Steph

slick!

I can't figure out what they're thinking. Did you do a conversion on the shipping price for the package you received? Did they make _anything_ on the sale of the six after shipping and ebay fees?

Students enjoy old-fashioned pastime with local marble enthusiast

Yes, Winnie, it IS interesting that they'd make very plain marbles also if that's part of a modern enterprise. I STILL want to know what Eastern European children did for marbles when the Iron Curtain was clamped down.

Mine! Thanks again for the heads-up, Jason.

Lily's bank -- no marbles inside I hope Lily is the one who broke it open.

fantastic colors

Sounds good. Start a new thread for each group. That will make it easier for people to pop in and identify a few at a time.

Hi ... welcome. What does the label say? Micro-something? Mixture of styles there and possibly a wide range of ages. It's helpful to put the marbles in rows. (Not too many in one group. 10 is _okay_ but is on the high side of what it's comfortable to discuss in one thread.)

Gray Virginians? Hatfields? McCoys?

Welcome Mr. CoolestStuff. Thanks for posting. The red and white on white are unusual. Bud, I can't remember that one being translucent. I tried to find it but it's not where I hoped it would be. ... my unpacking has stalled .....

Animals who came to visit

!!! Congrats. I'm jealous! I did go out to an antique store once this year ... just to get my feet wet ... no luck ... this is inspiring. Ooh, those mossy marbles with half-and-half patches are interesting.

Pelt patches don't usually get names other than the Peerless company name. (Ignore the pearlescent patch -- that's a sort of named one. )

That has escaped being named?!

C'mon, Galen! Show us your otherwise nameless Rainbos.

I think that's in the "lined crockery" family. Also known as a "jasper". Jaspers can be worth listing individually ... or keeping for your own collection if you think you think you want to save some of the nicer marbles. Check out some prices here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw="lined crockery"&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_trksid=p2045573.m1684

#1. Akro #2. Akro or Pelt #3. Master #4. Pelt #5. ? MK ? #6. Master #7. ? Master ? #8. Started to say Vitro, but now I'm leaning Akro. ?? #9. Vitro

The cloudy surface? Some makers frost their marbles with acid on purpose. For vintage marbles, it usually means they spent time in water, e.g., in an aquarium. If you have a worn group, that's where I'd put 'em. Yes, they're commons, but I'm not sure how you would describe the condition. #4, 5, 6 are Vitro, by the way. At least I think #4 is. #1 is Akro I think. Maybe #2 also Akro. I figure Pelt for #3 (with tiny niggling thought about Vitro.)