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Nice marbles and nice pics.

Nice handmades, definitely not same cane (which is what I thought you meant at first) . That ribbon combo was not uncommon on handmades but there are similarities between the two in the amount of layers, use of colors on each layer etc

The white base and apparent veneer make me think non-Pelt or Vitro. Although the first pic certainly makes it look like it could be a Pelt, the second pic rules it out imho

Cool, nice to see. Don't think both ends would have a shallow indentation for a walking stick. Casters might make sense for a light object, a heavy load would cause it to fail/fracture...Drilling after the glass being molten could cause chipping, which I think I see in the pics...centering a drill bit on a rough pontil wouldn't be easy. I'll go with an old school razor straightener or something. C'mon dude, if these were at the "bottom of the box" what did the rest look like?

OP marbles look pretty rough, agree that they can take on that look from being under water for a while. Craig, did the person from Bulgaria hint at any details? Bottom of Grandamas fish tank etc. Still - interesting patterns and colors, I think I've seen a couple like them before Dave, do any in post #11 have Mica or two pontils?

What is it about the handmade that makes you think polished?

Nice table. One of those would make for a nifty shifter (say that 10X fast). lol

Was there a range for these sizes or did 00 mean spot on 9/16", and for that matter, how small did they go?

Nice Pelts, always good to see some nice ones. Yellow/white in post #2 seems unusual, can't say I've seen one like that before

So, did you get it? From the pics that big chip looks something to do with the construction (fold). It's a big fault tho, but I'd be happy with a chipped GR, rather than no GR. Bob, sounds like a good way to pay it forward, a classy thing to do.

It might be a good opportunity until a nicer one comes along. Not everyone can afford the premium these seem to bring mint. Some will say to hold out for a M one but your call. Ditto on the polishing, you'd probably remove too much of the good stuff (aventurine, red turns to orange etc)

Cool marble and looks like good symmetry with the pattern. I've only seen one other latticino with lutz but it was such a fine band I doubt it was intentional, Yours definitely looks intentional. I've also seen a clear banded lutz with purple bands and a red solid core (ok, it was really more like thick strand than a core) but still unusual for that type of marble. Hard to tell from the pics, what size is that beaut?

The thru hole by the swans neck adds to the detail

Ok, any aventurine? Not that I question Pelt, just because nobody else asked yet

Looks like a nice blue/red Pelt in the one auction. Should be some fun sorting through them all with your Kid

Coolio, interested to see more of the marbles in the box. Nice haul on the other ones as well

I'm thinking more about what marbles would have nested on that board over the years, wow. German Tactics font/pattern/colors seem more predominant, maybe lends a clue to age + origin

I'd agree the OP doesn't look CAC, does it by chance have an opalescent base (ie messed up Vitro?) ...other than the obvious slags as well j/k I'm sure that's what you meant

I'd bet that's what a lot of kids tried to do long ago, smash the marble to 'free' the animal

Nice pickup, any date mentioned in the packaging?

Nice stash, were you tempted to roll in it? lol I think I have a 1" vaseline around but haven't seen too many in good condition.

Almost looks like a two-tone blue. Assuming the aventurine is accidental, were there other Alley marbles this showed up in other than green?

I'd think Joseph's coat is probably the closest category, although it doesn't seem colorful enough (I do see yellow in there). were corkscrews intended to imitate a handgathered pattern?

Interesting. Most of the opaque swirls I've come across are 5/8" and white/green/purple seems to be a common combo. The bags from Germany have a range of wirepull sizes. Haven't seen opaque swirls in any sort of packaging before. Winnie, I think your clear/blue/white marble could have been made on the same machine if you picture the 'clear' glass replaced by opaque white glass. here's some different color combo's 5/8"

Those are sweet. I always liked the wirepulls, but don't see too many that color red. 13/16 is a good size for the opaque swirls (white/green/purple). I wonder if they all came from a solitaire set?