Steph

What Mike said! But seriously, I say "yes", color on the road. A distinct road leading up to the tunnel. However, this is not something I've spent a lot of time pondering. It just made sense visually and I didn't think about it more. I'm not expert on the range of variation allowed in this style. And I'm not sure if I even have one. So I'll bow out now and welcome other opinions.

And I've been putting my dinosaur eggs through a rock tumbler ... oh no! What have I done!

You have a Vitro Helmet on the left, from the 1930's. Not a rare marble, but a much loved one. I think also a Vitro on the right. If that's transparent inside, then it's sometimes called a Transparent Whitie, and it's a relative of the Tiger Eyes. From the 1950's. If solid white inside then just a regular Whitie, and I think from the 1960's.

I'm not getting a sense of a pelt ribbon and seam structure. It's coming through more as a swirl. Maybe Champion. What does the base look like under blacklight?

It's wild and wonderful and definitely a keeper. Alas, I still don't know what to call it.

I don't think it needs more than this: Though with the machine-mades I usually expect to see a flatter seam.

sorrrreeeee! I like the ride where you spin around inside a barrel and the bottom drops out. Can't do roller coasters or ferris wheels.

Thanks, Grant.

I did a search for gerbil marbles .... ... and this came up .....

Roar!

So, I guess you want more than "WV Swirls" as the ID, eh? The bottom right one is an Alley Agate. The top one could be Alley or Ravenswood. I think Alley on the left one. The top right one ... well, I'm not sure that's a "swirl". It might be a slag or something else. More pix of that one might help.

When I go to your gallery and see your image, it's sorta small ... so I look for the "other sizes" option. Then I go to the largest version. Then I right click on that one and "copy image address". Then I paste the address into the post and it automatically turns into a picture.

Looking kinda hard to see the end in one of the pictures, but I think I can make it out. And it's pretty clear in this view, so I think you're right ... another Akro cork.

I think that's an easy yes on four of the five. The top left one is the kind of corkscrew which we call a Popeye. You could be right on the middle left, but the first view of it is making me uncertain. A more clear shot at both ends of the ribbon could dispel my doubts.

With iridescent, I'll stick with modern and foreign. Sometimes it's done for play marbles. Some it's done for decorative marbles for crafts. This last picture is very small.

Just beautiful. Your photo really did them justice.

Hello, welcome. These are all or most modern marbles. Does marble A have a stripe? I presume that's the white band on the background giving it a stripe. 2nd question -- does it have an iridescent finish? (sort of like carnival glass?) If it has an iridescent finish, then it's modern and probably made in Asia or possibly Mexico. If it doesn't have a finish -- if it's just clear glass ... then we call it a "clearie". And many companies made clearies over the years ... at least from the 30's to the present ... so we can't nail down maker or age. With the one view, I have to say modern, foreign on B. Asia or Mexico. C and H are in the style that we call "Imperial". They're made in Asia. They're modern. And the Imperial Toy Co. was one of the companies which distributed them in the U.S. E may also be in that category. I suspect it is. However, from this angle I can't say for sure. D might turn out to be a cage style cats eye. It could turn out to be your oldest marble. Maybe from as early as the 60's. Possibly later though. Possibly made in America. More views would help decide. F is a confetti-style marble which is made in Asia or Mexico. G appear to be Asian cat's eyes. At least the one on the left does. Not sure about the one on the right in this view.

Wow. Thank you both so much. Makes me feel all warm to be part of this community!

I was so tempted to raise my earlier bid but I decided to let someone else enjoy. Then it became moot since things heated up in the last four seconds of the auction. Thank you again, Mike, much appreciated, and congratulations to the winner.

those are fancy

Here's to hippies! Auction ending in 4 hours. Some pretty marbles.

cool! I know I can rustle up some.