Steph

Woot woot! I have one which isn't in the thread yet! Keeping it simple as usual with cat's eyes. I don't go out shopping much which makes marble-finding opportunities few and far between. So I was delighted to find this at a modest price at an antique store.

Here is Craig's picture from 2006 as posted by Al. The signature "wedding cake white" pops in contrast to the offwhite behind it.

Yes "probably WV swirls"

Jimbo Smith posted this marble on facebook as a Christensen World's Best Moon. I've never seen one in person and have seen too few photos to feel I really understand them.

For the Akro moonie, I'd say generally the same. Ideally you could see all the way through, or at least see more in that hole than you would see in the rest of the marble. That's where you would concentrate when looking for that inner glow. Both moonies and flinties evolved over the years, with the earliest ones having the most translucence and that fish eye getting tighter and tighter toward the end.

*waves* No helpful input from me. Yes, they would go in my generic swirl tin. But I wanted to say hi anyway.

LOL ... you're making me more jealous than you could know. I love my cats. I got misty just today for my soulmate kitty who passed five years ago. But OMG ... I want a mastermind!

LOL. She's already my bestie. Our house is cute and comfortable but has some glaring issues, so hubby wouldn't have chosen it if I hadn't glowed about it from the first time I saw it. But I wouldn't trade my neighbors for anything. I really lucked out. (We moved here 3.5 years ago.) She helped me get the job I now have. That was last October. Wasn't even gonna garden this year besides a couple of tomato plants but got laid off during the stay at home orders. So I went ahead and put the garden in. Then got called back to work, so my plants aren't getting nearly as much water as they did last year. And I'm not caring too much. I've had my fun. I've tried different things. Four summers in a row. The urgency is gone. But still sometimes dreaming about a small greenhouse to help get plants started earlier in the cool Wisconsin spring .....

I have a few other interesting ones besides the tater bugs I've already posted. Remember when I said I knew the camera struggle? Maybe on my next two days off ...

@wvrons

Alan's marble page was written long ago. Back in a time when it still wasn't known for sure whether Helmets were Vitros or Akros. His site crashed and was restored from archives, but Alan lost the juice to update it. And then he fell ill and passed away. When Craig recreated Alan's old pages, he left them as he found them. Joe Street was planning to post a version with corrected information and asked my help and I didn't follow through. Then cancer took Joe also. Now, we can count ourselves lucky to have Craig's archive. However, we have to realize its limitations due to the material being around 15 years old. Al's information is more current than Alan's archived pages.

Sorry you're not getting bites on your fish posts. Could have better luck if you put fish in the thread title. But maybe the fishermen are all out on the water.

I'd have to walk back upstairs to measure it and I'm too tired (lol) but yes, about 1".

yes, St. Marys. I have a soft spot for them.

It was exactly where it was supposed to be -- in the Vitro box in the attic -- but the attic lighting isn't great and even though I looked into the box two or three times I didn't see it. So finally in desperation I emptied the box out and there it was. Hopefully some pix today, but no promises -- depends on how late I'm at work and how the lighting is afterwards.

Pretty darn cool

Going to say yes to that, and made even harder to find because most of the remaining ones are probably stuck away in jars of game marbles.

Peltier Canary

Peltier on top. I think it's a late NLR but some might think it is an early Rainbo, so we might split the difference and say "Tweener". On the right, I would say straight up Vitro Conqueror. Asian on the bottom. And on the left ... hmmm .... considering both Vitro and Marble King.

Yes to the WV swirls. Good odds on them being Alley.

Vintage Japanese marbles on the bottom -- maybe from the 60's? Akin to the Japanese Pinchers -- the small single-colored marbles used in games like Chinese Checkers. We call your marbles Wales style, because they were often seen in Wales brand packaging.

Here's an old picture of my Sunsets, which I'm proud to have a nice assortment of.

What a nice thought. Glad to have you aboard with all your enthusiasm ... and some very nice marbles.

lol ... raspberry would set them off nicely

I adore clearies. They're considered commons. Lots of companies made them. VERY popular style in the 50's. Helped Vitro stay afloat when the Japanese cat's eyes were taking over the marble market. I love, love, love them. Did I mention I love them?