Steph

^^ what they said. I'm leaning MK. Experimental cat? But with foreign tuggings. Where did you get it?

Last week I made my first chili mix from scratch. Homemade Chili Seasoning - Budget Bytes I used fresh garden tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, my last two cans of beans from the pantry (can't remember what they were), and this seasoning which I had finally gotten the last ingredient for. Was interesting. A little strong but maybe I just used too much of it. Will be fun to play with it. No meat, but not because I'm a vegetarian. I just didn't have any meat and didn't want to shop, yet I needed something to do with my final tomato harvest.

My last marble game was in 6th grade. My backyard neighbor expressed interest in playing but we didn't follow up. Yet. I'm gathering up marbles that look nice but I wouldn't mind busting up. A challenge!

Yes.

I am considering Peltier Christmas Tree on left, Alley (or other WV swirl) on top, Akro on bottom.

Way to go! Bet you'll get there earlier next year! But looks like you made your time count.

Thinking Jabo

Once in a lifetime marble.

Three purple hearts? I knew he was a Vietnam vet, but I didn't know all of that.

591 pages? Oh my! Interrupting my marble history geek-out to marvel at how many millions (billions? zillions?) of books there must be like this for all the court cases in our litigious history. Something I never thought about before.

Great guy whom I counted among my friends. This is literally the end of an era in American marble manufacturing.

As a stick driver I see your point, but I don't think that would stop all of them. Or even most. Maybe respect for Dad would, but not the clutch. That phone is part of their anatomy now.

Matthew Davis posted on Facebook that Dave "passed away suddenly this evening".

Hi. Welcome. You have a modern Marble King. Made around 2000 give or take a few years.

Interesting subject. Thanks for sharing. I have enjoyed my own brief forays into paperweight history in search of marble insights.

Sweet cross-throughs. I can't remember who made 8-vane cat's eyes like that so I too want to hear the answer. I have a cat in my lap so I can't yet go look for my cat's eye book.

slick!

Lucky Billy! ❤️

I think the green-looking ribbon comes from us seeing it through the transparent green base glass.

Not MCR. Not Muddy. The thing I wondered about was Tootsie Roll, but I doubt it's that either.

Pelt

Sharp patch & ribbon pattern

Yes to pontils! (lol) Looks painted! It's a marble berry, Pollia condensata. Considered the shiniest living thing on earth. 30% as reflective as a mirror. Found in African forests. The shine is not from pigment but from reflective cell structure. Learned about it yesterday on a BBC radio show.