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Peltier Peerless Patch. Circa 1930.

I thought I had a few of them but if I did, they're not in the correct box. Here's a picture posted by William Vedoe on facebook. The picture gets quite large if you click enough.

Might be a Jabo. Might be an Asian cat's eye. Or a blue clearie. She has several of each in her collection.

Can't sleep. Putzing on the computer in the dark living room. Listening to my cat roll a marble around the hard wood floor. 😸

My first thought was Anacortes Vitro. But now I'm considering the Marble King known as a Caramel. From 2003, I read.

From breakfast a couple of weekends ago at Point Beach State Forest on Lake Michigan.

Hello. Welcome. How wonderful to have a chance to explore the Welsh coast. Hard to say what that is. Just how small is that? In America I would be wondering if it were a Christensen Agate from Ohio or a swirl made by one of the many West Virginia company. It is true they exported to the UK but it's harder to feel confident about guesses for marbles found in other countries. Anyway, getting a good feel for the measurement would be a good start.

I think Vacor for #1 and Jabo for #2.

Someone got overexcited. Edit: two someones got overexcited.

Yes, it would have been a great loss. I miss Joe. We'd be glad to help you sort.

It is gone for good at the original address. @bumblebee archived it and hosts a copy here. https://marbleconnection.com/joemarbles/

Pat_Knucklers found this one https://forgedmettlefarm.com/2016/06/28/wth-is-a-marble-doing-in-my-water-line Key phrase: "An internet search on the marble indicates that these were used in check valves in older hot water heaters."

Hunh. We have a long, ancient thread here for non-play uses of marbles. I don't remember anything about heaters though. Whaddaya Know About ... Industrial Uses For Marbles? - Archives - Marble Connection I will add that article you found to the end of it ....

Hello. Welcome. Special family story. Precious phoyo. And nice vintage group. Many date to the early 1900s. Some are mid-1900s (fwiw). Again, welcome. Enjoy your visit 😊

I have just learned that D&J are Dave McCullough and Jim Parcell.

What about Marble King? Virble Kro.

I have seen a Pelt banana with at least one stray ribbon flaring along the surface. I don't remember seeing this many offshoots. But, yeah, it looks pretty Pelty to me. It doesn't look like a Vitro, which would be my next consideration if I was forced to make one.

Yeah, I'm going to have to do some leg work to nail down the exact labels I should put on the boxes these end up in. I think that's D&J Adventure. I am out of the loop! Four baggies in that box appear to say D&J, and I don't know who that is referring to. I have some catching up to do. But for now look for Adventure or Adventures, the ones from November 2022.

Delighted to have received a sampling of Dave McCullough's investor runs from 2022 and 2023. We take it for granted now that these exist, but it really is something special that marble lovers were given this chance starting back in 2008 at JABO to get together with friends and see what magic they could help the marble machines make. Thanks to Dave and his Appalachian Swirls, the opportunity still exists for now. A happy thought.

Done! Thanks for the informative bump. Much appreciated.

Nice. Should be a good time.

Hi. Welcome. Condition is super important to value. I'm not recognizing anything that would hold much value even with damage. The one that is standing out most to me is the red and green swirl near the top. That green solid colored marble is a little larger than the typical solid colored "game marble". There is some tiny theoretical chance that it could be something special. Closer up photos of that one _might_ let us figure out if it was one of the few types of opaques which is considered collectable.

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❤️ Your backyard?

Yeah, could be a nontypical Akro Moss Agate.