Steph

This picture shows two different categories. Moss Agate patches on top to the right of center. Ace corkscrews on the bottom right. So it shows that in one way that the Ace bases can look similar to the white-based moss agates. But there are differences also. The moss base is very smooth in consistency. The Ace base is a little more spongy and sometimes you might see a grain in it, like with an Acme Realer. It's supposed to have an orange glow inside when held up to a light, like with the Acme Realer. But I don't think it was consistent. The base could be very dense, or it could be very wispy. Too dense you and don't get enough light through for the glow. Too wispy and you might lose the glow for a different reason. I don't think the Ace lasted long as a production item. The Moss Agate lasted for years and years. There were swirl and corkscrew versions, not just patches. There really aren't that many clearly identified Aces floating around. There are a lot of Moss Agates. And some of the Moss Agates get called Aces.

Sounds like some fur people have you wrapped around their little claws. I wouldn't know what that is like.

Ambitious undertaking. I'll help how I can. @bumblebee, do you have any organizational ideas?

A lot of Akro. I could see all being Akro. But I don't want to overextend!

The middle right compartment in this salesman sample box contains Moss Agates. (The label is a little hard to read.) Three fifths of them look like they will glow under UV.

Many moss agates have a UV-reactive base. The first three marbles are Moss Agates.

It looks handgathered. But not a sharp nine-and-tail. The wobbliness of the nine might point to Akro instead of MFC.

Yes, I forgot that! I just left them out for the kittens to find. I forgot the power of acting interested in something to get a cat to be interested in it.

Not Christensen. Sometimes you'll see that kind of structure under blacklight in clearies. Seeing whether you have long seams or short ones or swirls lets you play a guessing game about who might have made it. You could say maybe Marble King on the red ones because of the revealed structure -- or Vitro or Akro. But it's just a fun game. Not really information that you can be sure about. I'm leaning toward Vitro on the bottom marble.

They weren't interested at all. Maybe later they will discover them on their own ... when I least expect it.

Oh no, Gina. Hang in there.

Thanks, Ron!

I'm sorta thinking WV swirl, with the .70 size pointing toward but not guaranteeing Alley.

I saw Ric posting and I was hoping he would peek in. But we can keep bumping. Someone will show. LOL

@Ric, are you still in the house?

Be still my heart.

At that size, I'm going with "nice Pelt".

Yup, you appear to have a Pelt.

Welcome! Glad to have a look. You could start a thread with a big group pic to give us a general feel for what marbles you have. Then for specific ID's it's best to keep the number of marbles per thread small and arranged so that it's easy for us to point to which marble we're talking about.

I think I see some Bullseyes in there. Do I? Bullseyes would be vintage.

I'm seeing tan in the base also. Tan and blue together should mean something to someone. Just on the white I was thinking of something like Heaton or Cairo Novelty, but I bet the tan and blue will be more helpful in the hands of someone who actually knows swirls.

P.S. Yes, Akro Moss Agate here

Most people are referring to the same base when they Moss or Ace. I have an off-and-on crusade to remind people that Akro used Ace for a different kind of base.

pretty pictures

I can more readily see Vitro in the middle with your new pix. Hang on. It's not three strikes yet. The refs are reviewing the playback.