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Yep, the base glass is yellow . . . here's another view.

I just got a new yellow one --

Seems to me that the Sistersville Alleys often have two-colored ribbons, or at least two-toned ribbons, of a certain width. Except for the ones that are just plain weird, like the inky-violet one I have that's been ID'd as Sistersville by both Ron & Craig. Who knew.

Nice red one. Probably safe to say Akro.

Lutz marbles aren't all that old . . .

Xactly.

Me too. Wirepull.

They're terrible. You don't expect them in Lake Michigan and all of a sudden YOUR LEG IS GONE AAAAEEEE . . .

They do, don't they? Don't look a whole lot like the Veiligglas ones. Hmmm . . . Here's the pic in the other thread that Winnie found (originally posted by Galen) --

Nah. Hey, I'm already out here at the picnic table, where you?

It's all his fault. I'll back you up.

"Orange peel" surface texture . . . (I have this marble now, and in hand the orange peel is not nearly as noticeable)

Annealing fractures on an otherwise nice Pelt copperhead . . .

duh -- DUH . . . . . duh -- DUH . . . . duh-DUH duh-DUH duhDUHduhDUH . . . .

That's great -- all I've seen "From Taiwan" have been super skinny cat's-eyes.

Me too. The color pattern kinda reminds me of what you see on the Asian "pinchers" -- that kind of blank spot over the poles . . . most noticeable in the top right image.

Oh, nice! I'm one of those big bubble fans . . .

I know it's hard to believe, but yes, it's one continuous ribbon! And going at the speed you're going, it won't be long until you too are one of those crazy people who -- just to make sure -- start at one end and follow it to the other! As for the "transitional" from the marble site (and I haven't tried to find it yet), I honestly don't see the main characteristics I look for when looking for transitionals. Judging from just that one photo, all I see is a slag that may have gotten hung up on the rollers, as Steph suggested, The other side of the marble may have a clue to what it is (a pontil or cut / shear mark), but based on that one view, I don't think the term transitional would even come into my mind. And the fact that we are not messin' with you right now does not mean we will not be messin' with you in the future!

Oooooooo . . .

Lemonade moss agate . . .

Needs to be one continuous ribbon to be considered a wire pull . . .

And almost always one of those seams will be fairly easy to see -- like the sharp end to the feathering pattern of the blue one above.

Is anybody around who can post some wire pulls they know are Champion? I don't know what distinguished them from Veiligglas, except I think I've read that they were smaller . . .

It's Shark Week.