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2 hours ago, Mikie_T said:
That is a really nice marble for sure..... I think I am a bit confused about the "nudity" part but still.... a beauty of a marble.
The inner strings of glass are really interesting.....
Mike
I'm not up on the German handmade terminology. But I think this one is "naked" because it just has the one layer of action, in the inner core. No extra action at/near the surface.
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Hmmmm ... might need more views.
But I'll take a shot at guessing.
1. West Virginia swirl. I'll make a further guess of Alley.
2. If vintage, then West Virginia swirl. Again, I'll be bold and say Alley. (Some chance of it being a modern Vacor Old Fashioned. But I have one like it that's old.)
3. Peltier Rainbo. Peltier might have sold it in a box marked Bloodies.
4. West Virginia swirl
5. ??? Not getting a good feel for whether this is old or new.
6. Pretty color. What size?
7. More views please. Could be a Peltier Peerless Patch. Or might turn into something else if you turn it around!

8. Transparent swirl. In the West Virginia swirl family. I don't try to guess makers on transparent swirls.
9. Christensen Agate. .... I also don't usually give Christensen as a guess, preferring to leave that to CAC collectors. But I think good chance. Again, more views could change things.
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Agreed. Machine made. Peltier. Popped air bubble.
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simply gorgeous
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These would be modern.
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With Tom Petty's passing
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so lovely ... a nice interlude
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Thanks for the notice.
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1. Asian cat's eye. Common style. Modern. If there's any value, it comes with the large size.
2. Also Asian. Known as an "Imperial" because the Imperial Toy Company distributed them. Modern.
3 & 4. Vitro or Akro. Vintage.
5. Maybe Vitro cage style cat's eye.6. Asian cage style cat's eye.
7. ?
8. Appears to have an oily finish. Modern.
9. I think vintage. Not seeing enough of the seams to be able to guess maker.
10. ?
11. Maybe West Virginia Swirl. If so, then vintage.
12. Is this light-ish or heavy-ish. If light, then probably clay, though could be a ceramic with color worn off. If heavy, then maybe stone. Though old, no particular value. One name for a single-colored clay marble is "commie" ... because they were so common.
13. Hmmmm ... probably vintage. Two or three companies it could be. Marble King, Vitro, Akro. Maybe I should be able to say which one, but it's too early in the morning.
14. This one is looking foreign. Asian. Modern. -
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so much color
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I'm pretty confident about it too!
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21 minutes ago, PamH said:
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By the way, I added a photo of most of my marbles in the "about me" section... if anyone takes a glance please let me know if my life fortune is among them... haha...

Looks like a mix of old and new.
Nothing jumps out at me as something which would fund your retirement.
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17 minutes ago, PamH said:
Thanks for all the fine info... so, how does the bumblebee differ from the one(s) above?
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It's the pattern. Here are some Marble King bumblebees I photographed recently. (Forgive the shade -- they came out slightly green-tinted in the picture.)

Your Jabo is a sort of "swirl" with one long ribbon of black.
The MK bumblebee has what is known as a "patch and ribbon" color distribution. Two seams. Multiple ribbons in a particular pattern. (There's also a Peltier Bumblebee with a different pattern, but same principle.) -
8 minutes ago, PamH said:
Sorry, for another post but I forgot to ask if I should make a new post or add to this one when I have more I'd like you all to look at?
Start a new thread for each new group.
It gets very messy otherwise!
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Agree. Jabo on the top three. So after 1990, probably after 2000, since I think the one with the bumblebee colors came from 2003 or 2004.
Vitro Tiger eye on #5. Vitro Whitie on #6. (Tiger Eye from the 1950's. Whitie from 50's or 60's.)
Al, what is it that they do to give it the frosted look? I forget. Is it acid wash?
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Welcome, Pam.
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indeed!
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That's pretty wild .......
the marbles ...
and managing not to have Masters or Marble Kings .......
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Noooo .... all collectors names.
Peltier called these two-color marbles with this basic pattern "Rainbos". The different names are from collectors. (Edit: I'm not treating the brown as a different intentional color. At least not from the era where a third color might have gotten a different name.)
The only company I'm aware of giving their marbles different names for different color combos is Vacor (aka Mega aka Fabricas Selectas).
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.... goes to look for a fainting emoticon .....
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Got a set that needs names!
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21/32" on #6. Hmmmm ... It's not an ordinary game marble. I agree with That1. Alley would be my guess. In this view it looks sorta swirly. Randomly swirly. What I'm curious about is if it has any more distinct patterns in other views.
On the 15/16" ... stick with "Akro corkscrew". "Turkey" is used fairly exclusively for CAC's.