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Lol, Sue, didn't see your post, sorry. Might as well be shooting ducks in the dark without a pic, but some possibilities shown

I can't be the only one waiting for some pics here...trying to describe a marble can be tough. Does this have a name = Does this have a picture.. soon?

Yet no Akro slags 1"+ size (or were those all MFC)? Yeah, you don't see too many corkscrews fully over an inch, except for some of Alans. I love that popeye every time I see it, if only

Interesting construction, to say the least. Cool

Some autumn-ish shades

By no means have I seen all the handmades out there, but I've found that the "older" handmades are more often round than the "newer" ones. Most times the type you see out of round have unfinished pontils and typically aren't as "fancy" or symmetrical compared to the older ones. It shouldn't affect condition rating but should be noted/mentioned as a trait when describing (say if you were ever going to sell it or something). Some people may or may not find it desirable based on how round it is.

Nice... great pics too JoeStreet. Well defined flames. I'm agreeing with Catfish on the second pic, they're all nice

I'll throw "lobed peppermint swirl" out there. Without the clear glass where the ribbon looks pinched flat, those parts of the core would be closer to the surface. 2 red stripes for every blue stripe on a peppermint swirl is a common combo - and Voila - there you have it. lol Sure is a fat ribbon though (I'm still looking for a "cased clambroth with lobing")

mmmm...aventurine:lol:

One of the reasons you probably don't see too many "Master" threads is they can be hard to tell apart. Between sparklers and foreign marbles they can look a lot alike. The larger sizes with the orange peely surface you see on some foreign marbles.

A couple more that could be Vitro's. The good part about going through the "could be a Vitro" pile is I found a mib with what looks like blue avent (pretty beat though). Now it's looking more like a pelt.

I skipped most of this enjoying popcorn, still felt the need to post something, because- hey! (looking for my fav popcorn emoticon)

The only one in my pic that might have something close to Ox is not visible in the pic. The rest are kind of a reddish/brown which probably looks different in the pic. For all I know the one in the top left with the yellow tail could be an Akro the more I look at it. Pop Culturs pic shows at least one that looks like a Pelt (the white/blue/red), but most of the rest could be Vitro's with another angle. Oxblood and aqua is a dynamic color combo for sure.

These likely could be Vitro imho. lol ...I hope

Some nice popeye's so far, I can see why - everyone's favorites just happen to be killer. The first one I got, nothing out of the ordinary, a yellow on blue is still my favorite. Probably since it was one of the first machine mades I could identify as a "sort" or "type" of marbles.

Not to laugh at somebody spending $6K on a marble, but I have found some humor in the posts. Yoda lol

nice way of capturing the "shadow" in the last pic ziggy

Some of these probably aren't Alley's, but I think a few of them are

Happy B-day Leroy,

This pic I had on file was probably what made me say "oven brick" at first, but there's no doubt to me the original marble posted is an old one. I was concentrating more on the sulphide vs. debris aspect more than the possibility of a newer marble.

Seeing it in hand would no doubt help! My first observation wasn't meant to get too far along the "oven-brick-road". lol (unless it's like 5/8's or some ridiculous small size) I've heard and seen some weird unidentifiable stuff ending up in handmades, anything's possible, and cool stuff like that gives me a kick.

That's pretty cool either way, a sulphide figure fitting in a cane cut marble? Trying to remember the last time I saw a sulphide with two pontils How big is that oddity anyhow?

That piece of "oven brick" sure looks like a dog!

Those are some big catfish. What sort of rig are catching those?

Handmades can seem to have have that relaxing quality,