Steph

On the middle row, far left and far right are Peltier. The green and yellow which is sometimes on top and sometimes on bottom is also Peltier. The black and white one beside the green and yellow one has Peltier possibilities but I'm not sure.

Hi Caroline. Yes, ebay is good. Last time I checked you could post a large number of lots per month without paying fees unless you sold. Make a few listings to get your feet wet, and then make a few more. You can have some marbles for auction and some for buy-it-now. If you mix it up and sell some small lots, some medium lots, and maybe some individuals, you can probably get quite a few people checking on auctions and trying to win several of them to take advantage of combined shipping. The last time I sold was almost four years ago now but I set a modest goal for myself of listing one or two new groups a day and I was able to keep pretty busy with sales. That won't get you as much money for them as a longtime seller with great marble knowledge and a lot of longtime customers might get for selling the marbles one at a time, but it's a way to get a pretty good amount of money. Pretty sure you would get more that way than if you tried to sell it all as a big lot. You'll get a lot more potential buyers if off the lots in affordable quantities. Could be a long wait to find a buyer with deep enough pockets to make you willing to part with the whole collection in one lot. But now that I mention longtime sellers -- and Al mentions Dani -- Dani has been known to sell on consignment. So that's another option you might looking into. Al, do you know if Dani still does that?

Until you mentioned the size, my easy answer was going to be Master. I can't remember what the latest understanding is on that size range and Masters. But I think it's safe to say at least "uncommon". So possibly European? Those are my two choices. Master or European.

whoa mama! OMG

fun fun fun marbles aren't the only old toys I love

Hi. Welcome. A couple more views might help us pin it down.

Me too

More ouch Is the ordeal over?

On the second group, Vitro at least for the top 3. For the box of color, I see it as a place where the colored glass got a little more concentrated at the shear point.

Pretty sure "no". I don't have an articulate reason for why. Maybe someone else can help. Might be a "picture is worth a thousand words" situation.

I think Jabo.

What to say ... nice thoughts. Bittersweet but glad you have found a haven.

sweet piece. *trying not to think of it looking quite so drippy wet with blood* (lol) fwiw ... M.F.Christensen bought his oxblood formula from Leighton, by the way. And an MFC employee stole the formula from MFC and took it to Akro.

I see Vitro but I'll say "Tri-lite", which would be from the 1930's. About 20 years before the Tiger Eyes. Peltiers usually have some symmetry in their ribbons. If a Rainbo has a red ribbon on one side, it will probably also have a red ribbon on the other side. Not red on one side and blue on the other. Typically. Of course they can get wacky. Here are some Vitro seams. Are they what you expect?

Yes ... they're sharp

Then I'm thinking Pelt or Vitro. Leaning Pelt. But if you do learn it is Marble King, I would love to hear. Expand my MK understanding. I know about Blue Boys ... is that what you might be thinking here? The ones I know about have bluer and less bubbly bases.

Is the bluish streak a peek into a bluish base glass?

Aw, I didn't open this up at first because it was for Ron. But how sweet. And I don't usually call pictures of dead fish sweet.

I hadn't heard of a need to be able to feel them. Here are some pictures I collected to illustrate the classic diaper fold look. The amber marble might not be perfect but at least one side fits the look for me.

In the patch version, most collectors call them Moss Agates whether the translucent white, tan or yellow base. In the swirly or cork version, most collectors call them [edit: the glowing ones] Ades. That's my experience anyway. Way back when, Akro called them all Moss Agate. And they were very proud of that line. Whether in the swirly/corky version or the patch version. Those were some of their most expensive marbles. They prominently featured their Moss Agates in their ads. I think most modern collectors don't realize how proud Akro was of the Moss Agate line and name. I think modern collectors think it's a boring name and so they mostly give it to the patches and come up with more colorful names for the fancier styles.

I have a bitty blue spruce ... hopefully I can find where I have that ... but I need to take my Anacortes pictures before I go looking for anything else.

Interesting how long that seam looks on your last photo. Much wider than the patch.