Steph

I'm gonna say WV Swirl.

Well, if it's not a Vitro, then I'd tentatively put it 20 years before the Vitro cats. Love the peas ... and carrots. Love the pseudo-transparent gray.

Well, Kingsman was VERY violent. But still good.

Ha! Marble belly button! I like it. It's fitting. The glass does come out in a stream, and sometimes you will have creases at the ends of the stream. The ends ideally are pressed smoothly into the glass but sometimes things are too cool and they don't get smoothed over entirely. Not sure if that's what you're getting at. No "pontils" on these Jabos. Possibly what someone might call a "cutline" at the end of the glass stream.

Josh might be able to ID the runs. @Nantucketdink? You around?

Starting "Kingsman: The Secret Service". Didn't know what to expect but not as much violence as I have seen so far in the first ten minutes. Should be a good distraction.

Way to go! Love it. Hopefully it's a big success. Bringing marbles back into our culture.

I agree with Jabo. And that would mean no cane. From the contract run era, which started in 2008. I wouldn't be able to guess which run though.

Thank you!

Akro is a good guess. Circa 1930's. Second choice Master -- same time period. What size? If Akro or Master I can't see mica or lutz being a possibility. Could be debris or small reflections from hit marks.

Well hello, Rick. Nice to see you. Pelt us with something.

I agree with modern. And foreign. I'm leaning Asian on the little speckled ones. (The other choice is Mexican but I think Asian.) The size of the toebreaker makes Vacor de Mexico a strong possibility for that one.

Hi Puck! You're adorable! I once had a cat who loved marbles. Now I wish I'd let him have more of them. If any of my future cats ever want to play I'll never tell them no.

I don't see a pontil -- that's some kind of damage. This marble saw some major action. 25.2mm? So that's an inch. I was going to say Peltier Peerless patch, but that guess would have been for a smaller sized marble. Because of the large size I'm getting more of a Vitro feeling now. What a wonderful patch.

Well, that's a good question. The red looks transparent in these photos, so maybe it's an Onyx, rather than a Prize Name. The white is very thick and rich though, which would make me guess earlier Onyx cork rather than later?

Oh shoot! I didn't include my new peewee latt! Will have to get a new pic and put it in the peewees thread.

I could learn to like these.

I gave it my first reading tonight. With the emphasis on photos, it's easy to peruse in one sitting, and I look forward to doing it again. In addition to the packaging pictures there are historical documents and advertisements.

Nice ones my flickery flamey firey marble.

... and 1946 ....

I did a quick newspaper search and see results from 1948 and 1949.

What a sad story and bittersweet remembrance. A treasure. I would never separate them either.

You're making me itch to go find some corks.