Steph

Thanks Al .... we skipped Q .... that's why I was trying to remember the Australian marbles ... was wondering if they started with Q. ...... very very fuzzy memory ..... I was probably wrong .....

Me too (baffled). Jabo flits through the mind but what ribbons there are are a little more ribbon-y than Jabo. Also, these are from your family group, right? A minimal amount of ribboning can suggest Cairo Novelty. The orange one doesn't look so strange. It could probably slide in with the Alleys. But that green?? That deep transparent green ... I'm not placing that at all.

I remember a seed or nut or pod or some other natural item which was supposedly used as a playing marble in Australia. Does this ring a bell with anyone? You wouldn't happen to know what they were called, would you?

Such sweet colors. Mine is the classic red and white. Since they're Miller machine marbles, you can still say you're sticking with the vintage connections. Maybe you can slow your slide down that slippery slope.

Ed has saved the thread! Thanks, Ed!

Bump!

Yes, that was Akro's name for their red slag.

Alley looks good for the pattern on the blue. Maybe a photo in different lighting on the green one? And it looks like it could have seams ... does it? A pic of those would be good.

Just when you felt safe to go back into the Lake.

Swirl. I'm feeling Veiligglas in that pattern.

I understand. They count as solid-colored though. If they have a swirly pattern, that rules out the more valuable option. (The more valuable possibility for the reds would be an Akro Flinty, but I don't think that's what we have here.)

Picture #2 has Marble King Cub Scouts and Picture #3 had Marble King Bumble Bees. Those are from the 1950's or 1960's. They're very popular and could bring some more money. Edit: I answered too quickly about Picture #2. Five look like Marble Kings. Looks like there might be an older Akro there also, and then some kind of swirl that I don't recognize -- that could be much newer or ... well, I don't know from that view. Picture #4 looks like some 1940's Alley Agates plus maybe one Vitro Conqueror. Picture #5 with the blues are a range of makers. Picture #6 is mostly Vitros from the 1930's through maybe 1960's. Pretty sure the big marble in the group is newer. Maybe from the 1980's. Could be later. #11 has a modern one in it. Probably less than 20 years old. The big marble in #12 could be modern ... or could be an Akro from say the 1940's. Regarding #10, solid red colored marbles could be valuable if they were a certain type, but it's hard to identify them in a photo ... odds are those are "just game marbles". And there are more nice mixture in the other pictures. Sooooo ... mostly vintage. And there are a lot more than I first thought. You could maybe get more than $100 out of this.

Just the first one. I hit "next" and didn't see any more marbles. Now I see there are pictures below the first one ..... *sheepish*

It does look like fun. I'm in the facebook group and was admiring Ursula Moran‎'s steam punk marbles today (near the top of the page currently). You gonna hunt? Is there gonna be something in every state?

Hmmm. The close-up didn't change my uncertainty. I'll stick with part of the red is probably not oxblood, and part of the red could be. It is a color combo from which oxblood could emerge. I'm loads of help, huh.

Hello. Welcome. You do have a vintage bunch, so that's good. I see some Vitro, Peltier, Akro and West Virginia Swirls. Maybe some others. A nice group. Mostly from the 1930's to the 1950's. At least one from later. Possibly one from earlier but I can't make it out clearly. I'm not seeing any high value ones. You _might_ get over 20 for it on ebay. I can't be sure though.

The more I look at it the more it seems it could be ox. But I should quit posting and wait for another picture, huh?!

In my mind, the blue does increase the possibility of it being oxblood. Accidental oxblood is often associated with shades of blue.

Marble King Rainbows. Some people don't like to say that machine-made marbles came from the same run, but with those particular dark streaks, I think you're correct. Low chance of it being oxblood, but I couldn't swear not. A bigger photo of the part that you think looks most oxbloody might help.

I'm not sure. At this point can't rule out a swirl-maker. Swirl glass has to end somewhere, so you'll likely see at least one tab is you look for it. The third view looks like a "buttcrack" type feature. Is it game marble size? 9/16"?

Thank you, Bud! I was hoping that you would post that. The button-shaped spot is an interesting formation we do see from time to time. I don't remember it always being accompanied by twisting. Sorry it wasn't what you hoped.