Steph

Fascinating. Congratulations.

As soon as I saw the thread title, I thought Champion. Even though the bag was unsealed, on this instance, I wouldn't worry about that being someone else who snuck in. Looks Champion all the way. P.s., lovely photo.

Thanks!

I heard about it when Mark noticed it ..... http://marbleconnection.com/topic/22087-what-is-up-with-ebays-marble-listings/ It's gonna be so much harder to scoop up the good Buy-It-Nows.

That middle one is mine. Nobody else bid on it.

I have my feelers out. Have heard of some dug ones similar to this one. Thought they might be smaller. Info possibly pending.

Enquiring minds want to know what size it is. 9/16 or 19/32 or 5/8? Thanks!

Pink? ????? Could it be a Christensen Agate swirl? ... Not a slag but a swirl? ????

Interesting. Iridescent often means modern, but yours doesn't look modern. I'll go WV Swirl. And then step back and listen.

Thank you all again. It's weird. All the phone calling to people I haven't spoken to in years. And I need to be looking for some photos now for the memorial. Of course my wonderful stepmother is doing practically everything. I'm just trying to lend some support.

LOL ... that was a little bit weird. But still fun. Who were all those volunteers? What a great day that must have been. P.s., beautiful scenery. Unexpected location for a sand run.

I do love hats. And the jacket is mighty fine too. I get so effusive over hats, that I once got a marriage proposal out of it. Not kidding.

Thank you all. It helps to share with friends.

With the curvature, I'm leaning Akro cork here.

I just need to say it. He was at home. It wasn't expected, but wasn't unexpected. He was doing well recovering from a blood infection, but then he took a sharp turn for the worse and was on oxygen. He had dementia but he still recognized my stepmother all the way to the end, and he was still fun to talk to on the phone. It was always good to hear his voice. And now ... well ... you know. Thanks for listening.

LOL! Both as a former math teacher and as an American, I appreciate that more than I can say!

Are the different combos from the different Chinese Checkers makers ever distinctive enough that we can ID them? In particular ... I posted a Ravenswood combo for Richard over there ----> http://marbleconnection.com/topic/22102-a-nice-easy-one-for-you Is that combo sufficiently distinctive as Ravenswood ... or would a set of Alley or Champion game swirls be just as likely to have that combo?

So ... actually ... I know we shouldn't on the solid colors ... but I kinda wanna commit and say Ravenswood. Because of that particular combination of shades, and this particular box which I'm pretty sure went with this lid I think/hope the shades are close enough considering the likely differences in lighting.

What size? Hard to say. Champion? Alley? Ravenswood? With so many shades pictured together, maybe someone will be willing to take a shot. Maybe someone will recognize those precise shades from the game marble sets of some particular West Virginia company.

Treasure!

My goodness. It's so shimmery and ghostly. Like it's made of glass.

I don't know what marbles to bring. .... Go ahead and ask about that in the main chat forum. One of the first things that is always on the list of what first timers are reminded to take is a flashlight. But as to the particulars of your sweet collection ... yeah, go ahead and ask over in the main chat area. But oh yes ... take the mystery marbles! Folks should be able to figure most of 'em out quickly in hand.

Here's a pontils thread: http://marbleconnection.com/topic/20970-pontils/ By the way, I think CAC on the top marble.

Hmmmm ... really need to see what the ribbon does when it wraps around

They could both be Akro. With the slight blur, I can't be 100%, but I think Akro cork on the second. Could be slag on the first ... or messed up cork.