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Row 1: WV swirl, ???, Akro corkscrew Row 2: Kinda interesting (think it's a WV swirl but the glass doesn't seem common for those), not sure if this is a slag or a transparent swirl, WV swirl Row 3: Peltier Rainbo, WV Swirl (maybe Alley), Peltier Rainbo (Looked kinda like an Alley because I didn't see seams at first, but now I think I see seams)

Thanks, sclsu. I've seen some good pix with smart phones. Almost makes me want to get a phone. Almost.

Bottom middle and top right are not flames. I mention those first because are the easiest to knock out. The top middle is iffy. In the last view it looks a little flamy but to me it doesn't quite come together. The bottom left is positively a flame. And the middle row all look like flames to me. And I wouldn't call the marble police if you called the bottom right a flame. Different makers though. The top left doesn't look like a flame to me, but it might be one of the better marbles in the group. [Galen? @lstmmrbls Is that a Christensen Bloody?] Jay, what happens when you look at that one under blacklight? Jay, I see why you would want it to be a flame, because it has two "flame tips", but to be a flame more are generally required. I have seen long discussions about how many. Personally I'd say at least 4 tips in a single view or it doesn't count. As white as the bottom middle is, I wonder if it is also a Christensen. The bottom left is making me wonder if it is Christensen. Because of the colors and the shape of the flame tips. The second choice is Alley., because I'm not sure if the colors are crisp enough to be CAC. On the middle left, I'm leaning Ravenswood, but could be Alley. For the other two on the middle row and the top right, I'm leaning Alley. The right one is making me a little hopefully that it might be Christensen, but the white isn't very bright so I'm not banking on it. For the greens, I'd just say West Virginia Swirls and not try to guess a company -- I can't get to my swirl boxes at the moment for a reminder -- but someone else might recognize them. Ha! That's a lot of words. So, in closing: If that top left is an honest-to-gosh CAC Bloody it's not easy to come by. Lots of people claim to have Bloodies when they don't. But I think you might have one. The bottom left is a nice flame, whoever made it. The bottom middle is so white it look Chrissy, but definitely not a flame. And for a flame, I think you need at least four tips close enough together to get a good photo.

I'm seeing oxblood in the middle row. And on the top right and middle right. I don't think the bottom left has oxblood. In the second picture the bottom right looks like plain red. The top and middle left look like they might be Carnelians, but without oxblood, which would still be good. So, if these four have ox, the light isn't catching it right for me. I'll have to let someone else talk value. I think over $20 apiece for the oxes, but I'm not sure how much more than $20.

They can. You could possibly get a coupla dollars apiece even for commons, because of the large size.

Paaschfeest? *click* ... I just learned something new. Our most famous egg dye is Paas brand. And apparently it was named for your word for Easter.

sweet card. It's a lovely day here -- but I'm scared. I've learned to love cool weather so much that our 68 degrees Fahrenheit feels warm. I wish we could stop right here and not get warmer.

Oh how fun. Looks like it was a beautiful day, too.

Those are Easter bunny droppings.

I don't see publication dates, but the story on the left starts out in 1907.

Thanks for updating us. Especially thanks for sharing Mr. Taufic's story. That newspaper clipping is a treasure.

neat gizmo thanks for sharing Happy Easter to you!

Could be "trash" as you say -- some kind of debris. Could be colorant which didn't mix, or which somehow clumped out. (Check green chunks for aventurine.) Could be furnace brick -- chunks from where the glass is melted -- that is often (usually?) white. The orange dots are a little different from what I'm used to. Maybe there was a shard of glass on the roller and it got picked up? Do you mean literal bug? I'm under the impression that organic material wouldn't survive the 2000+ °F heat of the glass, even if it was a late addition as it was dropping to the roller.

Orange and red can come from manganese. Blue can come from calcium. Not sure about purple.

Can you see where the blue patches or ribbons end? This last picture looks like it might have part of what I'm thinking of. If we could see the ends of the blue parts, that could help. Is the blue in strips? Is it one long ribbon?

NM+ ! But it has flat spots so it doesn't roll.

Cleared up #2 and #3 on Tow 1. Both of those are Vitros. #3 is from the 1930's. A Trilite. (That's good.) #2 could be from the 1940's. Still interested in #1 -- not sure how to tell you to pose it though. Will go with Champ on the bottom middle. Will stay with general WV swirl on the Row 2 on the left. Will stick with game marble in the middle.

The bigger size yellow marble is sorta cool -- the larger size is a feature to tout in an ebay description. I don't often see cat's eyes in that size. I'm just not seeing it as Vitro.

Someone has donated two Pelt books to our board auctions. This auction is for one of those books. The auction will end on Friday, April 21, 8 p.m. central time. The books were corner-bumped in transit. So I made scans of this first book so that you could see that detail. Pictures in the next post. I'll pay for shipping in a cushioned, corrugated mailer. So here you go!

SubWonderful. Oh wait, that didn't sound right.

Row 1. #1. Blue, not sure, maybe a pic in a different lighting or a flash pic? Getting a slag feel in one pic and a different kind of Peltier feel in the other. #2 & #3. Also not sure. Getting a Vitro or Master feel. Would be good to see seams head-on. Row 2. #1. Leaning toward WV swirl. More views in different lighting could change mind. #2. From here that looks like a game marble. #3. Looks like a Champion Agate. Row 3. #1. A moss agate style marble. Could be made by Akro or Master. I'm leaning Master. In which case the company name would have been Meteor. #2. If that's not a cat, then looks like another Champion Agate. #3. Vitro Conqueror Mossy patch thread: http://marbleconnection.com/topic/7863-moss-agate-type-marbles/ (with a few mossy corks at the end)