Steph

I tried to put a note in the gallery ... but I don't know if/where the note showed up! So forgive me for repeating myself here if you can actually see the note. Agree with the halo being a fracture. Don't know where it's from. With the banana inside I wonder if it _could_ be Peltier ... since Peltier did have some tinted bananas. Foreign is a strong chance. For my third choice, I was considering Master.

I'll go with Peltier Rainbos. Sweet shades.

What she said! Thanks for the pix, Ann. "Veiling" ... that's a good description.

Thank you, Ed. So photogenic.

I don't know when that bag is from. It doesn't look like the oldest Marble King style ... but which decade? I'm too sleepy to remember if I should even know. I shouldn't be checking my computer this late! 'nite. Older Marble King design: http://marbleconnection.com/topic/19033-1953/

Yes, it is. Nice to see 'em together. Reminds me of how there are some multicolors with surface ribbons which make them look newer than the ones with the deep ribbons. Such a luminous photo.

You got some NICE colors.

Someday I'll have to work up my argument for a wide range of Pelt bloodies. But not today.

Save room for dessert!

Nice! I do like the extra colors. Mine is ox and white (and clear).

For the blue/green, here's an idea why I'm thinking Akro ... A lot more Tri-Color pics showing range of variation: http://marbleconnection.com/topic/21619-akro-tri-color-agates/

I'm wondering about Akro on the marble at the very back. The marble near the back but in the center row is a Vitro Conqueror.

The ones with the red rings are Bulls Eyes. (Yes, Vitro.)

Just put the cats on a piece of white paper and that would be a big help to me. Cameras will automatically gray the picture but with the white in the background that will be enough cues for my brain to see what it wants to see. I don't remember there ever being solid evidence of marbles made in Canada, but it's intriguing how that transitional type is so often found there.

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I'm on the fence about #1. #2 does lean more foreign for me. Would be good to see photos of both on a white background, to show off whatever tint the baseglass might have. The third looks like one of those mystery transitionals which are mostly found in Canada ... which I guess some were hoping were made there.

Agreed. It has just enough curvature, that it might have been trying to be a real Popeye cork. Lazy Popeye?

Agree with the likely Vitro ID. I find the transparent yellow as interesting as the coppery side. Nice.

They had to move the finals indoors because of the rain. That was a rare occurrence.

And to Louie Lee of Mesa Co, CO, the 2016 Boys National Marbles Champion.

Congratulations to Haley Grenesko of Pittsburgh, PA. The 2016 Girls National Marbles Champion.

That's so simple. Yet it's stunning. Made me misty. It may really be a "new cat" to me.

I'm getting a Conqueror feeling from it. Maybe the space aliens took over Vitro.

I wouldn't say "likely". Mostly something about the crisp texture of the white which gives me pause. Has me wanting a little more input. It's quite gorgeous -- such a perfectly round pattern -- which would lead me away from Asian, and could bring me back to MFC. But mostly I'd like to hear more discussion on that one.