Steph

I can't remember if they all came from one bag, but about ten years ago someone posted a picture of a set with many oddball "bananas" including several with a slender surface band of color.

oh, that's a good question ... maybe that's why I haven't been able to figure out where in the Vitro timeline those go! lol

Doh. I knew that was in position #12. But when I look at the board all I see is the 2 .... maybe that's why I said 2. Alley on 12. Maybe a Vitro Whitie on 2 ... but I'm not sure.

That moment when you're looking at your Peltier banana bag that you bought months ago and congratulating yourself on your willpower in not opening it .... and then you see that one you hadn't noticed before with the slender blue stripe seeming to be on the surface ..... I saw someone post about them before but didn't have my own. Now I do but it's trapped!

#2 is Alley #4 is a Vitro Conqueror

#12 is a Tiger Eye. #6 is a Conqueror #9 and 10 are All-Reds. #12 I think could be an unusual blackline All-Red. I'm pretty sure that I've seen them with a white patch on the end where we expect a colored patch. So that's my thought on that one. I think #2 through 5 are in the Conqueror family. Get confirmation. I wish I knew more about #1. I have some and have never been quite sure what to call them ... or even which decade they might be from.

That is a West Virginia swirl. But which company? We have a couple of swirl guys who post here from time to time. Hopefully one will see that.

Hybrid on 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12 In general I'm more likely to think "debris" on a stray strand of black than I am to think "hybrid." So on 5, I might say "debris". Or "oddball". Not sure about the others. Not seeing the details which would make me say "hybrid".

#11 is Vitro. #9 is Asian ... I know that "8 vane" is sort of a magic number, but I'm not aware of a demand for a one-color Asian. But wait for a second opinion ... @Al Oregon do you know of a demand for that style cat? #7 looks Vitro-y to me but with only one view I won't commit on it.

I hear ya! I don't know what that is . What size?

Can't argue with that!

There are some lavender Alleys and Vitros which are considered harder to find. I don't always recognize them. I'm wondering if this might be one of the good ones. But I wouldn't have a clue as to value. In general value for vintage marbles is measured in the cents. To me the one which is standing out the most in this group is this one, but I don't know what it is. I'd guess Vitro. This is also interesting to me, but again, I don't know what it is. This one is a 1940's Vitro Conqueror. Being a larger size adds value. But since the basic Vitro Conqueror is considered a "common", I wouldn't expect a large one to be worth more than $5 (if that) even in mint condition.

I'm seeing Vitro. Might be in the "fancy Vitro Conqueror" family.

I think Christensen on the first one. I don't know how rare. The pictures of the red one aren't coming across as oxblood to me (so I'm not seeing a brick). Also the pattern doesn't stand out as Christensen. Could be a WV swirl. (But maybe it really is ox and I'm just not seeing it right.)

I'm gonna say Vitro Conquerors on all.

Pelt or CAC would be my choices. Very pretty.

Didn't find my bumblebee pic so here are some feline optical orbs

The right is goldstone. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldstone_(glass) I'm not familiar with the left. What all colors are involved? White swirl in blue base? (That's all I see in the photo.) If it also has a blue ribbon in the blue base, then check out the Vacor Hellas. https://www.billes-en-tete.com/detail.php?id=260

One side of #3 looks like modern Marble King. Does that happen to have two green patches (or at least slivers), or just the one? Vitro on #9. Pretty sure that's what they call a "Biscuit and Red Eye Gravy". How's that for a marble name?

omg ... the blue ox flower .... Okay, a lot more ... but I was going to wait and hold my comments until the end ... until I saw the blue ox ... and then I just couldn't help typing. Cool to see Ron and Griff and Steve. And the one marble-making apprentice was making it real. People like Eddie Seese make it look easy. That apprentice brought it back down to earth.

There was a time when people (maybe MarbleAlan) called the black, red, and white one an Indian Blanket. But you don't often see people using that name. Akro's name for it was Tri-Color Agate. Many collectors call it a Special. Special is probably the most recognized name for it.

Be careful with that Tom Sawyer bag. At least until someone comes by and says, "Oh I have a dozen of them" and proves me wrong that it's a hard bag to come by.

This big one is my newest.

Ha. I thought there was only one picture. Then I realized we could scroll down. The Tom Sawyer bag is one I've seen discussed once or twice in a decade.

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