Steph

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.

Okay, not Carnelian. ,#4 is what Akro would have called a "moss agate". (There are both cork and patch versions of "moss agate".) Collectors have a different name for it. Might be a "cherry-ade". But I can't remember if cherry-ades are also supposed to glow. I'll wait for someone else to help out with that one. I'll stick with Vitro on #5.

Thank you, Scott! PM me with your address.

I wondered why so quiet! Good luck! I'm looking forward to some marble jaunts also, if Mike hasn't bought up all the marbles in the state.

All corks are good but Carnelians and Popeyes stand out.

Well done. All except for #5 are corkscrews. Some have other names also. #1 is called a Popeye. #2 is a Spiral #3 is an Onyx #4 might be a Carnelian Agate -- does it have a tan base which glows green under blacklight? #6 looks like it might be a hybrid. of some kind with the trace of green along the orange. #5 might be a Vitro. Pictures of the seams would be good here.

In the first photo, #1, 2 and 5 have seams showing. That's the feature we're looking for on these patch style marbles. #1. Vitro blackline all-red -- this is from the 1950's, earlier and more desirable than the most common all-red which doesn't have the "black line" #2. Peltier Rainbo -- an attractive one #3. Another Pelt Rainbo probably (but has similar colors to a well-known Alley swirl, so this is an example of why it's good to know if the marble has seams) #4. I think Transparent Swirl (which is in the WV Swirl category). I say "I think" because it's close to looking like a slag, but I do think swirl. #5. Marble King Tri-color Rainbow #6. I think this one is a slag -- machine-made slags are from the 1900's to about 1930.

For just one marble or just a few, some people use bubble wrap lined envelopes. I currently worry too much to put them in an envelope but lots of people do it that way. Very small boxes can be used for just one marble. The main thing is for there to be enough room to fit postage and tracking information on the box. If you plan to do a lot of shipping you can get good small boxes in bulk for a small price per box at someplace like Uline.com. At least I used to. I haven't checked Uline prices in awhile. My last box and bubble wrap order came from Staples. The smallest flat rate shipping box from USPS can fairly easily hold 50 marbles with reasonable amounts of cushioning. (You can distribute them into three or four ziplock bags and wrap those snugly to prevent rattling, and still have room for bubble wrap cushion.) I'm kinda silly with my shipping -- I individually wrap most marbles in small ziplock bags (like 1.5" x 1.5" or 2" x 2"). Then I may not use as much bubble wrap because the individually wrapped marbles are not going to clink against each other. (If someone really doesn't care about cushion -- and surprisingly some do not -- you can fit even more into those small flatrate boxes.)

It's settled. I'm moving to Amsterdam!

Nothing stands out to me. I'd put 'em in a basic West Virginia swirl lot. Ebay lets you list 50 items per month without any fees up front (just the 10% fee at the end). You could play around with different sizes of lots to see what sells for you. Remember that when you ship marbles, they need to be packed snugly but not too tight (so they don't rattle or grind), with enough cushion to be protected from whatever outside forces might impact them on the journey. Bubble wrap works better than packing peanuts for marbles. I mention this now to get that idea percolating in your brain while you're contemplating lot size.

The new Moon Dogs are pretty. Got 'em in the mail today. Forgot to check the mail until after dark. And even in the dim light the lutz popped out at me. But the battery ran out on my camera and I don't know where my charger is!

Note, the Christensen Bloody also has some brown in it. Not straight red.

Oh yes, #6 ... I think Peltier, but it's an unusual color distribution.

1. Marble King Tricolor Rainbow 2. WV Swirl 3. Hmmm ... Leaning Vitro, but if someone else said Marble King I would not be surprised 4. Vitro Helmet (not rare but not quite common -- the helmet pattern is well-liked by collectors -- from the 1930's) 5. West Virginia swirl -- I'm leaning toward Cairo Novelty as the maker

Was enjoying this in another thread, so I'll put it here .

1. I think that's a Master Comet 2. Looks like a Vitro which got folded in an unusual way. Not sure, but I think it's a 1930's version. A Tri-Lite. 3. Think it's a West Virginia swirl -- neat with that inky look. Because of the inky look someone else might be able to pick out the maker. 4. Peltier Rainbo 5. Not sure from those views -- maybe Akro? 6. If that marble is opaque, then Marble King Wasp. It's a special color combo in the general category of Marble King Rainbows.

I was hoping that the white base would have a uranium glow. That's a famous trait of Christensen Bloodies. But they don't _have_ to glow. I remember once it was said that about 50% have a glowing base. Galen (lstmmrbls) is a CAC guy. I'm encouraged by his post.