Steph

Dang! Thanks for the update!

#1 ?? Vitro, I guess ... I don't think it is a named one ... so maybe for a generic Vitro lot ... as to age, I'm wondering if it might be from the last 1980's or early 1990's ... that is I'm wondering if it is an Anacortes Vitro ... but for now just go with generic Vitro of undetermined age #2 Akro Corkscrew? -- 1930's if I'm seeing it right ... not a common #4 Made in Amsterdam by Veiligglas -- it's a "wirepull". Some of the orange ones do look funky inside. Start a Veiligglas pile. These aren't terribly rare but not that common and they're desirable. #5. West Virginia swirl -- I'm not sure if it has any special name besides that

1. Very nice Pelt -- wouldn't be surprised if it sold for more than $10 2. ???? West Virginia swirl?? 4. West Virginia swirl pile 5. Transparent swirl pile

Hi Reilly. Welcome. You're right about 1930s or thereabouts. I think the second one is a Peltier. (Hard to say from just one view but I think that's what it is.) It's a popular style. With the damage it probably isn't worth much, but in mint condition a marble like that would be desirable. The first one looks like that timeframe but I'd like to see another view before I make a guess. Thanks!

Yes ... "Transparent swirls". In the WV Swirl category. But it might be interesting to make a lot just with Transparent Swirls and see what people make of it. Oh wait, I see your issue with #2. That could be a messed up cat eye. So, yes, I'd pull #2 out and move it over to the cat eyes. And, yes, they're mostly "common". But I might try a lot with just plain transparent swirls on the theory that "what do you have to lose".

Yup ... it has happened to most of us! The top ones are Asian cat's eyes. Could be from as early as the 1970's. Very common. The bottom ones are clearies. Most companies made them. Again common. And pretty much impossible to tell which company or even which decade they might have come from.

The bottom marble is pretty. It's helpful to show where the ribbons join up on a marble like this. But on this view I'm going to say Asian and modern. But it's definitely a cool one. Might be able to pull a dollar or two just for being so pretty. (Is it a "normal" 5/8" diameter? If bigger -- closer to 1" diameter -- it could get more.) The top might be vintage. Need more views please.

The top group appears to be made by Jabo, in Reno, Ohio. Sometime between 1991 and 2007. The bottom one might be an industrial marble. They aren't made for play so they are allowed to get by with some funky anomalies. Again, no significant value. Since the Jabos of that style aren't being made anymore, they're technically collectible, but I'd be very surprised if they pulled even a dollar apiece. Would take some creative marketing, I think.

They're not worth a lot of money, sorry to say. For comparison, this batch of moderns is 320 marbles for ten dollars. http://www.target.com/p/marble-bonanza-320-marbles/-/A-17071861?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Toys+Shopping&adgroup=SC_Toys&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9019117&gclid=Cj0KEQjwxPbHBRCdxJLF3qen3dYBEiQAMRyxS4pmLtq9cHh2TBXEL4Eo5RkIc89lUN2QANG-FrNhj44aAnWb8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

Hi there. Welcome. These are foreign, modern marbles. Made in Asia or Mexico. Probably Asia. They're styles which are still currently being made as far as I know.

(From ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Norman-Rockwell-The-Saturday-Evening-Post-Round-Tin-made-in-England-/322492796864)

Blast from the past circa 1935

I'm not seeing oxblood. Everything looks transparent or translucent. For education sake, try the experiment Sean suggested. Get one more more of your Akro oxbloods and put them next to this marble. I'm trying to think of a good adjective to describe the Akro oxblood texture, and failing. But I _think_ you'll see the difference.

What Galen said. The larger swirly ones are among those which look like Jabos. For a little bit of timeline help, Jabos were made after 1990. They're not made anymore, so sometimes you can get a few dollars for them. Still not a lot though.

I don't see oxblood. Well, maybe on marble #6. Maybe more views in different light? The rest would be general West Virginia swirls. Good chance Alley, but I'd just put them in the general lots which I don't worry about making much off of. The first important thing to note is that oxblood is opaque. So, that's one thing that you/we need to check on #6. In the other marbles the red is easily letting light get through. Now, there _are_ some marbles with both transparent red and opaque oxblood, and those get tricky when ID-ing them on a computer monitor, but for this lot, rule out the first five, and let's see a little more of #6.

You'll have to twist my arm! It's educational!

I made it to an antique store today. No marbles but at least I got out and did some hunting. A step in the right direction. Also bought two tomato seedlings, from a Future Farmer's service project. So my garden is officially started.

Something else. Going with Imperial here -- relatively modern -- made in Asia -- similar marbles still being made

how very charming

@James Goetz is in Iowa. That's a good three hours from him though. On the border of three states. Folks from Missouri or Illinois might want in on that too.

I don't remember hearing of this game before ... at least under this name. Picking the plums https://books.google.com/books?id=sgcfAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA412#v=onepage&q="picking the plums"&f=false

This auction is for the second book from the donated pair. (Thank you, again.) This book took a harder bump on the back bottom left corner than the first one did so there's a set of scans to show detail in the next post. Same procedure as usual. Winner will send winning bid to the forum donation box. I'll pay for shipping in a cushioned, corrrugated mailer. Auction will end on Saturday, April 29, 8 p.m. central time. Enjoy.

1. Transparent swirl -- in the general WV swirl category 2. Akro Popeye 3. Akro Cork 4. is one of those which looks a little slaggy and a little swirly. I'm leaning toward "transparent swirl". I don't recognize #5 or #6. "Luckily" for you, they don't look valuable to me and they both appear to have damage so if you're thinking about sale, I'd put them in a reject pile and not waste time with them. If you're just itching to learn the manufacturer for the sake of learning, hopefully someone else will recognize. (The colors on #6 make me think of Master but the long, straight seam is very non-standard for Master so I don't know.)

Hi pigeon. Hopefully you can find those settings on your camera. I resize pictures on Windows Paint on my computer. Another option if you can't find those camera settings is to upload to an external host such as Photobucket and post the picture from there.