it. Even though he received much praise and thanks from marble collectors for identifying marbles or retelling the history of the WV marble companies, or the antics of his marble digging experiences, he would be humbled to see your kind words. I have often told people who were singing his praises that they should tone it down or he would get the "big head". But right now, I wish he was here to read them even if he did get a big head. Right now my heart is broken. I don't know how I am going to get along without him. Not only was Ron good at identifying WV marbles, especially swirls, (better than anyone else that I know). He was pretty good regarding other marble companies as well. He wasn't infallible, and sometimes would have to back peddle on an identification when new information surfaced as a result of the marble digs or some other sources. If he couldn't get identification down to one company, he would tell you that it was either one or another company, or that he just didn't know. He was not only good with marbles, he was good at a lot of things, at least better than I am - he cooked better than me, decorated better than me, kept a cleaner house than me, etc. I think you get the picture! He was just a good man good at whatever he set his mind to. We had eleven years together and I would give anything to have another eleven years, or just one day, with him. I had a very good childhood and my teenage years, while not exciting by most standards, were content. I had two great parents, worked 30 years, and retired at the age of 55. I thought I was enjoying my retirement, but when I was 62 years old, this good man convinced me that the two of us would make a good pair. We had eleven years together and I can honestly say that those eleven years have been the best, happiest years of my life. I miss him already more than I can express. I feel like a ship without a rudder. Reading your posts has made me both sad because he's gone and happy because of the good things you said about him. I believe that he will be missed by many. Thank you for your very kind words. Nola

Produced in 1871 - I have never seen another.

I forgot an "or" after the hyphen in my original post (now fixed) - a Serpent is a Vacor.

I'm sticking with Ron, and JABO - or maybe an old style Serpent?

My heart hurts. Many of you know that Ron and I were very good friends and that we shared countless good times and adventures together with Bill McCaleb over many years. Ron taught me most of what I know about marbles and I could not have invented a better mentor. Some of my fondest memories are of sitting together with him and sorting and resorting gallon after gallon of WV swirls, sometimes for days on end. And this was at a time when precious few people knew anything about most of the WVS companies or the marbles they produced, and the vast majority of collectors payed them no attention at all. Ron played a key role in changing that. His love of WVS marbles and their history led him to produce a huge body of research - many trips to WV state archives and libraries, interviews with company principals and employees, and digs at nearly every location where the marbles were produced allowed him to make very significant contributions to a number of marble books and to the hobby of marble collecting more generally. And his willingness to share what he knew with anyone who was interested greatly assisted many individuals with their development as collectors. But the most important things I know about Ron don't have anything to do with marbles. He was one of the most respectable people I have ever known, and I mean that in every sense of the word. He was respectful toward everyone, kind to a fault, thoughtful and empathetic, and he had a way of making people feel better - better about themselves or better about a predicament they were experiencing. Ron was a very wise man. He lived his life largely in service to the people he loved and to those people who were lucky enough to call him a friend. And his magnanimity extended to every person he met. This was the Ron Shepherd that I was fortunate to know and the man that I will dearly miss. I extend my most heartfelt condolences to his family, Nola Morgan, and to the many other people who mourn his passing. RIP my dear friend. You will never be forgotten.

The first is a LimeAde

1) No name that i know of 2) Multicolor Swirl 3) Sunset 4) Vitro Bull's Eye

It appears that most or all are Type IV Tiger Eyes.

Hard to tell whether the black on green are pistachios or not without UV info, and the Peltiers are nice but . . .?

Yes, foreign - I think Vacor (Mexico) made some similar, otherwise, Imperial (Japan) as Melissa said, or maybe even China, not any American or German I recognize.

Pelt seems like a real possibility - not seeing anyone else's really, an unusually large amount of white, as you say.

From the looks of it, my guess is someone's favorite Alley.

IMO, Vitro upper left. Looks like Master upper right. Not sure about lower left - looks like a messy Vitro from these views. Peltier Peerless Patch lower right..

I think this would be a Type IV Tiger Eye - nice size.

I see the quandary - it's a tough call. I am on the fence, leaning slightly towards an odd Peltier Peerless Patch.

Yes, Master and Vacor.

Good bunch of vintage marbles - just a few JABOs in the mix, I think . . . 1) a Cat's Eye - maybe Heaton, tough to tell from these pics. 2) typical blue Master Brushed Patch. 3) pretty little German hand-made laticino. 4) another German hand-made solid core. 5) German hand-made "Peppermint" 6) A cool looking big one - I'll be interested to hear what others have to say about it. I am thinking it's contemporary - perhaps Bulgarian, but I am not 100% sure. 7) Looks like a stone - maybe agate? 8-10) I believe these are all JABO Classics made between 1992 and 2008. 11-12) West Virginia Swirls (WVSs) 13) Vitro Conqueror, one of the most common vintage Vitros you will find.