Steph
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Vacor Old Fashion on the brown and white.
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At this size, Vacor is pretty much the only choice. The style name is "Old Fashion".
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Spidermen have red and blue. Supermen will also have yellow.
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These are the Marble King Beachballs that I know of. Two photos from Pinterest. A different look from the marble Melissa posted.
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Wait for more opinions though.
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The green made me take another look but I'm leaning newer on that one also. Specifically Jabo Classic.
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Here it is. The article: https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/an-interview-with-antique-marble-collector-alan-basinet/ The marble in question. Still a stupendous Clownfish to me. Not a stupendous Master:
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That would be a very nice vintage marble. Vitro I think. Maybe a beachball. Maybe a different name. I don't know. Not one I see often.
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Hello. Welcome. I love beach glass. Never found a marble myself. I hope you enjoy your time here.
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What kind of contest was involved to get that shirt? Did you knuckle down? -
The first two are West Virginia swirls. Cairo Novelty is my first thought for who would have made them.
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MFCs are handgathered. So I'm saying no to that. Not saying yes to Pelt. Just no to MFC.
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Gotta be a contemporary handmade. No idea by whom though.
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They started in 1946, and were still running in the 1960's. Bill Heaton sold his factory to the Bogard familly in 1971. So Heaton was around awhile and I wouldn't think "rare" applies unless speaking of some particular color combo. But they weren't a prolific manufacturer. They ran one machine at a time.
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"Wirepull" generally refers to marbles made by the Veiligglas company in Amsterdam. I believe your marble to have been made by Vacor de Mexico, as Chad indicated. It looks similar to their marble called a Streamer, but as far as I know Streamers did not have an iridescent finish. I don't know what style name that iridescent finish would indicate.
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Winnie was our beloved collector from Amsterdam who uncovered most of what we know about Veiligglas.
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Marble King is a good guess. I'm somewhere between Marble King and Vitro. If Marble King, I think it would be on the somewhat newer side. Like late 60's or later. Not thinking it's particularly special.
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^^ that
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#27 Alley Agate Coral
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I think there are a fair number of marble shows which would be in reach for you. That would be a great place to go with your son.
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If you mean digging for marbles in the ground at a place with good odds for finding many marbles, like at one of the old factory sites, I don't think there are any conveniently or legally accessible ways to do that anymore.
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slick!
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Hello. Welcome. That is a good question. I will move your thread to the main forum so that more people will see it.
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Usually "hybrid" means some accidental trait, but with the Vitro cat's eyes it's a standard trait for them to have two or more colors on a single vane. Still we call it hybrid.
