Steph

Here are some more dug translucents. The base on the right marble glows yellow. The left has a haze that glows. The first is without flash.

The closest I can get to those from my out bunches are Jackson on the top and Cairo Novelty on the bottom, but it's really only a match in color, not so much in structure. So ..... sticking with "West Virginia swirls" here too ... but again holding out hope that someone else will recognize. At least on the purple.

Here's a dug MK with the one color. Does anyone have access to the vintage "Beach Balls" with the translucent base?

Juicy bump!

That is lovely. I don't recognize the exact colors but it looks like something that someone else might recognize. Definitely not your basic white + one color swirl. For now, I'll just say "West Virginia Swirl" .... but crossing my fingers that someone else can narrow it down.

Thank you!

They look very nice together. A bowl of pearls.

Yes, I like the interchangeable mazes!

I'm doing okay. A strange time -- my father's funeral is today -- but I'm doing okay. Thank you for asking.

Not quite as distinctive -- not sure I would have been so sure if I didn't have the context of this thread -- but I think you have it.

Hi Bud! You have a Master there. Probably from the 1930's. (Could be 1940's but I think 30's.)

What he said ^^

European. Probably from Amsterdam. Veiligglas. http://marbleconnection.com/topic/21465-mostly-pix-veiligglas/

http://www.3ders.org/articles/20151113-stunning-3d-printed-marbles-let-you-hold-the-universe-in-the-palm-of-your-hand.html

Here's one more little one ... not sure who it's designed by ... maybe the person in post #2 ... but assembled by someone else. (He downloaded the instructions from thingiverse.com.) (You can click the titles to get to youtube to see what the video owners had to say about them.)

And here's someone who prints up larger components to make less-assembly-required machines.

http://makezine.com/2015/07/01/3d-print-marble-machine/

oh yes ... me too. I've been using "pulchritude" a lot these days. I need to work "crepuscular" in.

Replace "obvious cutlines" with "obvious pattern". I dwelt too much on lines. It's broader than that. MFC's have the 9 and tail. CAC's often have obvious seams, one or two, sometimes with a "road and tunnel" pattern. In your first pic, I thought I might be seeing the "tunnel", but without the seam and road underneath it, it's just a fold. Peltiers can have their famous feathering. Akros CAN have a pattern -- sometimes they were handgathered. But they also are known for a more random look with their non-handgathered examples. So if the famous patterns are lacking ... that points to Akro.

So no obviously cutlines? I'm gonna lean toward Akro slag. The Euroslags that I'm familiar with do have cutlines, which resemble Christensen Agate lines. If there are no obviously lines at all -- and if it is a slag -- then that points toward Akro.

Words which could be their own opposites. I know there are some better known examples, but this one struck me today: "resigned" That could mean you quit ... or you signed back up. We have a different word for sign back up ... "reenlist" ... but I am still not sure that "resign" couldn't mean "sign again".

Thank you for clarifying about the shade. In this view it looks like a slag. That would not rule out European. However, the immediate vibe is American. More views please ... are there any clear cutlines?

Best guess on that view is Vitro. In the Conqueror family. The orange patch shape isn't a gimme, but the white makes it look like a Vitro. Peltier Rainbos will usually have the same colors on both sides of the marble. So both orange and white on both sides for this example.