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10 minutes ago, akroorka said:

Football!!

 

I just got done and I still think that it is pretty . 
My Ariens double stage and my little one stage Toro teamed up with me at the controls and we just ate it up. The less shoveling the better in my world.

It does help to be retired—lol. I will never be a “snow bird”. I love all the seasons here in Wisconsin and I would rather blow snow than mow my lawn.

I am guessing that we got from 12-14 inches but hard to tell with all of the drifting.

Some in our city lost power--what a drag--not us though, I am just thankful for that.

The snow is cleared, the birdfeeders are filled and now--

Now I am ready for some Football!!.
 

I do want a snow blower.  Would have been good today.  But as I was out there shoveling for all that time I was thinking how natural it felt to be moving the snow out of the drive onto the growing snowbanks. 

Oddly natural considering it's not something I experienced for the first 40 years of my life.  



We lost power for about three hours midweek in that first predicted storm which didn't amount to much.  I guess the wind was strong enough for just a brief spell to damage a transformer but little snow to speak of. 

The storm that started yesterday made up for it.  About a foot of snow here. 

The view from my drive .... and I'm not done shoveling yet.  Gotta get back out and finish before those single digits hit. 

8 hours ago, Djp5690 said:

The last pictures, the blue marble, was sold as a Christianson, I’m guessing not the case?

 I wasn't sure I was seeing the base color right.

I considered it might be CAC.  I think Alley is more likely.   But I too am interested to hear what others say. 

4 hours ago, Royal3 said:

“This marble is not in perfect condition!” Love that truth in advertising. This other beauty he’s listed “…in fair condition!” looks so good who could possibly resist its charms? https://www.ebay.com/itm/296156055681?hash=item44f446c881:g:8T4AAOSwfVFkNvxM

'We don't know what the marble is but we feel free to declare that it's rare.'

They look modern to me. 

My first impression was like Rick's, thinking maybe Akro at 9:00 and Vitro on the others.

But gosh they all go together so well.  

The mouse is cute!  but yeah, fake.  

The sharpie marbles are made with used ball mill balls.   Very dense industrial spheres.  

I think these two were made differently by a different person than the sharpie marbles -- not just drawn on  -- but still modern. 

Gorgeous.  Congrats. 

This one is oxblood.  

sounds appealing 

did anyone play with you?

The bubble pops on the middle make me wonder if it's Vacor

lol ... yeah, I see a few good ones.  

16 hours ago, Jimbo.59 said:

I apologize I was just trying to maybe take an opportunity to pick up some marbles... I wasn't trying to break or circumvent any rules. Just saw an opportunity and was interested is all

Art has a great point.  We have the 100 post threshold before new members can post in our Buy-Sell-Trade forum to let people establish themselves before getting into trades on the site.  But we allow people to post their ebay auctions in the main chat forum without worrying about post count, so there is gray area.   Of course ebay has its own buyer protections. 

My main problem with the proposal is how to set a market value for an unexamined collection of unknown condition.   If you guys want to chat about getting together there's no offense.  Just take the usual care in dealing with people you don't know yet. 

I think the second marble is a Jabo, made in Reno, Ohio after 1991.  



The first looks vintage, and I want to say West Virginia Swirl, which at the .8 inch size would point me toward Alley.   

This particular view almost looks like separate ribbons ribbons meeting at a small cutline, which isn't expected on a WV swirl though, so I'm holding back, but everything else looks quite suitably swirly. 🤔

7 hours ago, Melissa said:

I guess I thought fisheyes were specific to Akro, but that is not the case?

@Alan, is that what you're addressing here?  How a non-Akro might come up with a flisheye-like feature? 
 

On 12/24/2023 at 12:50 AM, Alan said:

What you are referring to as a "fish eye" is created as the molten (read: not solid) glass spins down the rollers.  It is a completely circular motion.  Note the circular motion in the glass.

Patches yes.  Nice seam captures on 4 of the 5 so you're off to a great start (not sure I'm seeing both seams on the center marble).   Vitro Conqueror on the right, a 1940's marble.  Probably some other Vitro Conquerors (I'm thinking #2 and #4) but the pictures seem overexposed somehow and I'm not sure. 

Combining all four views into a collage gives us less opportunity to blow the images up for detail.  

 

Pelt and Pelt and ... the color sure looks Peltish but I'm having trouble making sense of the ribbon structure so I'm not sure.

My vote:  Akro, Vacor, Alley

My second choice for the first one would actually be Peltier but I'm sticking with Akro for now.

Oooooh.  Interesting.  I haven't seen that color in that style.   Can't think of what else it would be.  But it's new to me so ???

Yes, rootbeer floats are larger. 
 

And between Akro and Master I am leaning Master. 

I think I can safely say no. 

However, I will ask the size.  

I'm getting more of an Akro or Master feel here than a Peltier banana boulder kind of feel.  

Here's to a gentle holiday for us all.
 

1 hour ago, Joe2 said:

Is anyone seeing a possibility of a Hand-gathered? I too was entertaining the thought of a foreign possibility. Just haven't seen a Master ever in this color palette 😘 must be so Rare ahf.

So far I'm not seeing the possibility of handgathering.  I _think_ I'm seeing two v-shaped cutlines ... leading to the thoughts of it being Master. 

  I'm curious about the Mexican possibilities though.  I have been hearing that there were some gorgeous Master-like marbles coming out of Mexico in the 50's and 60's. 
 

Just now, Fire1981 said:

Told you 🔥

RAR

   *tossing Rick a bone*

 I'll backtrack and dither here.  

"Leaning Master, but with the bright green I am still seeing foreign possibilities"